From owner-freebsd-java Tue Jul 28 20:32:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA28139 for freebsd-java-outgoing; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 20:32:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns.mt.sri.com (sri-gw.MT.net [206.127.105.141]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA28100 for ; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 20:32:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nate@mt.sri.com) Received: from mt.sri.com (rocky.mt.sri.com [206.127.76.100]) by ns.mt.sri.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id VAA23304; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 21:31:49 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from nate@rocky.mt.sri.com) Received: by mt.sri.com (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id VAA24486; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 21:31:47 -0600 Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 21:31:47 -0600 Message-Id: <199807290331.VAA24486@mt.sri.com> From: Nate Williams MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Palle Girgensohn Cc: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Java apps like ICQ and JavaWorkshop need DISPLAY != ":0.0" In-Reply-To: <35BE68FD.58BF71AD@partitur.se> References: <35BE68FD.58BF71AD@partitur.se> X-Mailer: VM 6.29 under 19.15 XEmacs Lucid Sender: owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > I've had trouble running Java Workshop and ICQ on our workstations. jws > just sits there waiting for something, and ICQ won't connect. ..... > By default, the display variable is set to ":0.0", which is usually > fine. But, when setting the DISPLAY variable to something more specific > than :0.0, like localhost:0.0 or hostname:0.0, ICQ and JavaWorkshop > suddenly start working! Is this a well knows fact? If you're running an older version of -current this is a known bug that was fixed recently. Local 'sockets' were broken, but remote ones weren't. If this is the case it's not a Java problems but instead a FreeBSD problem that can be fixed by upgrading your system. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message