Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 21:31:47 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Palle Girgensohn <girgen@partitur.se> Cc: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Java apps like ICQ and JavaWorkshop need DISPLAY != ":0.0" Message-ID: <199807290331.VAA24486@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <35BE68FD.58BF71AD@partitur.se> References: <35BE68FD.58BF71AD@partitur.se>
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> 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
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