- open Terminal.app
- execute /usr/X11R6/bin/Xquartz -query [hostname]
If you have more than one monitor attached, you can tell Xquartz to use them both by adding a simple +xinerama to the above command.
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Xquartz introduces X11 to MacOS X. If you don't have the fink distribution installed, there is a small and simple trick to open an X11 login screen from another X11 Server, such as xdm, gdm, kdm etc:
If you have more than one monitor attached, you can tell Xquartz to use them both by adding a simple +xinerama to the above command.
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Open an X11 query from Terminal.app
Great hint! (I've been looking for something like this)
Open an X11 query from Terminal.app
No, this actually displays the login screen just as if you were sitting at that remote host. When you log in, you get the full session just as if you were there. I haven't tried this with OS X yet (and can't until work tomorrow), but it might be best used with the full-screen option since you'll likely get whatever remote session management is your default overlain on top of OS X. Could be confusing :)
Here's how get it to work with Solaris
this hint as listed didn't work for me while trying to connect to a Solaris 8 box. What would happen is I would get the XDMCP login dialog. I'd enter my userid, then my password. I would get the splash screen saying logging into the Solaris Desktop Environment. then it would just disappear and bring back to the userid login screen. If I would try again it would just be an endless loop of returning me to the login prompt. So I tried the "failsafe" login. It would give me a xterm but no windowmanager. when I tried to start quartz-wm(or was it twm??) from a local terminal, after doing an xhost + on the Solaris machine. I got an error about Xinerama. I toggled it off and it then worked. So, it appears there is a problem with Xinerama. Here's what I used:
/usr/X11R6/bin/Xquartz -depth 24 -query "hostname or IP you are connecting to" -xinerama -- What is pirate software? Software for inventory of stolen treasure?
Open an X11 query from Terminal.app
I have a better way.
It doesn't work in Solaris
I explored this command while trying to get a remote XDMCP session off of a solaris box(tried it on both 8 and 9) it doesn't work. The command you have listed does work ok on a linux box with XDMCP enabled.
What happens on Solaris is the X Windows pops up but you don't get the login screen just a window full of grey. I don't plan on leaving this alone if I figure it out I'll post it. just the full screen mode was good enough to do what I needed to do.
Open an X11 query from Terminal.app
oops, i responded to the wrong thread.
Open an X11 query from Terminal.app
Two years later - did anyone figure this out?!
Open an X11 query from Terminal.app
Ok, well, I did this with an installation of LTSP, but I assume the principle is similar:
Open an X11 query from Terminal.app
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