gpm command

[gkkiran77]

when i tring to use GPM command through putty i am getting the following error

Connecting to Display...
Error: Can't open display:
Error: Couldn't find per display information

[Michal Kapalka · Accepted solution]

hi,

its common error, you don't have exported the
DISPLAY.

if you have putty you could define X-forwarding or let it your current settinf and them export the display :

example :

export DISPLAY=your_machine:0.0

your_machine = where the Xservers is running, it could be your PC for example ( hostname or IP )

you could use also glance for the console.

mikap

[Matti_Kurkela]

"gpm" requires X11 graphics to work.

PuTTY can forward the X11 graphics connection from gpm to your workstation (if you've enabled the X11 Forwarding option), but it cannot actually interpret the X11 graphics datastream. You must have a separate "X server" application running on your workstation to do that.

Reflection X is a common commercial X server product for Windows. If you want a free alternative, Xming has worked well for me.

http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/

MK

[Kapil Jha]

just export the variable as specified aboove, and start a X session with various tools
I use Xmanager its very easy and handy.
There are various other free tools available which u can use.

BR,
Kapil+

[Bhadresh]

You need to set the DISPLAY environment variable. To set type the following command where hostname is the hostname or IP address of the system where the X server is running:
export DISPLAY=hostname:0

On the system where the X server is running it may be necessary to enable access control so that the client can connect. The xhost command is used to set access controls.

Alternatively you can use â glanceâ character mode program also. To know more about glance issue following command on HP-UX:
# man glance

Regards,
Bhadresh

[gkkiran77]

I had installed Xming and its showing winClipboardProc - DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
winClipboardProc - XOpenDisplay () returned and successfully opened the display.

I had set the X11 forwarding in putty and tried to access gpm its showing
***** FATAL ERROR *******
Module: ../../../present/cw/ddx.c Line: 2919
Message: FontVal called on unallocated fontset
***** FATAL ERROR *******

I had not set the display parameter