Re: getting perfomer to run under xdm on linux rh6.1

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From: Tom Flynn (flynnt++at++cthulhu.engr.sgi.com)
Date: 03/23/2000 13:08:52

make sure your display is set to that machine and do an:
xset s off

you could probably do this just before running perfly
tom

On Sat, 4 Mar 2000, Harry Overs wrote:

> Thanks for your help, that works fine.
>
> The only problem left is how to disable the screensaver on when the machines
> is at the XDM login screen.
>
>
> Any ideas ??
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allan Schaffer" <allan++at++sgi.com>
> To: "Harry Overs" <hovers++at++dera.gov.uk>; <info-performer++at++sgi.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 7:31 PM
> Subject: Re: getting perfomer to run under xdm on linux rh6.1
>
>
> > On Mar 3, 7:26pm, Harry Overs wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a machine ( biggles ) that is not logged in, and is sitting
> > > at the XDM l ogin screen. I want to shell into that machine and run
> > > perfly ( not really perfl y, but my app, but it will do for
> > > demonstration ) remotely.
> > >
> > > However, if I do this
> > >
> > > yapper % rsh biggles
> > > biggles % setenv DISPLAY :0.0
> > > biggles % perfly fred.flt
> > >
> > > I get an xerror bat atom.
> >
> > Yep, this is a known bug --
> > http://www.sgi.com/software/performer/linux-buglist.html#777886
> >
> > When run in full-screen mode, the pfWindow communicates with the
> > window manager to have its window borders removed. This will fail if
> > there is no window manager running (as in your case) or one that
> > doesn't support the particular X atom we're interning (like twm).
> >
> > As a workaround, specify a window size smaller than the screen size:
> > ie, 'perfly -W1020,760 fred.flt'.
> >
> > This will be fixed in the next release.
> >
> > Allan
> >
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