Problems with X - help request

[Terry Polzin]

The problem may be in gdm.conf,  AllowTCP=yes may help.  First try xhost +.

On Monday 01 March 2004 08:29, Alberto M R "D�ila" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I installed Oracle 9i in my FC1 (kernel-2.4.22-1.2174.nptl) then created
> the user "oracle" and the groups "dba", "oinstall", "opache" then linked
> the "oracle" user to "dba", "oinstall", "oracle" and "bioinfo"... and user
> "apache" to "apache" and "oinstall" groups.
>
> Trying to install the patch "p3095277_9204_LINUX.zip", I run the
> "runInstaller" located in the Disk1 folder created by that patch like
> this:
>
> [oracle at tryps oracle]$ /usr/local/oracle/92040/Disk1/runInstaller
> Initializing Java Virtual Machine from
> ./stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.3.1.0.0/1/DataFiles/Expanded/jre/linux/
>bin/java. Please wait...
> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.InternalError: Can't connect to X11
> window server using 'my.ip.addres:0.0' as the value of the DISPLAY
> variable.
>         at sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment.initDisplay(Native Method)
>         at
> sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment.<clinit>(X11GraphicsEnvironment.java:59)
>         at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
>         at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:120)
>         at
> java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment(GraphicsEnvironmen
>t.java:58) at java.awt.Window.<init>(Window.java:188)
>         at java.awt.Frame.<init>(Frame.java:315)
>         at java.awt.Frame.<init>(Frame.java:262)
>         at
> oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstaller.main(OiicInstaller.java:593)
>
> I have java 1.3.1. installed:
>
> [oracle at tryps oracle]$ rpm -qa | grep jdk
> jdk-1.3.1_11-fcs
>
> I am not sure at what moment it happened but my X is not working
> properly... now I cannot even load "nedit" or "synaptic":
>
> [oracle at tryps oracle]$ nedit
> NEdit: Can't open display
>
> My ".xsession-error" is like this:
>
> [user at tryps user]$ more .xsession-errors
> /etc/X11/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and
> utmp
> /etc/X11/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/bin/X11/sessreg -a -w
> /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l ":0"
> "davila"
> SESSION_MANAGER=local/tryps:/tmp/.ICE-unix/2859
>
> ** (gnome-session:2859): WARNING **: Host name lookup failure on
> localhost.
> Use of deprecated SAXv1 function endElement
> Window manager warning: Working around an application which called
> XSetInputFocus (None) or with RevertToNone instead of RevertToPointerRoot,
> this is a minor bug in some application. If you can figure out which
> application causes this please report it as a bug against that
> application.
>
> and my ".Xauthority" is :
>
> [user at tryps user]$ more .Xauthority
> alhost.localdomain
>
> Trying to read the ".Xauthority" with "pico" shows strange characters.
>
> For instance, the XFree* packages installed in my machine are:
>
> [davila at tryps davila]$ rpm -qa | grep XFree
> XFree86-Mesa-libGLU-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-libs-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-xauth-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-twm-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-devel-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-font-utils-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-base-fonts-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-xfs-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-tools-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-truetype-fonts-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-libs-data-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-4.3.0-55
> XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-55
>
> One question is: what should be in the file "/etc/hosts", any examples ?
>
> Could you have any tips to solve this problem ?
>
> Thanks a lot, Alberto
>
>
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