[callahan]

Okay, I think I understand now. You ssh in and then actually use the command "X"? Remote desktop doesn't work like that, because there is already an X-server running on the SGI that started at boot. What you want to do is just use that already-running X server to send stuff to your PC.

What happens if you type "nedit" at that prompt? If you want the SGI desktop experience, you can also type "toolchest" and use that to launch whatever other programs you might want to use.

Note there are likely to be a few bugs (that are most likely on the SGI side). I always get the error that the color "SGIdarkgrey" or whatever is not defined. Also, for some reason I can't figure out some programs on my Octane only work using the FVWM windowing mode (in settings, X11, middle of the screen), while they work fine on my Indigo2 and Indy.