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I've got SSH access, and I have Xming installed, along with Xming fonts. I've configured putty to forward x11 and told it to place the desktop at localhost:0, [according to the instructions here][1].

However, after I log in, and 'startx', I get ... Nothing. Or rather, it runs a bunch of messages which appear to say everything's working, but I get a cursor in my console window which acts like it's in a wait state. And that's it.

What am I missing? Do I need to open something to see the desktop?

I want to forward my desktop to my work PC, so that I can play with RasPi at lunch, without physically plugging in the hardware. Please help.

EDIT:

Screenshot of what happens with Xming running, and I SSH in, and 'startx'.

![SSH with Xming response][2]

EDIT 2:

The answer below is saying 'startx' is unnecessary, because it starts the RasPi x server, and I am using the Xming server on windows. In that case, how to I get to the desktop/GUI on Xming from windows. Because, even with Xming running, and SSH enabled, I don't get anything but a normal console prompt. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. What I want is my full, normal RasPi GUI running in a window on my remote windows PC. I do not want to use VNC. I am forwarding over the internet. How do I get there? [1]: http://www.math.umn.edu/systems_guide/putty_xwin32.html [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/uaQS9.png

I've got SSH access, and I have Xming installed, along with Xming fonts. I've configured PuTTY to forward x11 and told it to place the desktop at localhost:0, according to the instructions here.

However, after I log in, and startx, I get ... nothing. Or rather, it runs a bunch of messages which appear to say everything's working, but I get a cursor in my console window which acts like it's in a wait state. And that's it.

What am I missing? Do I need to open something to see the desktop?

I want to forward my desktop to my work PC, so that I can play with RasPi at lunch without physically plugging in the hardware. Please help.

EDIT:

Screenshot of what happens with Xming running, and I SSH in and call startx:

EDIT 2:

This answer says startx is unnecessary, because it starts the RasPi X server, and I am using the Xming server on Windows. In that case, how do I get to the desktop/GUI on Xming from Windows? Because, even with Xming running, and SSH enabled, I don't get anything but a normal console prompt. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. What I want is my full, normal RasPi GUI running in a window on my remote Windows PC. I do not want to use VNC. I am forwarding over the Internet. How do I get there?

I've got SSH access, and I have Xming installed, along with Xming fonts. I've configured putty to forward x11 and told it to place the desktop at localhost:0, [according to the instructions here][1].

However, after I log in, and startx, I get ... Nothing. Or rather, it runs a but of messages which appear to say everything's working, but I get a cursor in my console window which acts like it in a wait state. And that's it.

What am I missing? Do I need to open something to see the desktop?

I want to forward my desktop to my work PC, so that I can play with RasPi at lunch, without physically plugging in the hardware. Please help.

EDIT:

Screenshot of what happens with Xming running, and I SSH in, and 'startx'.

![SSH with Xming response][2]

EDIT 2:

The answer below is saying 'startx' is unnecessary, because it starts the RasPi x server, and I am using the Xming server on windows. In that case, how to I get to the desktop/GUI on Xming from windows. Because, even with Xming running, and SSH enabled, I don't get anything but a normal console prompt. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. What I want is my full, normal RasPi GUI running in a window on my remote windows PC. I do not want to use VNC. I am forwarding over the internet. How do I get there? [1]: http://www.math.umn.edu/systems_guide/putty_xwin32.html [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/uaQS9.png

I've got SSH access, and I have Xming installed, along with Xming fonts. I've configured putty to forward x11 and told it to place the desktop at localhost:0, [according to the instructions here][1].

However, after I log in, and 'startx', I get ... Nothing. Or rather, it runs a bunch of messages which appear to say everything's working, but I get a cursor in my console window which acts like it's in a wait state. And that's it.

What am I missing? Do I need to open something to see the desktop?

I want to forward my desktop to my work PC, so that I can play with RasPi at lunch, without physically plugging in the hardware. Please help.

EDIT:

Screenshot of what happens with Xming running, and I SSH in, and 'startx'.

![SSH with Xming response][2]

EDIT 2:

The answer below is saying 'startx' is unnecessary, because it starts the RasPi x server, and I am using the Xming server on windows. In that case, how to I get to the desktop/GUI on Xming from windows. Because, even with Xming running, and SSH enabled, I don't get anything but a normal console prompt. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. What I want is my full, normal RasPi GUI running in a window on my remote windows PC. I do not want to use VNC. I am forwarding over the internet. How do I get there? [1]: http://www.math.umn.edu/systems_guide/putty_xwin32.html [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/uaQS9.png

I've got SSH access, and I have Xming installed, along with Xming fonts. I've configured putty to forward x11 and told it to place the desktop at localhost:0, according to the instructions here.

However, after I log in, and startx, I get ... Nothing. Or rather, it runs a but of messages which appear to say everything's working, but I get a cursor in my console window which acts like it in a wait state. And that's it.

What am I missing? Do I need to open something to see the desktop?

I want to forward my desktop to my work PC, so that I can play with RasPi at lunch, without physically plugging in the hardware. Please help.

EDIT:

Screenshot of what happens with Xming running, and I SSH in, and 'startx'.

I've got SSH access, and I have Xming installed, along with Xming fonts. I've configured putty to forward x11 and told it to place the desktop at localhost:0, [according to the instructions here][1].

However, after I log in, and startx, I get ... Nothing. Or rather, it runs a but of messages which appear to say everything's working, but I get a cursor in my console window which acts like it in a wait state. And that's it.

What am I missing? Do I need to open something to see the desktop?

I want to forward my desktop to my work PC, so that I can play with RasPi at lunch, without physically plugging in the hardware. Please help.

EDIT:

Screenshot of what happens with Xming running, and I SSH in, and 'startx'.

![SSH with Xming response][2]

EDIT 2:

The answer below is saying 'startx' is unnecessary, because it starts the RasPi x server, and I am using the Xming server on windows. In that case, how to I get to the desktop/GUI on Xming from windows. Because, even with Xming running, and SSH enabled, I don't get anything but a normal console prompt. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. What I want is my full, normal RasPi GUI running in a window on my remote windows PC. I do not want to use VNC. I am forwarding over the internet. How do I get there? [1]: http://www.math.umn.edu/systems_guide/putty_xwin32.html [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/uaQS9.png