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From: evgarcia@ull.es
To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Fatal error
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:49:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100310174916.dty313tww048gcck@correoweb.ccti.ull.es> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4B966F97.6070909@dronecode.org.uk>


Fortunately, it works now. Thank you very much anyway.

Eva

Jon TURNEY <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk> ha escrito:

> On 08/03/2010 18:31, evgarcia@ull.es wrote:
>> my name is Eva García Llorente, I have installed a new version of
>> cygwin (that one which is necessary for installing the latest Singular
>> version (3-1-1)). It is supposed to be installed,but when I try to
>> execute Singular (Emacs and X-server) a fatal error occurs, and in
>> /var/log/Xwinlog is reported the following error:
>
>> Fatal server error:
>> Can't read lock file /tmp/.X0-lock
>>
>> I have tried these possible solutions (FAQ):
>>
>> 1. startxwin -- -nolock
>> 2. rm -rf /tmp; mkdir /tmp ; chmod 1777 /tmp
>>
>> and they have not worked.
>
> Can you attach the log file from running the X server with the
> additional -nolock option?
>
> What about the facts which FAQ 3.4 mentions as relevant? Are you using
> a FAT filesystem? Does your account have local Administrator privileges?
>
> -- 
> Jon TURNEY
> Volunteer Cygwin/X X Server maintainer




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  reply	other threads:[~2010-03-10 17:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-03-08 18:31 evgarcia
2010-03-09 15:56 ` Jon TURNEY
2010-03-10 17:49   ` evgarcia [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2010-06-25  8:23 fatal error Miroslav Iliaš
2010-07-01 15:01 ` Jon TURNEY
2010-06-09 17:14 Fatal error marvin.mandel
2010-06-09 17:19 ` Larry Hall (Cygwin X)
2008-02-05 16:42 fatal error Phil Betts
2008-02-05 14:51 Carlos Moran Tejeda
2008-02-05 16:39 ` Larry Hall (Cygwin X)
2004-03-15 20:33 Oleg
2004-03-17  3:38 ` Harold L Hunt II

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