[mythtv-users] mythburn errors: Xlib: connection to ":33.0" refused by server (?!?)

Paul Barker myth at sixtimesnine.net
Mon Sep 26 19:21:08 UTC 2005


Jim Geist wrote:

> The scripts should start Xvfb automatically; make sure it's in the path.
>
> I read somewhere that some people have had to start it once manually 
> to force it to create its sockets. I didn't have to do that, but you 
> might.
>
> -- Jim
>
> On 9/26/05, *John P. Hoke* <john.hoke at gmail.com 
> <mailto:john.hoke at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     (I only replied to Jim, replying to full list for additional input
>     ... oops!)
>
>     On 9/26/05, *Jim Geist* <velocityboy at gmail.com
>     <mailto:velocityboy at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         I went through this this weekend :-)
>
>         ProjectX is set up to run on Xvfb (virtual frame buffer) on
>         :33 by the mythburn script. Make sure you have Xvfb installed.
>         Sorry, I'm at work and don't have the link to where I got it from.
>
>     <snip>
>     Jim
>
>     Thanks!
>     I do appear to have xorg-x11-Xvfb-6.8.2-37.FC4.48.1 installed on
>     my FC4 box. Does it have to be enabled? Sorry if I am asking quite
>     the n00b question, but I have not had to deal with this before :)
>
>     I am running an FC4 box using Axel's RPMs with an NVidia 5500 card
>     ... if that helps any
>
>     Thanks again... WAF is extremely HIGH and this would put it over
>     the edge (meaning I would be allowed to buy more "toys" w/out
>     questions...)
>
>     John
>
I seem to remeber that it may be a permissions problem on the virtual x 
display created by Xvfb. I had a similar problem.

Check mythburn/scripts/remplex.sh for a line similar to the following:

               ${XVFB} :33 -screen 0 640x480x8 2> /dev/null > /dev/null &

I changed the line by adding the -ac flag:

               ${XVFB} :33 -ac -screen 0 640x480x8 2> /dev/null > 
/dev/null &

which tells Xvfb to allow all clients to connect. I think you may be 
able to create a X29.hosts file and point Xvfb at it (with the -auth 
parameter?) which contains a list of hosts allowed to connect, but using 
the -ac and allowing anyone worked for me.

Hope it helps

Paul


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