segmentation fault while opening grads

[walter harms]

to connect use:

ssh -XC user at remote

-X enables X11 forwarding
-C forces compression


re,
  walter


Satyaban BishoyiRatna wrote:
>
> Hi Grads-user,
>    Few days back it came to discussion about login one computer to another computer to operate grads using SSH. somebody advised to use protocol layer called X11 forwarding.
>       can anybody tell me how to use this X11 for connecting to other machine to work with grads.
>      Thanking you.
> Regards
> Satyaban
>
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 Dave Allured wrote :
>> John, you did not say how you are connecting from one computer to
>> another.  But I expect it is ssh, right?  If so, you probably need a
>> protocol layer called X11 forwarding.  A plain ssh session does not have
>> all the hooks needed by Grads to operate the separate graphics window.
>>
>> Either ask your system administration for help with X11 forwarding, or
>> perhaps someone here more knowledgeable than I can explain the right way
>> to set it up on linux.
>>
>> --Dave Allured
>> CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center
>> NOAA Earth Systems Research Laboratory, Physical Sciences Division
>>
>> John Guhin wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>      I am trying to open grads in a linux computer (say name1), from
>>> an another linux computer (say name2). When I am typing grads (in
>>> name1, after logging in from name2) it is giving the following error ...
>>> -----------------------------------------
>>> Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) Version 1.8SL11
>>> Copyright (c) 1988-2001 by Brian Doty
>>> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies
>>> Institute for Global Environment and Society
>>> All Rights Reserved
>>>
>>> Config: v1.8SL11 32-bit little-endian readline printim
>>>
>>> Issue 'q config' command for more information.
>>>
>>> Landscape mode? (no for portrait):
>>> GX Package Initialization: Size = 11 8.5
>>> Segmentation fault
>>> -------------------------------------------------------
>>> I can use grads in both the computers when  I log in directly. Do I
>>> have to type something before opening the grads window?
>>>
>>> thanks in advance,
>>> john
>>>
>
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