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X Windows [message #54057]

Thu, 17 May 2007 09:06

sujian
Messages: 10
Registered: May 2007

Junior Member

I am using windows xp to run IDL at the remote machine in my dept.
When I try *plot* command it appears

Unable to open X Windows display
Is your DISPLAY environment variable set correctly?

I tried *setenv DISPLAY your-workstation-hostname:0.0* but it does
not work. How to fix it? Thanx.

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Re: X Windows [message #54120 is a reply to message #54057]

Mon, 21 May 2007 06:59

cgguido
Messages: 195
Registered: August 2005

Senior Member

> yes i tried cygwin today but it's not easy for me to figure it out.
> then i turned to xmanager and things got done!

If I remember correctly, with cygwin, you have to purposely install an
X11 server to get things to work, it is not a default. Xmanager is
free for 30 days and then $99 which is a lot considering there is
another free way to do it:

Download XLiveCD from http://xlivecd.indiana.edu/ and burn it to a CD.
Then when you want an X11 server on your Winox, just pop the CD in the
drive and it will run directly from the drive, without installing
anything on your HD and for free. XLiveCD is based on cygwin, but
works every time for me. I think it even gives you an option of
installing on the HD if you need the CD drive free while working on
IDL.

Hope this helps,

G

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Re: X Windows [message #54131 is a reply to message #54057]

Fri, 18 May 2007 21:54

sujian
Messages: 10
Registered: May 2007

Junior Member

On May 18, 3:52 am, Ingo von Borstel <newsgro...@planetmaker.de>
wrote:
> Hi,> On May 17, 11:06 am, suj...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> I am using windows xp to run IDL at the remote machine in my dept.
>>> When I try *plot* command it appears
>
> Do you have a X-server like cygwin running on YOUR machine (not your
> remote machine)? Otherwise there's no x-server you can export your
> display to...
>
> Regards,
> Ingo
>
> --
> Ingo von Borstel <newsgro...@planetmaker.de>
> Public Key:http://www.planetmaker.de/ingo.asc
>
> If you need an urgent reply, replace newsgroups by vgap.

yes i tried cygwin today but it's not easy for me to figure it out.
then i turned to xmanager and things got done!

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Re: X Windows [message #54287 is a reply to message #54057]

Tue, 29 May 2007 04:06

wita
Messages: 43
Registered: January 2005

Member

On May 17, 6:06 pm, suj...@gmail.com wrote:
> I am using windows xp to run IDL at the remote machine in my dept.
> When I try *plot* command it appears
>
> Unable to open X Windows display
> Is your DISPLAY environment variable set correctly?
>
> I tried *setenv DISPLAY your-workstation-hostname:0.0* but it does
> not work. How to fix it? Thanx.

You might want to install NXserver on the remote machine and NX client
on the WinXP box. There is a free version available on www.nomachine.com
which handles a maximum of 5 clients. Using NX should solve your
display problems.

Allard

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