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RE: Problem with Xfree, problem running the application
- To: "'cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com'" <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
- Subject: RE: Problem with Xfree, problem running the application
- From: Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 06:54:34 -0400
> I installed cygwin and xfree86 on my Windows Me Pc following
> the instructions on the web page. But, I am having problems
> using the xfree software.
>
> 1. If I double click on startxwin.bat, I get several errors.
>
> Several windows open up and show different errors.
> The XSETROOT window shows a "Syntax error".
> The XWin window shows "/tmp/.... should be set to root" and
> closes automatically. There are also Xterm and twm windows
> show some error message and close.
>
> Finally I see
>
> "Finished - startxwin"
> /USR/X11R6/BIN/XSETROOT: unable to open display '127.0.0.1:0.0'
>
> 2. If I run XWin.exe -screen 0 800x600x16 from a MSDOS
> prompt, I get the error message "cygwin1.dll not found.
Did you follow installation instructions properly??????????????????????????
INSTALL CYGWIN frist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> If I run the same command from a cygwin window, it opens up
> Xfree86. But I cannot do anything with it. The following
> messages show up on the window.
>
> ddxProcessArgument () - screen - argc: 4 i: 1
> _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to
> root winDetectSupportedEngines () - Windows 95/98/Me
> winDetectSupportedEngines () - DirectDraw installed
> winDetectSupportedEngines () - DirectDraw4 installed
> winDetectSupportedEngines () - Returning, supported engines
> 00000017 winSetEngine () - Using Shadow DirectDraw NonLocking
> winAdjustVideoModeShadowDDNL () - Using Windows display depth
> of 16 bits per pix el winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed () -
> WindowClient width 800 height 600 winAllocateFBShadowDDNL ()
> - lPitch: 1600 winInitVisualsShadowDDNL () - Masks 0000f800
> 000007e0 0000001f BPRGB 6 d 16 winCreateDefColormap () -
> Deferring to fbCreateDefColormap ()
>
> 3. If I run ./startxwin.sh from the cygwin window after I run
> the XWin command, I get the follwoing messages
>
> Agent pid 699095
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
This is useless if you do not have Cygwin installed properly or cygwin1.dll
is not available in PATH.
>
> But, it opens up the xterm in the Xfree86 window opened up by
> the XWin.exe program and I can use the xwin software after this.
What kind of xterm is it which can display without an xserver. We do not
distribute such a thing.
Suhaib
>
> Please let me know what the problem is and how I can solve
> this problem.
>
> Thanks,
> Srikrishna
>