Re: Problems starting X server

["Francis Barton" <francisb at ntlworld dot com>]

Thanks for your reply Thomas.

> Are you sure you've installed the XFree86-xserv package?  To verify it's
> installed, check for the existence of /usr/X11R6/bin/XWin.exe and a
symbolic
> link at /usr/X11R6/bin/X that points to it.

All present and correct.

> Also, look for the existence of the file /tmp/XWin.log.  If it exists,
post
> its contents here.

Here you go:

ddxProcessArgument - Initializing default screens
winInitializeDefaultScreens - w 1152 h 864
winInitializeDefaultScreens - Returning
_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 24 bits per
pixel
winAdjustForAutoHide - Original WorkArea: 0 0 836 1152
winAdjustForAutoHide - Adjusted WorkArea: 0 0 836 1152
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - WindowClient w 1146 h 811 r 1146 l 0 b 811
t 0
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed -  Returning
winAllocateFBShadowDDNL - lPitch: 4584
winFinishScreenInitFB - Masks: 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff
winInitVisualsShadowDDNL - Masks 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff BPRGB 8 d 24 bpp
24
winCreateDefColormap - Deferring to fbCreateDefColormap ()
winScreenInit - returning
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/, removing
from l
ist!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/, removing
from
 list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/, removing
from
list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing
from
list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/, removing
from
list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/, removing
from
 list!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
(END)

I guess it's the fonts that are causing the problems. What do you make of
this? :

$ ls /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/
XErrorDB      doc    lbxproxy   rstart       xedit      xserver
XKeysymDB     etc    locale     twm          xinit      xsm
XftConfig     fonts  proxymngr  x11perfcomp  xkb
app-defaults  fs     rgb.txt    xdm          xman.help

$ ls /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
ls: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: No such file or directory

$ ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fo*
ls: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: No such file or directory

Sorry if I'm missing something here, but something strange is going on with
that fonts directory! I have a single-user installation so presumably it's
not a case of not having read privileges for that folder

E:\Cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts\ with all subdirectories *is* there (I can
see it in Windows Explorer, I mean)

Any suggestions?
Francis.

> >From: "Francis Barton" <francisb@ntlworld.com>
> >To: <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
> >Subject: Problems starting X server
> >Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 07:31:06 +0100
> >
> >I have cygwin installed and working from the command line. I have
> >downloaded
> >and installed all the required X packages using the standard Cygwin
> >setup.exe.
> >I am running Windows 98.
> >
> >I have tried running "startx" "xinit" "startxwin.sh" and "startxwin.bat"
> >without success. An X window flashes up then disappears.
> >
> >Here is my error message:
> >-----------------------------------------------
> >
> >/usr/X11R6/bin/xinit:  No such file or directory (errno 2):  no server
"X"
> >in PATH
> >
> >Use the -- option, or make sure that /usr/X11R6/bin is in your path and
> >that "X" is a program or a link to the right type of server
> >for your display.  Possible server names include:
> >
> >     XFree86     XFree86 displays
> >
> >giving up.
> >/usr/X11R6/bin/xinit:  Connection refused (errno 111):  unable to connect
> >to
> >X server
> >/usr/X11R6/bin/xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.
> >
> >---------------------------------------------
> >
> >/usr/X11R6/bin is in my path, but I'm stuck on what to do next to get X
> >running.