From: Harry Overs (hovers++at++dera.gov.uk)
Date: 03/08/2000 11:33:15
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Flynn" <flynnt++at++cthulhu.engr.sgi.com>
To: "Harry Overs" <hovers++at++dera.gov.uk>
Cc: <info-performer++at++sgi.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: getting perfomer to run under xdm on linux rh6.1
>
> make sure your display is set to that machine and do an:
> xset s off
thanks, thats the one. All i need to do is xset s reset, then xset s off.
I was doing xset s noblank, but that brings up an X screensaver.
Cheers
Paul.
>
> 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
> > >
> > > --
> > > Allan Schaffer
allan++at++sgi.com
> > > Silicon Graphics
http://reality.sgi.com/allan
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