[PD] Trouble loading PD under Linux

Ben Bogart - FMPM/F1999 bbogart at acs.ryerson.ca
Fri Feb 1 00:09:40 CET 2002


That means that the PD gui cannot connect to the X display

try "export DISPLAY=":0"

are you running PD as root and X as a normal user? 

Ben




On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Jim Ruxton wrote:

> Hmm. I tried running PD with -noadc and -nodac . Now my computer doesn't 
> crash, just that specific window. I can ctrl alt F3 to another session. 
> The message I get now is:
> 
> Application Initialization failed
> no display name no $Display environment variable.
> 
> Any further thoughts?
> Jim
> 
> >>type pd my machine freezes. I know it is starting because it is telling 
> >>me I have no midi in or out. I can't even escape with  ctrl alt del . 
> >>The message I get is:
> >>Oops :0000
> >>EIP: 0010: [<c98ffcca>]
> >>EFLAGS: 00010246
> >> etc etc.
> >>
> >
> >Its hard to say but my first guess is a faulty sound card driver.  Have
> >you sucessfully tested other apps with audio input/output?  Or... try
> >starting PD with -nodac -noadc.
> >
> >
> >later.
> >andy
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 



B. Bogart
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