FreeNX and Fluxbox

snafle · 2008-04-09 01:16:39

I'm having some problems getting fluxbox to work over FreeNX. FreeNX works perfectly using GNOME, and FluxBox works perfectly on the computer itself, it's just making them friends which is hard.
I can make the system work if I get a GNOME session running over NX, then do a custom one with the command "startfluxbox". Just using "startx" gives me a blank screen.

If I have x running on the machine to begin with and try to run startfluxbox, it errors out with a complaint that an X Server isn't running.

From this I suspect that what I need is an X11 server running that FreeNX can access (and that is shared to this machine? I've enabled ssh x11 forwarding), but I have no clue how to achieve that. I know I can make it work by starting gnome first, but that's just incredibly inelegant.

Thanks for any help

snafle · 2008-04-09 12:37:41

I've found the problem, it seems I needed to have a login manager (in my case, SLiM) running, before X would work. Now I can just run xfce4, fluxbox, whatever I choose. Bootiful.

Would it be suitable for me to edit the wiki to add this to the troubleshooting section?

Stoffi · 2008-04-09 13:08:17

Yes, please do

serrghi · 2008-04-09 17:12:35

would also be nice to add a complete walkthrough for fluxbox, what you did step by step. Will def. help people who wants to do the same.

snafle · 2008-04-09 23:36:56

Okay, I've added a section on using other windows managers. Sergghi, if that doesn't help copy/paste the error message you get, I'll see if it jogs a memory.

Strangely, I've disabled all the workarounds that I used and yet it still works perfectly- the downside of this is I've been unable to recreate the errors I had to start with, and had to go with vauge memories of the few hours I spent muddling away (tried so many things it could be any of them).

Anyway, hope it helps

serrghi · 2008-04-10 11:07:30

Heres my error, dont know why the hell im getting it

NX> 203 NXSSH running with pid: 408
NX> 285 Enabling check on switch command
NX> 285 Enabling skip of SSH config files
NX> 285 Setting the preferred NX options
NX> 200 Connected to address: 85.200.101.242 on port: 22
NX> 202 Authenticating user: nx
NX> 208 Using auth method: publickey
HELLO NXSERVER - Version 2.1.0-71 OS (GPL)
NX> 105 hello NXCLIENT - Version 2.1.0
NX> 134 Accepted protocol: 2.1.0
NX> 105 SET SHELL_MODE SHELL
NX> 105 SET AUTH_MODE PASSWORD
NX> 105 login
NX> 101 User: serrghi
NX> 102 Password: 
NX> 103 Welcome to: serrghi user: serrghi
NX> 105 listsession --user="serrghi" --status="suspended,running" --geometry="1280x1024x32+render" --type="unix-application"
NX> 127 Sessions list of user 'serrghi' for reconnect:

Display Type             Session ID                       Options  Depth Screen         Status      Session Name
------- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------- ----- -------------- ----------- ------------------------------


NX> 148 Server capacity: not reached for user: serrghi
NX> 105 startsession  --virtualdesktop="1" --application="openbox-session" --link="adsl" --backingstore="1" --encryption="1" --cache="16M" --images="64M" --shmem="1" --shpix="1" --strict="0" --composite="1" --media="0" --session="serrghi.homeunix.net" --type="unix-application" --geometry="1280x971" --client="winnt" --keyboard="pc102/no" --screeninfo="1280x971x32+render" 

NX> 1000 NXNODE - Version 2.1.0-71 OS (GPL)
NX> 700 Session id: serrghi-1000-6FE34FB2F891FC147B950230F755C45D
NX> 705 Session display: 1000
NX> 703 Session type: unix-application
NX> 701 Proxy cookie: ddbebab82dfb7d585ca3694b81450f00
NX> 702 Proxy IP: 127.0.0.1
NX> 706 Agent cookie: ddbebab82dfb7d585ca3694b81450f00
NX> 704 Session cache: unix-application
NX> 707 SSL tunneling: 1
NX> 105 NX> 596 Session startup failed.
NX> 1004 Error: NX Agent exited with exit status 1. To troubleshoot set SESSION_LOG_CLEAN=0 in node.conf and investigate "/home/serrghi/.nx/F-C-serrghi-1000-6FE34FB2F891FC147B950230F755C45D/session". You might also want to try: ssh -X myserver; /opt/NX/bin/nxnode --agent to test the basic functionality. Session log follows:
NX> 1006 Session status: closed
/opt/NX/bin/nxserver: line 1283: 11138 Terminated              sleep $AGENT_STARTUP_TIMEOUT
Can't open /opt/NX/var/db/running/sessionId{6FE34FB2F891FC147B950230F755C45D}: No such file or directory.
mv: cannot stat `/opt/NX/var/db/running/sessionId{6FE34FB2F891FC147B950230F755C45D}': No such file or directory
NX> 1001 Bye.
NX> 280 Exiting on signal: 15

This is what ive done so far:
installed freenx through pacman
did: nxsetup --install --setup-nomachine-key --clean

tried to connect through my client on windows comp. and get this error.
And i dont want to use any ssh keys, but password login.

Last edited by serrghi (2008-04-10 11:10:31)

snafle · 2008-04-15 16:21:55

That's precisely the error I got and fixed with installing a login manager or starting X another way. If you haven't done that, try it.

serrghi · 2008-04-16 09:40:05

ive done that, still get the error

snafle · 2008-04-16 10:48:32

I'll try break my system and go through it again, no promises tho.

serrghi · 2008-04-16 11:28:26

Thanks i cant really figure out why i get this error, i to setup NX earlier, and did the same thing i did now. But i got no errors earlier. Wierd...

snafle · 2008-04-16 18:04:06

It's really odd, I just tried again on a Arch install in a VM and it worked. I don't know what to say, just keep playing around with X?

serrghi · 2008-04-16 19:43:33

hm weird maybe freenx just doesnt like me.

Arch Linux

#1 2008-04-09 01:16:39

FreeNX and Fluxbox

#2 2008-04-09 12:37:41

Re: FreeNX and Fluxbox

#3 2008-04-09 13:08:17

Re: FreeNX and Fluxbox

#4 2008-04-09 17:12:35

Re: FreeNX and Fluxbox

#5 2008-04-09 23:36:56

Re: FreeNX and Fluxbox

#6 2008-04-10 11:07:30

Re: FreeNX and Fluxbox

#7 2008-04-15 16:21:55

Re: FreeNX and Fluxbox

#8 2008-04-16 09:40:05

Re: FreeNX and Fluxbox

#9 2008-04-16 10:48:32

Re: FreeNX and Fluxbox

#10 2008-04-16 11:28:26

Re: FreeNX and Fluxbox

#11 2008-04-16 18:04:06

Re: FreeNX and Fluxbox

#12 2008-04-16 19:43:33

Re: FreeNX and Fluxbox

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