"Can't connect to X11 window server"
Solution(s):
IDAutomation Java barcode products need access to the
Java.AWT library to perform graphics functions. This problem does not
occur on Windows or Macintosh platforms; this is a known issue with
Unix, Linux and Java. Most versions of the Java.AWT library on Unix
require a functioning X server. The X server and the DISPLAY environment
variable also needs to be correctly set. Here are some solutions:
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The best solution is to run Java
in headless mode. IDAutomation
Java Barcode Products have been modified to be compatible with headless
Java as of April 2, 2003.
Download the current version of any IDAutomation product with
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After installing Headless Java, it must be enabled.
To enable headless mode on Sun JDK 1.4.1 running on Linux,
enter
export CATALINA_OPTS="-DJava.awt.headless=true
to the /etc/profile file.
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One of the most common solutions is to
install the PJA library,
which is free under
GNU General Public
License.
- The current publicly available version of the PJA libraries
is 2.4. The JDK 1.4.1, version 2.4 of the PJA libraries may
not work because some libraries were removed or changed in JDK
1.4.1. However, there is a beta release for version 2.5 of the
PJA libraries that will work with JDK 1.4.1. The beta
for version 2.5 can be downloaded from the same page as version
2.4. One IDAutomation customer has provided instructions for
using the PJA libraries on a Solaris 8 platform running WebLogic
8.1at this website.
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PJA (Pure Java
AWT toolkit) is a graphics library for drawing graphics developed
by eTeks. It is 100% Pure Java and does not use any native graphics
resource of the system on which the Java Virtual Machine is
running (X Server, for instance). This will permit the
same functionality as the native awt libraries without concern
for the operating environment. Based on eTeks documentation,
only their required jar file will have to be installed and "With
PJA, you don't need to change your Java programs that you expected
to run: setting Java.awt system property to com.eteks.awt.PJAToolkit
is the only required modification to your program with Java 1.1". eTeks offers full documentation on how to use their
class at
http://www.eteks.com/pja/doc/com/eteks/awt/PJAToolkit.html
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Another solution is to use Xvfb (or X Virtual Frame
Buffer). Xvfb is an X server emulator that can run on machines with
no display hardware and no physical input devices. It can be found
as part of X11 Release 6.4, a version of which is available from
XFree86. This has been used
successfully on Solaris (Intel) 2.6 running
Tomcat as the servlet container
generating JPEG images.
This website
describes how to use Xvfb. After this process is turned on, the
DISPLAY variable must be set to route back to local machine.
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Sun's AWT requires an X server to operate. Set the
DISPLAY variable to a functioning X server.
For example: setenv DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
export DISPLAY
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When using JSP with Apache try the following:
add wrapper.env=DISPLAY=system_name:0.0
to jserv.properties
Make sure the system is logged in with a display running and the
system has access to the display using the
xhost + command.
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Sun's patch 107078-18 corrects some of the "Can't
connect to X11 server" problems on Solaris.
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On Redhat Linux try this: in an xterm session
(shell) type xhost +
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This problem is documented many times in forums
at the Sun website, for example
51029.
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If an applet error occurs while in headless mode,
please refer to the
Java.awt.HeadlessException
issue. This issue was corrected in the June 2004 release of the
IDAutomation Java Barcode Product.
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Please note: This is a Unix and Java issue; not
a problem with IDAutomation barcode products. If the above techniques
do not solve the problem, please contact the Unix vendor for more
information about the problems and how to solve them. IDAutomation
lacks the expertise with Unix; the solution can be different for
each version of Unix. The IDAutomation barcode servlet code should
be treated as any other servlet that needs to create graphic images
with the Java.AWT library.
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