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RE: Xwin only in VGA mode (first time user)


> with the cygwin1-20010414.dll it works fine now.
> 
> XWin -fullscreen -screen 0 1024x768x32 &
> xmodemap /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/etc/xmodemap.de &
> xfwm &
> 
> XWin -screen 0 1272x1008x32 or XWin -screen 0 1272x1008x24 
> still crashes 
> (width and height dividable by 24)


I suspected resolution was the reason of crashes on your machine.


> 
> btw: 
> the latest xedit crashes with 
> procedure entry point for _check_for_executable in 
> cygwin1.dll not found

Ummm.... are we having different versions of cygwin1.dll or are you having
multiple cygwin1.dll on your machine?
I compiled with April 11th snapshot, April 14th snapshot is recommended for
WinME users only.

Suhaib

> 
> Suhaib Siddiqi schrieb:
> > did you try engine -1?
> > 
> > xwin -screen 0 1024x768x16 -engine 1&
> > 
> > try to leave pixels out.  It will use defaults specified in 
> source code
> > which 255 0.
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Reini Urban [mailto:rurban@x-ray.at]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 3:46 PM
> > > To: cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com
> > > Subject: Re: Xwin only in VGA mode (first time user)
> > >
> > >
> > > Harold Hunt schrieb:
> > > > Your problem with video modes is simple:
> > > > 24 bit depth screens have to be a multiple of 4 pixels
> > > wide, for alignment
> > > > purposes.  Cygwin/XFree86 must trim the specified screen
> > > width when you
> > > > specify a screen width greater than the largest client area
> > > allowed for a
> > > > window.  Cygwin/XFree86 does not currently ensure that 24
> > > bit screens are a
> > > > multiple of 4 pixels wide after trimming the width.
> > > > Workaround: specify a screen width on the command line that
> > > is a multiple of
> > > > 4 pixels wide and that will not result in automatic
> > > trimming.  (e.g. -screen
> > > > 1024x768x24 on a 1280x1024x24 screen)
> > > > Let us know if that works,
> -- 
> Reini Urban
> http://xarch.tu-graz.ac.at/home/rurban/
> 


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