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  • From: Dufflebunk <dufflebunk AT dufflebunk.homeip.net>
  • To: "\"Jimmy" Yen(顏孝杰)" <jimmy AT yen.tp>
  • Cc: sm-discuss <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>, Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] X and Inet6
  • Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 18:58:49 -0000

I don't think I did. I ended up using vnc instead. Overkill, but it
worked. When you compile X, take a look at the configure message the
whip by, I think one is about IPv6 and mine always said yes.

On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 14:35, "Jimmy Yen(顏孝杰)" wrote:
> Um, this thread is old, but did you find a solution for this? I just
> found that I'm having the same problem!
>
> Dufflebunk wrote:
>
> >The net-tools had it off, I double checked linux and found ipv6 enabled
> >as a module, but the module is unloaded. I've recompiled linux and X.
> >Same problem still.
> >
> >I think I recompiled X before this problem started showing up.
> >
> >On Fri, 2003-07-25 at 12:37, Eric Sandall wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Dufflebunk said:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I seem to be having a problem with my x server thinking that it can use
> >>>IPv6. Here's the dope:
> >>>
> >>>$ export DISPLAY=localhost:0
> >>>$ xclock
> >>>_X11TransSocketOpen: socket() failed for tcp
> >>>_X11TransSocketOpenCOTSClient: Unable to open socket for tcp
> >>>_X11TransOpen: transport open failed for tcp/localhost:0
> >>>Error: Can't open display: localhost:0
> >>>$
> >>>
> >>>In an strace, everything looks goo up until:
> >>>socket(PF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, 0) = -1 EAFNOSUPPORT (Address family
> >>>not supported by protocol)
> >>>
> >>>The same command on another box without this error, results in
> >>>socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_IP) = 3
> >>>
> >>>Anyone have any idea how to tell X to ditch the IPv6 support?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>When you compiled net-tools, did you say 'y' to configure? And if so, did
> >>you then say 'y' to IPV6 support (default is 'n' to both)? Does your
> >>kernel have IPV6 support? If yes to any of these, perhaps a compile of
> >>xfree86 detected these changes. Did this problem occur after recompling
> >>xfree86, or did it start happening without a recompile of xfree86?
> >>
> >>-sandalle
> >>
> >>
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