Rookie install, please help (xhost / display issues)

Question

First time on Unix, first install of Oracle - sorry if these are ignorant questions.
I have a SunV440, Solaris 10 installed. There is no graphics adapter - currently running the console output to a random windows box through hyperterminal via the RJ45 to serial connector. Then I have my PC, where I've downloaded cygwin. I have no idea how to get Xhost/display settings configured so I can get visual output on my PC as I do the install. I am currently going through the documented prerequisite from the Oracle documentation. When I attempt to run xhost on the server console, I get "unable to open display". I am following the instructions here (http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/install.102/b28053/toc.htm#BAGFEJFI ) and I'm on step 8, substep 2 - Configuring the oracle User's environment.
When I run xhost at the local console I get "unable to open display" - is it b/c there is no graphics adapter in the system? Do I have to add a graphics adapter to install remotely?
And then it's unclear to me what commands to run on the console, and what commands to run on my PC (in cygwin). Help!

Answer 1

Did you get started with the xhost
I had the same porblem but I got the solution like this.
I connect to server using cygwin
when you login as default user, In your home directory
follow the steps
echo $DISPLAY
you will get the display o/p of ur localhost
localhost:10.0(in my case)
ls -la
then you will find .Xauthority file
chmod 777 .Xauthority
now loging as oracle
sudo su - oracle
passwd
now copy .Xuthority from ur default home to your oracle home
cp /home/sling/.Xauthority . (in my case)
now you must export display to what ever output when you got when you
did echo $DISPLAY in your default home
export DISPLAY= localhost:10.0 (in my case)
xclock
now you should able to run the installer