Re: My PI works, right out of the box!

[Peter Flass]

On 4/30/2013 9:17 AM, Morten Reistad wrote:
> My Pi arrived in the mail (yep, as a letter) today. I downloaded
> the "default" image, wrote it to an 8m sandisk, plugged in a mobile
> charger, network, apple screen via DVI/HDMI converter, mouse and
> keyboard; and off I went.
>
> Window environment etc came right up. The only glitch is the locale
> inside the X server, which I will adress right after the apt-get upgrade
> finishes.
>
> Yes, I am posting this from the pi. And now the apt has finished. Time
> to reboot and install some new apps.
>
> This took all of one hour, including the download. Which is a record
> for all the computers I have installed.
>

This is similar to my experience, except it took me a bit longer, though
in my defense I had an early model that crashed randomly and I had to
return it for an updated model. My problem now is apparently a firewall
setup that's keeping me from contacting the x-server on the Pi, but
that's just that I haven't had any time to play with it. Otherwise I'm
running VM/370 on it just fine.


--
Pete

[Martin Gregorie]

Have you enabled X11 forwarding? It needs to be enabled in /etc/ssh/
ssh_config on all Linux hosts where you'll login from with ssh and in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config on the remote host you're logging in to. If this
isn't done the X11 session can't be connected to your local x-server
because the remote sshd won't forward it and the local ssh process won't
connect it to your local x-server.

I tend to enable X11 forwarding for both ssh and sshd at both ends
because, although I generally run graphical programs on my house server
from my laptop, every so often its convenient to do the opposite.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org |

[Peter Flass]

I thought I did, but perhaps it was a temporary change. As I said, I
haven't had much time to play lately. Thanks.

--
Pete

[Roberto Waltman]

Martin Gregorie wrote:

> Peter Flass wrote:
>
>> My problem now is apparently a firewall
>> setup that's keeping me from contacting the x-server on the Pi,

>Have you enabled X11 forwarding? It needs to be enabled in /etc/ssh/

Don't forget "xhosts +"

[I R A Darth Aggie]

On Wed, 01 May 2013 12:53:34 -0400,
Roberto Waltman <use...@rwaltman.com>, in

Actually, do forget that.

1. it's potentially dangerous, you've just let anyone connect to your
X server (if they can find you, easier said than done)

2. if you set up the ssh forwarding correctly, the display is
automatically and correctly set

--
Consulting Minister for Consultants, DNRC
I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow
isn't looking good, either.
I am BOFH. Resistance is futile. Your network will be assimilated.