RE: startup problems

["Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>]

The files to download are quite well doucmented in the installing
XFree86/Cygwin HOWTO, available from www.cygwin.com/xfree.

IIRC there is a problem with textmode mounts and xfree86 at the moment -
reinstall using Binary mounts. (just run setup again, and change text to
bin on the appropriate screen - you don't need to uninstall).

The complaint about libz.dll will be because you haven't isntalled all
of X or all of cygwin. Install all of the cygwin packages, not just the
cygwin1.dll. Follow the howto referenced above to install X - there are
about 3 critical tarballs.

Rob



 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Graham Barber [mailto:graham_barber@placerdome.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 12:03 PM
> To: Suhaib Siddiqi
> Cc: Robert Collins; 'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com '
> Subject: RE: startup problems
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I have removed B20 and installed, using setup.exe via the 
> internet Cygwin1.1.8
> (see attached cygcheck.txt)
> (See attached file: cygcheck.txt)
> I am confused as to the correct version of X server to 
> download. I found 2
> different tar files:
>    xfree86-4_0-Xwin.tar   This complaains about libz.dll 
> which I can't find
>    anywhere
>    win32-x11.tar     This attempts to start some kind of new 
> windowing system
>    with resetting of screen buffers
>    but dies
> 
> neither of them get me very far
> 
> To get me going in the right direction, could you point me to 
> the correct site
> to download the most up-to-date XServer for Win32
> 
> Graham
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com> on 02/16/2001 05:37:54 PM
> 
> To:   "'Robert Collins '" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>,
>       "'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com '" <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
> cc:   "'\"Graham Barber\" '" <graham_barber@placerdome.com>
> Subject:  RE: startup problems
> 
> 
> 
>  Actually Cygwin installation and cygcheck issues should be 
> taken to Cygwin
> mailing list.  I will gladly answer the posts (provided it 
> comes through
> cygwin-xfree mailing list) if it relates to XF86.  However, 
> how to install
> Cygwin 1.1.x and remove Cygwin B20.x, should be taken to 
> Cygwin mailing
> list.
> 
> Beside cygcheck report for B20.1 ain't do any good.  NO 
> CYGWIN VERSION OLDER
> THEN CYGWIN 1.1.2 are supported.  If a user think B20.1 is 
> what he needs,
> then please visit http://www.xfree86.org, downlaod the source 
> code from CVS
> and compile it yourself and be prepared to fix ON YOUR OWN 
> the subroutines
> which use UNIX sockets and /dev/zero, because B20.x cannot 
> handle those.
> 
> Suhaib
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Collins
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Cc: "Graham Barber"
> Sent: 2/16/2001 5:45 PM
> Subject: Fw: startup problems
> 
> Graham,
>     please keep replies cc'd to the list. I will not answer direct
> responses on this list. (I am the FAQ maintainer, not one of the
> coders!)
> 
> You need to uninstall ALL OF CYGWIN B20. Its NOT supported anymore by
> cygnus or Redhat, and the cygwin net release is not supported
> in combination with earlier cygwin versions.
> 
> Rob
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: To: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 3:37 AM
> Subject: Re: startup problems
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > Attached is the output from cygcheck
> > (See attached file: cygcheck)
> >
> > cygwin is definitly installed, however its presence in PATH 
> is applied
> during
> > the launch of cygnus.bat for a BASH shell window - so not 
> there in the
> DOS
> > window user to generate those messages (as requested in the FAQ)
> >
> > The b20 installation is different from the 1.1.8 update I 
> applied i.e.
> there are
> > 2 copies of cygwin1.dll - the first in
> D:\GNU\cygwin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin
> > and the newest in D:\GNU\cygwin-b20\usr\bin because I un-tarred the
> 1.1.8
> > tar file into D:\GNU\cygwin-b20
> >
> > uname -a issues: CYGWIN_NT-4.0 PC_138 20.1 (0.3/1/1) 1998-12-3
> 20:39:18 i686
> > unknown
> >
> > I've done nothing particular with the vide drivers
> > The video is ATI 3D RAGE PRO: versions 4.3.92, 4.0.0 (in case you
> can't see the
> > screen capture)
> > (Embedded image moved to file: pic04545.pcx)
> >
> > Graham
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au> on 02/15/2001
> 03:49:50 PM
> >
> > To:   "Graham Barber" <graham_barber@placerdome.com>,
> >       Cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com
> > cc:
> > Subject:  Re: startup problems
> >
> >
> >
> > Do you still have parts cygwin b-20 on your system at all? The FAQ
> quite clearly
> > states that cygwin 1.1.4 or greater is required,
> > and other parts of cygwin are dependant on the cygwin1.dll version -
> perhaps you
> > could send in a cygcheck -s -r -v?
> > You also don't mention what service pack you are on, or whether you
> have tried
> > upgrading your video drivers (both are listed as
> > issues in the FAQ).
> >
> > Please try those and get back to us. I've dropped a few 
> more comments
> in the
> > body below.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Graham Barber" <graham_barber@placerdome.com>
> > To: <Cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com>
> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 9:04 AM
> > Subject: startup problems
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > I am running NT4 on a Dell Optiplex GXa and have cygwin...b20
> installed and
> > have
> > > been trying to get the
> > > XFree86  XServer running
> > >
> > > Initially  startxwin.bat complained about missing symbols in
> cygwin1.dll and
> > > missing vtwm command
> > > I changed vtwm to twm, then I traced through other messages from
> lilypond
> > about
> > > cygwin1.dll and finally
> > > downloaded cygwin 1.1.8-2
> > > I adjusted the PATH to ensure the capture of the updated dll
> > >
> > > Here is the DOS window output
> > > D:\GNU\cygwin-b20\usr\X11R6\bin>startxwin.bat
> > >
> > > ... screen blanks and a new window opens and displays the 
> following
> > > (if I mouse-click quickly while that new window is up an "acquire
> keyboard"
> > > error occurs which
> > > keeps the new window up so that I can copy-paste the output
> hereunder. That
> > new
> > > window
> > > becomes much larger as though the raster settings are 
> incorrect then
> goes back
> > > to normal size
> > >
> > >
> > > Couldn't open RGB_DB '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb'
> > > _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
> >
> > You're not using ntsec. That's ok ignore this message.
> >
> > > pwin->width = 00000320
> > > pwin->height = 00000258
> > > pwin->paddedWidth = 00000640
> > > pwin->bitsPerPixel = 00000010
> > > calling winAllocateFramebufferMemory
> > > calling cfb16ScreenInit( 0a013b60, 1d0c0000, 00000320, 00000258,
> 00000064,
> > 00000
> > > 064, 00000320 )
> > > Successful addition of Screen 0xa013d58 0xa013b60
> > > PEXExtensionInit: Couldn't open default PEX font file  Roman_M
> >
> > Did you download the fonts tarball - have you gone through the
> installation
> > how-to?
> >
> > > error opening security policy file
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
> >
> > You can ignore this.
> >
> > > ... screen blanks and original window  displays the following
> > >
> > > D:\GNU\cygwin-b20\usr\X11R6\bin>XIO:  fatal IO error 104 
> (Connection
> reset by
> > pe
> > > er) on X server "127.0.0.1:0.0"
> > >       after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events 
> remaining.
> > > XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server
> > "127.0.0.1:0.0"
> > >       after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events 
> remaining.
> >
> > The Xserver has crashed. Are there any other messages /popup windows
> or the like
> > (other than you described above)?
> >
> > > After that the Windows Office toolbar which is usually on 
> the screen
> right
> > edge,
> > > moves
> > > in to the left in approx proportion to the contraction of the
> enlarged new
> > > window mentioned
> > > above
> > >
> > > Here is the adjusted startxwin.bat
> > > @echo off
> > > SET DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
> > > SET
> PATH=D:\GNU\cygwin-b20\usr\bin;D:\GNU\cygwin-b20\usr\X11R6\bin;%PATH%
> > > start XWin -screen 0 800x600x16 -whitepixel 255 -blackpixel 0
> > > start /B xterm -sl 1000 -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg yellow -bg black
> -e bash
> > > start /B rxvt -fn "Lucidia Console-12"
> > > start /B twm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>  <<cygcheck.dat>>  <<pic04545.pcx>>
> 
> 
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