Unable to connect to xpra: rencode import error: No module named rencode

Issue #1 wontfix
Hakeem OREWOLE created an issue

I am using docker toolbox on windows. Below is the error log

2018-04-16 21:40:39,608 rencode import error: No module named rencode
Error running "xauth add :100 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 65606420196a4550a9d4a7e5b67551cd": [Errno 2] No such file or directory
_XSERVTransmkdir: ERROR: euid != 0,directory /tmp/.X11-unix will not be created.
2018-04-16T21:40:39.776043208Z 
X.Org X Server 1.18.4
Release Date: 2016-07-19
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 4.4.0-97-generic x86_64 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux 2896d70629be 4.4.100-boot2docker #1 SMP Tue Nov 21 17:54:42 UTC 2017 x86_64
Kernel command line: loglevel=3 user=docker console=ttyS0 console=tty0 noembed nomodeset norestore waitusb=10:LABEL=boot2docker-data base initrd=/boot/initrd.img BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz64 
Build Date: 13 October 2017  01:57:05PM
xorg-server 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) 
Current version of pixman: 0.33.6
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(++) Log file: "/home/user/.xpra/Xorg.:100.log", Time: Mon Apr 16 21:40:39 2018
(++) Using config file: "/etc/xpra/xorg.conf"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
2018-04-16 21:40:40,447 Warning: zlib is the only compressor enabled
2018-04-16 21:40:40,447  install and enable lzo or lz4 support for better performance
2018-04-16 21:40:40,447 Warning: 'rencode' packet encoder not found
2018-04-16 21:40:40,447  the other packet encoders are much slower
2018-04-16 21:40:40,448 server uuid is 3ff2bc66f8d04566a88c9e55dfe9a71e
2018-04-16 21:40:40,659 cannot load dbus helper: No module named dbus
2018-04-16 21:40:40,945 started child '/usr/local/bin/electrum' with pid 20
2018-04-16 21:40:40,946 xpra server version 0.15.8 (r11211)
2018-04-16 21:40:40,946 running with pid 1
2018-04-16 21:40:41,264 xpra is ready.
2018-04-16 21:49:24,596 New tcp connection received from ('192.168.99.1', 51741)
2018-04-16 21:49:31,014 Disconnecting client '192.168.99.1:51741': invalid packet encoding: rencode is not available
2018-04-16 21:57:18,365 New tcp connection received from ('192.168.99.1', 52029)
2018-04-16 21:57:18,847 Disconnecting client '192.168.99.1:52029': invalid packet encoding: rencode is not available

Comments (2)

  1. Michal Belica repo owner

    Sorry, XPRA works with X Window System to display windows from container on your host system, so this will not be supported on Windows.

    Well in theory it could be possible with an emulation layer like Xming, but you're on your own there, I haven't tried that.

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