[mythtv-users] mythtv-setup and X forward

[Steve Peters - Priority Electronics]

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Joe Ripley
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 8:00 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] mythtv-setup and X forward


On 8/24/07, Joacim J <jocke4news at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have tried running it over VNC but get:
>
> ======================================
> root at frodo:/home/joacim# /usr/local/mythtv_svn_r14230/bin/mythtv-setup
> Xlib: connection to ":1.0" refused by server
> Xlib: No protocol specified
>
> mythtv-setup: cannot connect to X server : 1.0 
> ======================================
>
> How can I run this?

How are you attempting to use VNC?  There are basically two ways to get VNC
access to your desktop.  One is to run the Xvnc server and one is to use the
the VNC module for X.  Perhaps you should take a look at
this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=259448

> Is it possible/better to start mythtv-setup from a regular SSH session 
> and in that case how?

You can tunnel X apps over SSH quite easily.  Just use a command like:  ssh
-X <hostname>

And then run your X apps. If you need more info, try this:
http://www.vanemery.com/Linux/XoverSSH/X-over-SSH2.html

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Hello, I tried to do "ssh -X <hostname>"
I typed in a command to run and it showed up on the screen of the computer I
was logged into, and not on my screen. Any ideas? (btw, x was running on
that computer, not sure if that makes a difference)

-Thanks
-Steve