Remote Connection with X -query

Hello All,

I need to start X session for a remote connection, I’ve tried a couple of options with no luck:

  1. Use remote login from the login screen, keyboard crashes. a bug with no hope of fix https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/492147-Remote-x-session-from-kdm-login-screen-broken-12-3-KDM
  2. I tried to use X -query command to start a remote session
X -query server :1

, but again with no luck. I always get the following error:



This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.

X.Org X Server 1.14.3.901 (1.14.4 RC 1)
Release Date: 2013-10-26
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
Current Operating System: Linux linux3hhz 3.11.6-4-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Oct 30 18:04:56 UTC 2013 (e6d4a27) x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.6-4-desktop root=UUID=9febe923-8c50-404f-8b9f-c88e61c68e8c video=1366x768 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-HITACHI_HTS725050A7E630_TF1501Y9GSNKDF-part7 splash=silent quiet showopts
Build Date: 19 December 2013  01:42:00PM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.30.2
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.1.log", Time: Sun Feb  2 12:34:49 2014
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
setversion 1.4 failed
setversion 1.4 failed
Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
Initializing built-in extension XTEST
Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
Initializing built-in extension SYNC
Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
Initializing built-in extension RENDER
Initializing built-in extension RANDR
Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
Initializing built-in extension RECORD
Initializing built-in extension DPMS
Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
Initializing built-in extension XVideo
Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
Initializing built-in extension DRI2
Loading extension GLX
xf86: found device 1
setversion 1.4 failed
(EE) 
Fatal server error:
(EE) (EE) BUG: triggered 'if (f[f_idx])'
(EE) BUG: log.c:464 in pnprintf()
(EE) Unsupported printf directive '*'
(EE) 
(EE) Backtrace:
(EE) 0: X (xorg_backtrace+0x3d) [0x585aad]
(EE) 1: X (LogVMessageVerbSigSafe+0x87d) [0x59130d]
(EE) 2: X (FatalError+0xd5) [0x5915d5]
(EE) 3: X (0x400000+0x193704) [0x593704]
(EE) 4: X (0x400000+0x193b9d) [0x593b9d]
(EE) 5: X (WakeupHandler+0x6d) [0x440e4d]
(EE) 6: X (WaitForSomething+0x1af) [0x58306f]
(EE) 7: X (0x400000+0x3c991) [0x43c991]
(EE) 8: X (0x400000+0x2c1ba) [0x42c1ba]
(EE) 9: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf5) [0x7f5e52075be5]
(EE) 10: X (0x400000+0x2c501) [0x42c501]
(EE) 
XDMCP fatal error: Session failed %*.*s
(EE) 
(EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
         at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
(EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.1.log" for additional information.
(EE) 
(II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
(EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.


Appreciate your help

Please, tell us at least which version of openSUSE you use.

I’m using opensuse 13.1

Hello wench,

It seems that even you telling now what version you use does not trigger much help.

I was away for a week, so I couldn’t answer. In fact I think I do not know much about the subject. I only asked you to give the obvious version information to ebcourage poeple to look into it.

Maybe this post from me will help the thread being read by someone who can help.