Re: incorrect dos version

[Daniel Senderowicz <daniel at bicho dot synchrodesign dot com>]

Hi,

>>> I'm new to this list. I read the FAQ but I couldn't find an answer
>>> nor a fix for my problem. I just installed the latest cygwin version
>>> (1.5.9) on a PC running windows NT-4.0. Everything went OK, and I
>>> can run programs from the console. However when I try to 'startx'
>>> it comes back with the message "Incorrect DOS version". I was
>>
>>Check if you have any old DOS command line tools in your path with names
>>like any cygwin executables, i.e. grep, cut, tar, gzip etc.
>
>I'm a total neophite with windows, but from looking at what I get
>by typing 'path', there is nothing that resembles a unix-like
>command. Or I should do this search in a different way?

You were right. I just renamed a directory ("util") containing
things  like grep and tar, and the system started. However it now
stumbles into another problem. I'm attaching the Xwin.log file
below.


Welcome to the XWin X Server
Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
Release: 4.3.0.67
Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com

XWin was started with the following command line:

X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard 

ddxProcessArgument - Initializing default screens
winInitializeDefaultScreens - w 1024 h 768
winInitializeDefaultScreens - Returning
OsVendorInit - Creating bogus screen 0
_XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
winValidateArgs - g_iNumScreens: 1 iMaxConsecutiveScreen: 1
winDetectSupportedEngines - Windows NT/2000/XP
winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw installed
winDetectSupportedEngines - Returning, supported engines 00000003
winScreenInit - dwWidth: 1024 dwHeight: 768
winSetEngine - Windowed && PseudoColor => ShadowGDI
winAdjustVideoModeShadowGDI - Using Windows display depth of 8 bits per pixel
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - User w: 1024 h: 768
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - Current w: 1024 h: 768
winAdjustForAutoHide - Original WorkArea: 0 0 740 1024
winAdjustForAutoHide - Adjusted WorkArea: 0 0 740 1024
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - WindowClient w 1024 h 740 r 1024 l 0 b 740 t 0
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed -  Returning
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Creating DIB with width: 1024 height: 740 depth: 8
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Dibsection width: 1024 height: 740 depth: 8 size image: 757760
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Created shadow stride: 1024
winFinishScreenInitFB - Masks: 00000000 00000000 00000000
winInitVisualsShadowGDI - Masks 00000000 00000000 00000000 BPRGB 8 d 8 bpp 8
winRandRInit ()
null screen fn ReparentWindow
null screen fn RestackWindow
winFinishScreenInitFB - Calling winInitWM.
InitQueue - Calling pthread_mutex_init
InitQueue - pthread_mutex_init returned
InitQueue - Calling pthread_cond_init
InitQueue - pthread_cond_init returned
winInitWM - Returning.
winFinishScreenInitFB - returning
winScreenInit - returning
winInitMultiWindowWM - Hello
winInitMultiWindowWM - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Hello
winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
InitOutput - Returning.
MIT-SHM extension disabled due to lack of kernel support
XFree86-Bigfont extension local-client optimization disabled due to lack of shared memory support in the kernel
(--) Setting autorepeat to delay=500, rate=31
(--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "00000409" (00000409) 
(EE) Keyboardlayout "US" (00000409) is unknown
Rules = "xfree86" Model = "pc101" Layout = "us" Variant = "(null)" Options = "(null)"
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing from list!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress

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