problem on display?

Bill

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Mar 5, 2002, 11:51:42 AM3/5/02

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hello everyone,

i am a beginner of unix, of course cadence as well. i am using ssh secure
shell to connect to a unix machine from my w2k. when i run the "ams_cds", it
give the following information:

icms : Hit-Kit=3.20 tech=csd tool=artist
*ERROR* X Window Display Initialization failure
*WARNING* X Window Display Initialization failure

can anyone tell me how to set the display.

thanx,
bill

Ashwin M. Krishnakumar

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Mar 5, 2002, 4:42:11 PM3/5/02

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1. You have to run some X server software like exceed on your win2k
machine.

2. When you connect to the remote machine using ssh, set the display to
your machine.

For example, if your the IP address of your win2k machine is
111.222.333.44, then type

setenv DISPLAY 111.222.333.44:0

.. at the unix prompt.

3. Then start your application. It should work fine.

Ashwin

Pete nospam Zakel

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Mar 5, 2002, 6:24:46 PM3/5/02

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From my (very limited) experience with secure shell, it would set the DISPLAY
and you had to make sure you didn't set it in any of your shell startup
scripts (.cshrc, .login, .profile, etc.).

-Pete Zakel
(p...@seeheader.nospam)

"Earth is a great funhouse without the fun."

-Jeff Berner

Bill

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Mar 6, 2002, 5:47:43 AM3/6/02

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Thanks for your help. But I still got the problem.
I didn't do any change of the shell startup scripts.
I follow these steps to start the application:

set DISPLAY=my_machine:0.0
bash
HOME=/tmp/bill
cd cadence
ams_cds

But the problem is still there.

Bill

rn

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Mar 6, 2002, 9:17:00 AM3/6/02

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which ssh or which Xserver software are you using ?
(pcxware/Exceed/.... ??)

Bill

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Mar 6, 2002, 10:32:11 AM3/6/02

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I'm using Cygwin and Ssh Secure Shell.

"> which ssh or which Xserver software are you using ?
> (pcxware/Exceed/.... ??)
>
>

rn

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Mar 6, 2002, 12:11:24 PM3/6/02

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have you installed in the XFree86 server ?
(http://xfree86.cygwin.com/devel/)

last time i tried xfree86 with cygwin it was not robust enough
to handle cadence tools ...

you may need to get a REAL Xserver for windows ...

Edward J Kalenda

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Mar 6, 2002, 2:12:31 PM3/6/02

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On your w2k machine you need some kind of X-Windows software. When you
start the ssh connection from the w2k machine, it will need to be told
to do X-Windows proxying, or forwarding. You probably need to have the
X-Windows server application running on the w2k box first, and may need
to tell the ssh client on the w2k box something special. The remote end
of the ssh connection will automatically set the DISPLAY variable to a
pseudo display on the remote machine and forward all the X-Windows
traffic to the w2k machine for display.

e.i.chester

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Mar 8, 2002, 5:23:51 AM3/8/02

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There are enough unix machines around running solaris for it not to be a
problem. Why are you making life difficult for yourself by attempting to run it
remotely through windoze? If you don't have one near where you are, the OLUA
has a bunch. All this hassle will disappear.

Next - I agree with the poster re: cygwin. Save yourself the time and
frustration. Even if you get it working for 'small' tools, you will have
problems when SE wants to open its multi-layered true colour dislay.

Next - walk over the road and get a beginners book on Unix from the library;
get something on VLSI/ECAD as well, i foresee a need soon.

Also - Ask any of the several people in your group how to use the software

Also - join the local mailbase list for Cadence Q&A and announcements (go
through the mailbase page on ucs)

Finally - unless you're doing something specifically graphical like full-custom
cells or masks, many of the tools can be driven from the command line or
scripts. That's often a faster and easier route.

ed c
cdsmgr @ u newcastle