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

[John P. Hoke]

Paul

Thank you, this seems to have fixed the issue I was having, if I ran the
Xvfb from a command line... I have to go back and check why it didnt work in
the script(s) but hey... it works so WAF will increase :)

Thanks again!

john

On 9/26/05, Paul Barker <myth at sixtimesnine.net> wrote:
>
> 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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