Shutting down the graphic server (Looking Glass)
 

Hello everyone,

I have recently downloaded the Project Looking Glass (and all required libraries) and installed it on my Mandrake 10 system.

I want to run the project, but it seems that it's been unable to bind to a local port...I am guessing it is because the X server or KDE has already binded that port...how can I shut down the graphic server in order to allow Looking Glass to run?

Regards

If I understand correctly, you are running GDM or KDM at boot. I am not very familiar with mandrake, but this means that you are probably running at runlevel 5(multiuser with X). One way to kill X(and a 'nice' way) would be to switch to runlevel 3(multiuser with text). To do this, switch to a text console (Ctr+Alt+F2) and login as root. Then type 'init 3'. If you can't get a text console with ctrl+alt+f2, try f3,f4, etc. until you get one.

BTW, I don't know anything about Looking Glass, so I can't tell you if this will get you running or not.

Gunter pretty much hit it on the head. As root, type in a terminal init 3. From the Looking Glass site:Baldrick

Thank you for the help...

I managed to enter the runlevel 3, delete the temporary X server files and run lg3d-session, but a gray screen will open with the mouse pointer in the middle and that's it...

Baldrick65, have you ever run Looking Glass on your computer? I thought the lg3d-dev application should start it on the windowed mode, but it won't...

I already have installed JDK1.5.0, JAI 1.1.2 and Java3D 1.3.2-build4 accordingly to the instructionns at the Project Looking Glass page, but it just won't run...is there anything I may be doing wrong?

Thanks again

No, I haven't run it (it looks pretty interesting though). Apparently under Linux, it won't run in windowed mode. This only can occur on Sun's own operating system Sun Java Desktop System Release 1 and Release 2.
Again from the web site:
HTH

Baldrick