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[coLinux-users] Question: XDMCP and Ubuntu Desktop

[Patrick K. <pak...@gm...>]

Howdy! I want to start by saying I'm very new to Linux and infact only
started attempting to use it last week when I heard about coLinux so please
go easy on me.

Now, over the past week I've been attempting to piece together information
on how to use coLinux based on the wiki and other websites and so far I've
been fairly successful, I got SLiRP and the TAP working along with XMing
(I've run xterm and Firefox)  but I've hit this stumbling block trying to
use the Ubuntu desktop "xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O" when
I try an run an xorg server

I read in this post to the list (
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=20060322011946.I46635%40lionking.org)
that you're not supposed to run an X Server at all, so my question is how
does XDMCP work and can anyone explain how to set it up in a way that will
let me run the Gnome desktop over my Windows' desktop (via XMing or
cygwin/X) or is it only possible to run specific applications like "xterm&"
or "firefox&" through XMing?

My configuration:
-- Windows XP Pro - SP2
-- coLinux v0.7.2
-- Ubuntu-7.10.ext3.2gb.fs
-- Worked mainly from
http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=security&seqNum=26 (parts 2
and 3) and http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/XCoLinux

Not sure what else to add, I can attach any logs needed.

In anycase, thank you for any help you can give this newbie!

Re: [coLinux-users] Question: XDMCP and Ubuntu Desktop

[Holger K. <hol...@gm...>]

Patrick Kennedy schrieb:

> stumbling block trying to use the Ubuntu desktop "xf86EnableIOPorts: 
> failed to set IOPL for I/O" when I try an run an xorg server

No surprise here, you can't run an X11 that is looking for a graphics card. There is none.

 
> I read in this post to the list 
> (http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=20060322011946.I46635%40lionking.org) 
> that you're not supposed to run an X Server at all, so my question is 
> how does XDMCP work and can anyone explain how to set it up in a way 
> that will let me run the Gnome desktop over my Windows' desktop (via 
> XMing or cygwin/X) or is it only possible to run specific applications 
> like "xterm&" or "firefox&" through XMing?

You can run a complete desktop.
You have to start gdm, the gnome desktop manager. It accepts connections via XDMCP.
The problem is that the default config for gdm (or kdm, its kde counterpart) is to start a local X11 server for the graphics card. You will have to disable that, and allow XDMCP.
Read about it here: http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/XCoLinux#XDMCP_with_GDM

Re: [coLinux-users] Question: XDMCP and Ubuntu Desktop

[Marwan Al-S. <ma...@co...>]

On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:41 PM, Patrick Kennedy <pak...@gm...> wrote:
>
>
> Howdy! I want to start by saying I'm very new to Linux and infact only started attempting to use it last week when I heard about coLinux so please go easy on me.
>
> Now, over the past week I've been attempting to piece together information on how to use coLinux based on the wiki and other websites and so far I've been fairly successful, I got SLiRP and the TAP working along with XMing (I've run xterm and Firefox)  but I've hit this stumbling block trying to use the Ubuntu desktop "xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O" when I try an run an xorg server
>
> I read in this post to the list (http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=20060322011946.I46635%40lionking.org) that you're not supposed to run an X Server at all, so my question is how does XDMCP work and can anyone explain how to set it up in a way that will let me run the Gnome desktop over my Windows' desktop (via XMing or cygwin/X) or is it only possible to run specific applications like "xterm&" or "firefox&" through XMing?
>
> My configuration:
> -- Windows XP Pro - SP2
> -- coLinux v0.7.2
> -- Ubuntu-7.10.ext3.2gb.fs
> -- Worked mainly from http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=security&seqNum=26 (parts 2 and 3) and http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/XCoLinux
>
>
> Not sure what else to add, I can attach any logs needed.
>
> In anycase, thank you for any help you can give this newbie!
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Hi Patrick,
   The good news is that you've done all the hard
work already of getting coLinux, Ubuntu, and Xming working. You can
use the same way that you used to run xterm, firefox to run the
desktop. Just run gnome-session. This will start the full gnome
desktop.

Marwan

Re: [coLinux-users] Question: XDMCP and Ubuntu Desktop

[Patrick K. <pak...@gm...>]

Howdy again!

I just want to say thanks for the warm welcome and explaining which command
to use, I'd never have figured it out on my own.

Also, to summerize for anyone else who needs help with an Ubuntu FS:

Once you're able to open windows (ie. xterm or Firefox) in XMing you'll need
to install ubuntu-desktop which has 400mb of dependancies, which unpack to
1.6gb, meaning you'll likely need to give yourself at least a gigabyte more
space.

For that you'll likely need to use e2progs (a.k.a. topoenlarge), I've had
troubles with e2progs 1.38.x so I've hosted a precomiled 1.40.8 version for
anyone who needs it (GMail doesn't like exe's). In anycase, just run
topoenlarge.bat and select "Find File", change the number to however many mb
you want to add to the image (in this case 1000ish) and then hit "enlarge
file".

After ubuntu-desktop installs (it takes a few hours) just run 'gnome-session
&' and you should be all set.
(Note that it may take some time to fully load.)

If you want to use XDMCP, just set it up as described here:
http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/XCoLinux#XDMCP_with_GDM and run
'gnome-session'

I hope that was easy enough to understand, ar at least that it will give a
basic direction to experiment in.

topoenlarge 1.40.8 mirror:
http://files.myopera.com/Hawk-McKain/files/topoenlarge-0.5.1.zip

On 4/8/08, Marwan Al-Sabbagh <mar...@gm...> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:41 PM, Patrick Kennedy <pak...@gm...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Howdy! I want to start by saying I'm very new to Linux and infact only
> > started attempting to use it last week when I heard about coLinux so
> please
> > go easy on me.
> >
> > Now, over the past week I've been attempting to piece together
> information
> > on how to use coLinux based on the wiki and other websites and so far
> I've
> > been fairly successful, I got SLiRP and the TAP working along with XMing
> > (I've run xterm and Firefox)  but I've hit this stumbling block trying
> to
> > use the Ubuntu desktop "xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O"
> when
> > I try an run an xorg server
> >
> > I read in this post to the list
> > (
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=20060322011946.I46635%40lionking.org
> )
> > that you're not supposed to run an X Server at all, so my question is
> how
> > does XDMCP work and can anyone explain how to set it up in a way that
> will
> > let me run the Gnome desktop over my Windows' desktop (via XMing or
> > cygwin/X) or is it only possible to run specific applications like
> "xterm&"
> > or "firefox&" through XMing?
> >
> > My configuration:
> > -- Windows XP Pro - SP2
> > -- coLinux v0.7.2
> > -- Ubuntu-7.10.ext3.2gb.fs
> > -- Worked mainly from
> > http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=security&seqNum=26 (parts
> 2
> > and 3) and http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/XCoLinux
> >
> >
> > Not sure what else to add, I can attach any logs needed.
> >
> > In anycase, thank you for any help you can give this newbie!
>
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >
> >
>
>
> Hi Patrick,
>   Firstly welcome to the Linux community, I love seeing more people
> come into the fold. The good news is that you've done all the hard
> work already of getting coLinux, Ubuntu, and Xming working. You can
> use the same way that you used to run xterm, firefox to run the
> desktop. Just run gnome-session. This will start the full gnome
> desktop.
>
>
> Marwan

Re: [coLinux-users] Question: XDMCP and Ubuntu Desktop

[Marwan Al-S. <mar...@gm...>]

Cool great to hear,

Marwan

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 7:11 AM, Patrick Kennedy <pak...@gm...>
wrote:

> Howdy again!
>
> I just want to say thanks for the warm welcome and explaining which
> command to use, I'd never have figured it out on my own.
>
> Also, to summerize for anyone else who needs help with an Ubuntu FS:
>
> Once you're able to open windows (ie. xterm or Firefox) in XMing you'll
> need to install ubuntu-desktop which has 400mb of dependancies, which unpack
> to 1.6gb, meaning you'll likely need to give yourself at least a gigabyte
> more space.
>
> For that you'll likely need to use e2progs (a.k.a. topoenlarge), I've had
> troubles with e2progs 1.38.x so I've hosted a precomiled 1.40.8 version for
> anyone who needs it (GMail doesn't like exe's). In anycase, just run
> topoenlarge.bat and select "Find File", change the number to however many mb
> you want to add to the image (in this case 1000ish) and then hit "enlarge
> file".
>
> After ubuntu-desktop installs (it takes a few hours) just run
> 'gnome-session &' and you should be all set.
> (Note that it may take some time to fully load.)
>
> If you want to use XDMCP, just set it up as described here:
> http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/XCoLinux#XDMCP_with_GDM and run
> 'gnome-session'
>
> I hope that was easy enough to understand, ar at least that it will give a
> basic direction to experiment in.
>
> topoenlarge 1.40.8 mirror:
> http://files.myopera.com/Hawk-McKain/files/topoenlarge-0.5.1.zip
>
> On 4/8/08, Marwan Al-Sabbagh <mar...@gm...> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:41 PM, Patrick Kennedy <pak...@gm...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Howdy! I want to start by saying I'm very new to Linux and infact only
> > > started attempting to use it last week when I heard about coLinux so
> > please
> > > go easy on me.
> > >
> > > Now, over the past week I've been attempting to piece together
> > information
> > > on how to use coLinux based on the wiki and other websites and so far
> > I've
> > > been fairly successful, I got SLiRP and the TAP working along with
> > XMing
> > > (I've run xterm and Firefox)  but I've hit this stumbling block trying
> > to
> > > use the Ubuntu desktop "xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O"
> > when
> > > I try an run an xorg server
> > >
> > > I read in this post to the list
> > > (
> > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=20060322011946.I46635%40lionking.org
> > )
> > > that you're not supposed to run an X Server at all, so my question is
> > how
> > > does XDMCP work and can anyone explain how to set it up in a way that
> > will
> > > let me run the Gnome desktop over my Windows' desktop (via XMing or
> > > cygwin/X) or is it only possible to run specific applications like
> > "xterm&"
> > > or "firefox&" through XMing?
> > >
> > > My configuration:
> > > -- Windows XP Pro - SP2
> > > -- coLinux v0.7.2
> > > -- Ubuntu-7.10.ext3.2gb.fs
> > > -- Worked mainly from
> > > http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=security&seqNum=26(parts 2
> > > and 3) and http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/XCoLinux
> > >
> > >
> > > Not sure what else to add, I can attach any logs needed.
> > >
> > > In anycase, thank you for any help you can give this newbie!
> >
> > >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >  This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference
> > >  Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m.,
> > >  Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2.
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Hi Patrick,
> >   Firstly welcome to the Linux community, I love seeing more people
> > come into the fold. The good news is that you've done all the hard
> > work already of getting coLinux, Ubuntu, and Xming working. You can
> > use the same way that you used to run xterm, firefox to run the
> > desktop. Just run gnome-session. This will start the full gnome
> > desktop.
> >
> >
> > Marwan
> >
>
>
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