Re: [gdm-list] gdm --no-console + X-Server from Windows does

[Joachim Otahal <jou gmx net>]

Brian Cameron wrote


>  Joachim:
> You might try updating to the latest GDM 2.18 version if you can, since
> there have been some XDMCP fixes in the latest code.
>   
I would have updated, but (as I wrote):

./configure
checking for XML::Parser... configure: error: XML::Parser perl module is 
required for intltool

I cannot get that module, CPAN refused to install it.
(some hours of time finding WHY it refused...)
Currently I am frustrated again with OpenSource, the amount of time it 
costs to "just get things work" due to dependencies which do not say 
what they depend on or what is missing makeing it hard, tough I still 
love debian for the easy install of missing things. In this chase: 
libexpat was missing, apt-get install libexpat1-dev, and not just libexpat1.
The documentation on http://www.gnome.org/projects/gdm/docs.html misses 
an info which packets are reuqired to compile (i.e.) gdm, takes quite 
some time to recurse everything by hand, but I am getting forward. I 
like the clean directory structure at 
http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources/, a BIG + for that. I hope not 
to get stuck again like 5 days ago.
If I missed an according page with such lists (and in what order to 
compile), please say.

> Some people have reported that changing the DisallowTCP setting in the
> GDM configuration makes a difference for XDMCP connections.  Does
> changing the value help?
>   
Nope, I tried, but no login..
> Also, some users have complained that firewall settings can make XDMCP
> behave oddly, so you might want to make sure you aren't hitting an odd
> firewall issue.
>   
Firewall was open for testing, but since I am capable to send any 
X-Program manually to that display via DISPLAY=IP::0 environment does 
indicate that my firewall does not block there.

> Some users have complained that enabling or disabling IPv6 when
> configuring GDM makes it behave differently, so you might try changing
> this configure setting and see if that helps.
>   
If it is an .conf option: OK, if I have to compile: see above.
> Let me know if any of these things help.  From looking at your logs, it
> isn't clear what the problem is to me.
>
> Brian
>   
This is my problem too, This is the first time ever I am not capable to 
make it work (my first Linux was on kernel 1.3.13 and X over LAN 
worked), but I am not eager to switch away from gdm.
I will return if I get stuck hard again, but it looks good, the amount 
of required packages is a lot larger than expected, but ./configure says 
nicely what is missing (unlike perl).

regards,

Joachim