Re: startx problem on Win-XP

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

[Reichel, Wolfgang]

>If you from a cmd window run startxwin.bat, what is printed out? 

>If you run the startxwin.sh from a cygwin window, what is printed out?
>What does /tmp/XWin.log contain?

>     /Andy

Hello Andy!

Thanks for you answer.

When i run startxwin.bat only
"startxwin.bat - Starting on Windows NT/2000/XP/2003"
 is printed out.

When i run startxwin.sh also nothing is printed out.

In /tmp/XWin.log i found a lot of messages.

ddxProcessArgument - Initializing default screens
winInitializeDefaultScreens - w 1280 h 1024
winInitializeDefaultScreens - Returning
OsVendorInit - Creating bogus screen 0
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
InitOutput - Error reading config file
winDetectSupportedEngines - Windows NT/2000/XP
winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw installed
winDetectSupportedEngines - Allowing PrimaryDD
winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw4 installed
winDetectSupportedEngines - Returning, supported engines 0000001f
InitOutput - g_iNumScreens: 1 iMaxConsecutiveScreen: 1
winSetEngine - Multi Window => ShadowGDI
winAdjustVideoModeShadowGDI - Using Windows display depth of 32 bits per pixel
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - User w: 1280 h: 1024
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - Current w: 1280 h: 1024
winAdjustForAutoHide - Original WorkArea: 0 0 1024 1280
winAdjustForAutoHide - Taskbar is auto hide
winAdjustForAutoHide - Found BOTTOM auto-hide taskbar
winAdjustForAutoHide - Adjusted WorkArea: 0 0 1023 1280
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - WindowClient w 1280 h 1023 r 1280 l 0 b 1023 
t 0
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed -  Returning
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Creating DIB with width: 1280 height: 1023 depth: 32
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Dibsection width: 1280 height: 1023 depth: 32 size 
image: 5237760
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Created shadow stride: 1280
winFinishScreenInitFB - Masks: 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff
winInitVisualsShadowGDI - Masks 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff BPRGB 8 d 24 bpp 32
winCreateDefColormap - Deferring to fbCreateDefColormap ()
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
(==) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "00000407" (00000407) 
(==) Using preset keyboard for "German (Germany)" (407), type "4"
(EE) No primary keyboard configured
(==) Using compiletime defaults for keyboard
Rules = "xfree86" Model = "pc105" Layout = "de" Variant = "(null)" Options = 
"(null)"
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/, removing from 
list!
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'
winDeinitClipboard - Noting shutdown in progress
winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress


What do i have to do now ???

Wolfgang 

RE: startx problem on Win-XP

[Robert McNulty Junior]

You need to install the fonts.


-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
[mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Reichel, Wolfgang
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 9:39 AM
To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: startx problem on Win-XP


>If you from a cmd window run startxwin.bat, what is printed out?

>If you run the startxwin.sh from a cygwin window, what is printed out?
>What does /tmp/XWin.log contain?

>     /Andy

Hello Andy!

Thanks for you answer.

When i run startxwin.bat only
"startxwin.bat - Starting on Windows NT/2000/XP/2003"
 is printed out.

When i run startxwin.sh also nothing is printed out.

In /tmp/XWin.log i found a lot of messages.

ddxProcessArgument - Initializing default screens
winInitializeDefaultScreens - w 1280 h 1024
winInitializeDefaultScreens - Returning
OsVendorInit - Creating bogus screen 0
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
InitOutput - Error reading config file
winDetectSupportedEngines - Windows NT/2000/XP
winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw installed
winDetectSupportedEngines - Allowing PrimaryDD
winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw4 installed
winDetectSupportedEngines - Returning, supported engines 0000001f
InitOutput - g_iNumScreens: 1 iMaxConsecutiveScreen: 1
winSetEngine - Multi Window => ShadowGDI
winAdjustVideoModeShadowGDI - Using Windows display depth of 32 bits per
pixel
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - User w: 1280 h: 1024
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - Current w: 1280 h: 1024
winAdjustForAutoHide - Original WorkArea: 0 0 1024 1280
winAdjustForAutoHide - Taskbar is auto hide
winAdjustForAutoHide - Found BOTTOM auto-hide taskbar
winAdjustForAutoHide - Adjusted WorkArea: 0 0 1023 1280
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - WindowClient w 1280 h 1023 r 1280 l 0 b
1023
t 0
winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed -  Returning
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Creating DIB with width: 1280 height: 1023 depth:
32
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Dibsection width: 1280 height: 1023 depth: 32 size
image: 5237760
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Created shadow stride: 1280
winFinishScreenInitFB - Masks: 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff
winInitVisualsShadowGDI - Masks 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff BPRGB 8 d 24 bpp
32
winCreateDefColormap - Deferring to fbCreateDefColormap ()
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
(==) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "00000407" (00000407)
(==) Using preset keyboard for "German (Germany)" (407), type "4"
(EE) No primary keyboard configured
(==) Using compiletime defaults for keyboard
Rules = "xfree86" Model = "pc105" Layout = "de" Variant = "(null)" Options =
"(null)"
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/, removing
from
list!
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'
winDeinitClipboard - Noting shutdown in progress
winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress


What do i have to do now ???

Wolfgang

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

[Harold L Hunt II]

You either have no fonts or they got installed to a strange place.  Look 
at the output of "mount" and see if that points to a valid path on your 
system.  Then run "cygcheck -cd XFree86-fnts" and check that you have at 
least the XFree86-fnts package.

Harold

Reichel, Wolfgang wrote:

>>If you from a cmd window run startxwin.bat, what is printed out? 
> 
> 
>>If you run the startxwin.sh from a cygwin window, what is printed out?
>>What does /tmp/XWin.log contain?
> 
> 
>>    /Andy
> 
> 
> Hello Andy!
> 
> Thanks for you answer.
> 
> When i run startxwin.bat only
> "startxwin.bat - Starting on Windows NT/2000/XP/2003"
>  is printed out.
> 
> When i run startxwin.sh also nothing is printed out.
> 
> In /tmp/XWin.log i found a lot of messages.
> 
> ddxProcessArgument - Initializing default screens
> winInitializeDefaultScreens - w 1280 h 1024
> winInitializeDefaultScreens - Returning
> OsVendorInit - Creating bogus screen 0
> (EE) Unable to locate/open config file
> InitOutput - Error reading config file
> winDetectSupportedEngines - Windows NT/2000/XP
> winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw installed
> winDetectSupportedEngines - Allowing PrimaryDD
> winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw4 installed
> winDetectSupportedEngines - Returning, supported engines 0000001f
> InitOutput - g_iNumScreens: 1 iMaxConsecutiveScreen: 1
> winSetEngine - Multi Window => ShadowGDI
> winAdjustVideoModeShadowGDI - Using Windows display depth of 32 bits per pixel
> winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - User w: 1280 h: 1024
> winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - Current w: 1280 h: 1024
> winAdjustForAutoHide - Original WorkArea: 0 0 1024 1280
> winAdjustForAutoHide - Taskbar is auto hide
> winAdjustForAutoHide - Found BOTTOM auto-hide taskbar
> winAdjustForAutoHide - Adjusted WorkArea: 0 0 1023 1280
> winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - WindowClient w 1280 h 1023 r 1280 l 0 b 1023 
> t 0
> winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed -  Returning
> winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Creating DIB with width: 1280 height: 1023 depth: 32
> winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Dibsection width: 1280 height: 1023 depth: 32 size 
> image: 5237760
> winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Created shadow stride: 1280
> winFinishScreenInitFB - Masks: 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff
> winInitVisualsShadowGDI - Masks 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff BPRGB 8 d 24 bpp 32
> winCreateDefColormap - Deferring to fbCreateDefColormap ()
> 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
> (==) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "00000407" (00000407) 
> (==) Using preset keyboard for "German (Germany)" (407), type "4"
> (EE) No primary keyboard configured
> (==) Using compiletime defaults for keyboard
> Rules = "xfree86" Model = "pc105" Layout = "de" Variant = "(null)" Options = 
> "(null)"
> Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/, removing from 
> list!
> 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'
> winDeinitClipboard - Noting shutdown in progress
> winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress
> 
> 
> What do i have to do now ???
> 
> Wolfgang 
> 
> 

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

[Reichel, Wolfgang]

Harold ,

>>Reichel, Wolfgang wrote:
>>Hello !
>>I have installed the newest cygwin-version
>>on my Win-XP box.
>>But i can't start the X-System.
>>It doesn't make any different how i try to start it.
>>I tried the following way...
>>startx 2>/tmp/mistlog

> Use startxwin.bat instead:
> http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html#using-starting-bat
> Harold

Thanks for your answer. But i tried all ways described in the
docs to start. Nothing works.

The startxwin.bat runs but nothing happens.

What can be the reason ?

Wolfgang

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

[Andrew Markebo]

If you from a cmd window run startxwin.bat, what is printed out? 

If you run the startxwin.sh from a cygwin window, what is printed out?
What does /tmp/XWin.log contain?

     /Andy

/ wolfgang.reichel@teepack.com (Reichel, Wolfgang ) wrote:
| Harold ,
|
|>>Reichel, Wolfgang wrote:
|>>Hello !
|>>I have installed the newest cygwin-version
|>>on my Win-XP box.
|>>But i can't start the X-System.
|>>It doesn't make any different how i try to start it.
|>>I tried the following way...
|>>startx 2>/tmp/mistlog
|
|> Use startxwin.bat instead:
|> http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html#using-starting-bat
|> Harold
|
| Thanks for your answer. But i tried all ways described in the
| docs to start. Nothing works.
|
| The startxwin.bat runs but nothing happens.
|
| What can be the reason ?
|
| Wolfgang
|

-- 
 The eye of the linker rests on the libs!

startx problem on Win-XP

[Reichel, Wolfgang]

Hello !

I have installed the newest cygwin-version
on my Win-XP box.

But i can't start the X-System.
It doesn't make any different how i try to start it.

I tried the following way...

         startx 2>/tmp/mistlog

and got this result:

 1 [unknown (0xFEC)] XWin 2816 fhandler_console::fixup_after_exec: error 
opening input console handle after exec, errno 13, Win32 error 5
  24355 [unknown (0xFEC)] XWin 2816 fhandler_console::fixup_after_exec: error 
opening input console handle after exec, errno 13, Win32 error 5
  45493 [unknown (0xFEC)] XWin 2816 fhandler_console::fixup_after_exec: error 
opening input console handle after exec, errno 13, Win32 error 5
  65932 [unknown (0xFEC)] XWin 2816 fhandler_console::fixup_after_exec: error 
opening input console handle after exec, errno 13, Win32 error 5
      2 [unknown (0x860)] sh 3960 fhandler_console::fixup_after_exec: error 
opening input console handle after exec, errno 13, Win32 error 5
  19020 [unknown (0x860)] sh 3960 fhandler_console::fixup_after_exec: error 
opening input console handle after exec, errno 13, Win32 error 5
  47281 [main] sh 3960 fhandler_console::dup: error opening console, Win32 
error 5
      2 [unknown (0xCB4)] xkbcomp 2776 fhandler_console::fixup_after_exec: 
error opening input console handle after exec, errno 13, Win32 error 5
  16842 [unknown (0xCB4)] xkbcomp 2776 fhandler_console::fixup_after_exec: 
error opening input console handle after exec, errno 13, Win32 error 5
XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
      after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.


What can i do ?

Wolfgang Reichel

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

[Harold L Hunt II]

Wolfgang,

Reichel, Wolfgang wrote:
> Hello !
> 
> I have installed the newest cygwin-version
> on my Win-XP box.
> 
> But i can't start the X-System.
> It doesn't make any different how i try to start it.
> 
> I tried the following way...
> 
>          startx 2>/tmp/mistlog

Use startxwin.bat instead:

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html#using-starting-bat


Harold

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

[Charles E. Cooper]

I've also been struggling to get a useable windows system.
I use cygwin to log into Sun systems.

I tried the startxwin.bat method and get a window up, but it won't let me 
redirect remote windows back to my Windows platform.

         I then ssh into the sun machine
         setenv DISPLAY machinename:0.0
         textedit filename

as I can do when I use "startx"

I basically don't like the "twm" window manager, but haven't figure out how 
to start something better.

Chuck


At 09:27 AM 11/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Wolfgang,
>
>Reichel, Wolfgang wrote:
>>Hello !
>>I have installed the newest cygwin-version
>>on my Win-XP box.
>>But i can't start the X-System.
>>It doesn't make any different how i try to start it.
>>I tried the following way...
>>          startx 2>/tmp/mistlog
>
>Use startxwin.bat instead:
>
>http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html#using-starting-bat
>
>
>Harold
>

Charles E. Cooper
Swift Program
Applied Research Laboratory
The Pennsylvania State University
(814) 865-6829
ccooper@psu.edu

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

[Harold L Hunt II]

Chuck,

Charles E. Cooper wrote:

> I've also been struggling to get a useable windows system.
> I use cygwin to log into Sun systems.
> 
> I tried the startxwin.bat method and get a window up, but it won't let 
> me redirect remote windows back to my Windows platform.

If you are doing this via telnet or ssh without the "-X" parameter, then 
you need to run "xhost remotemachine_ip_or_dns_name" to allow 
connections from that machine to your local X Server.

This method is not secure and is not recommended, but here is how to do 
it if you really want to know:

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-telnet

>         I then ssh into the sun machine
>         setenv DISPLAY machinename:0.0
>         textedit filename

That is silly.  ssh supports "tunneling" X apps, which sends them over a 
secure and optionally compressed (with the "-C" parameter) channel. 
Here is how to use it:

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-ssh

> as I can do when I use "startx"
> 
> I basically don't like the "twm" window manager, but haven't figure out 
> how to start something better.

You really need to use startxwin.bat... it uses the "multi-window window 
manager" by default, which uses Windows as the window manager.  Here is 
how to use startxwin.bat:

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html#using-starting-bat


Finally, run setup.exe again and make sure that you have the latest 
packages.  Let setup.exe determine what has been updated and let it 
install whatever it selects automatically.


Harold

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

[Charles E. Cooper]

OK,
must have been too early on Monday morning, as I knew about the xhost, but 
didn't do it.

I now seem to have it working using the windows manager,
this is a vast improvement as I can do radical things like resize and close 
windows!

Thanks for the tips.

Chuck



At 10:26 AM 11/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Chuck,
>
>Charles E. Cooper wrote:
>
>>I've also been struggling to get a useable windows system.
>>I use cygwin to log into Sun systems.
>>I tried the startxwin.bat method and get a window up, but it won't let me 
>>redirect remote windows back to my Windows platform.
>
>If you are doing this via telnet or ssh without the "-X" parameter, then 
>you need to run "xhost remotemachine_ip_or_dns_name" to allow connections 
>from that machine to your local X Server.
>
>This method is not secure and is not recommended, but here is how to do it 
>if you really want to know:
>
>http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-telnet
>
>>         I then ssh into the sun machine
>>         setenv DISPLAY machinename:0.0
>>         textedit filename
>
>That is silly.  ssh supports "tunneling" X apps, which sends them over a 
>secure and optionally compressed (with the "-C" parameter) channel. Here 
>is how to use it:
>
>http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-ssh
>
>>as I can do when I use "startx"
>>I basically don't like the "twm" window manager, but haven't figure out 
>>how to start something better.
>
>You really need to use startxwin.bat... it uses the "multi-window window 
>manager" by default, which uses Windows as the window manager.  Here is 
>how to use startxwin.bat:
>
>http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html#using-starting-bat
>
>
>Finally, run setup.exe again and make sure that you have the latest 
>packages.  Let setup.exe determine what has been updated and let it 
>install whatever it selects automatically.
>
>
>Harold
>

Charles E. Cooper
Swift Program
Applied Research Laboratory
The Pennsylvania State University
(814) 865-6829
ccooper@psu.edu

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

[Charles E. Cooper]

OK, my excitement has dwindled.
I tried used "textedit" remotely and the cursor is non-functional in the 
remoted display.
I can't edit or scroll without the cursor.

to summarize what I'm doing:
         xhost + machinename
         ssh -X -l username machinename

when logged into machinename
         setenv DISPLAY localmachinename:0.0
         textedit filename &

am I missing something?

Chuck



At 10:26 AM 11/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Chuck,
>
>Charles E. Cooper wrote:
>
>>I've also been struggling to get a useable windows system.
>>I use cygwin to log into Sun systems.
>>I tried the startxwin.bat method and get a window up, but it won't let me 
>>redirect remote windows back to my Windows platform.
>
>If you are doing this via telnet or ssh without the "-X" parameter, then 
>you need to run "xhost remotemachine_ip_or_dns_name" to allow connections 
>from that machine to your local X Server.
>
>This method is not secure and is not recommended, but here is how to do it 
>if you really want to know:
>
>http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-telnet
>
>>         I then ssh into the sun machine
>>         setenv DISPLAY machinename:0.0
>>         textedit filename
>
>That is silly.  ssh supports "tunneling" X apps, which sends them over a 
>secure and optionally compressed (with the "-C" parameter) channel. Here 
>is how to use it:
>
>http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-ssh
>
>>as I can do when I use "startx"
>>I basically don't like the "twm" window manager, but haven't figure out 
>>how to start something better.
>
>You really need to use startxwin.bat... it uses the "multi-window window 
>manager" by default, which uses Windows as the window manager.  Here is 
>how to use startxwin.bat:
>
>http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html#using-starting-bat
>
>
>Finally, run setup.exe again and make sure that you have the latest 
>packages.  Let setup.exe determine what has been updated and let it 
>install whatever it selects automatically.
>
>
>Harold
>

Charles E. Cooper
Swift Program
Applied Research Laboratory
The Pennsylvania State University
(814) 865-6829
ccooper@psu.edu

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

[Harold L Hunt II]

Charles E. Cooper wrote:

> OK, my excitement has dwindled.
> I tried used "textedit" remotely and the cursor is non-functional in the 
> remoted display.
> I can't edit or scroll without the cursor.
> 
> to summarize what I'm doing:
>         xhost + machinename
>         ssh -X -l username machinename
> 
> when logged into machinename
>         setenv DISPLAY localmachinename:0.0
>         textedit filename &

You need to read the instructions I sent you:

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-ssh

Do not assume that you should add steps of your own.  The instructions 
list exactly which steps must be taken; anything left out is left out 
for a very good reason (i.e. it is not needed).

The "xhost" step is not needed when using "ssh -X".

The "setenv" step is not needed when using "ssh -X".

Note that neither of these steps is in the instructions at the page above.

Harold