[mythtv-users] mythtv-setup wont export to a different xserver display (over ssh)

[ryan patterson]

On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Yan Seiner <yan at seiner.com> wrote:

> Yan Seiner wrote:
> > r
> > Damn, I used to have an old laptop that I had this set up on...
> >
> > Read up on the GDM docs.  There is a setting in gdm.conf that tells it
> > to only act as an XDMCP server and not start a local X session at all.
> >
> > Then you can use any other gdm login to remotely connect.  Again, you
> > may have to enable the menu option in that machine's gdm.conf
> >
> > It's really simple if you find the settings - one or two lines on each
> > machine IIRC.
> >
> >
> OK, on my debian lenny system, add
>
> [xdmcp]
> Enable=true
>
> to gdm.conf on the server.  Restart gdm.
>
> I don't know how you disable the local X session.
>
> On the client, there is a "Connect using XDMCP" under "Actions" (I'm
> translating here so it may not be the exact wording) at the gdm login.
>
> It should locate the server via broadcasts. If the server is firewalled,
> you'll have to allow UDP 177 IIRC.
>
> --Yan
> _______________________________________________
>

Thanks, I got XDMCP to work last night.  Once I found the gdm.conf file it
was no problem.

-Ryan
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