From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19577 invoked by alias); 3 Feb 2010 02:06:39 -0000 Received: (qmail 19235 invoked by uid 22791); 3 Feb 2010 02:06:38 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=4.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,BOTNET X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from vms173011pub.verizon.net (HELO vms173011pub.verizon.net) (206.46.173.11) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:06:34 +0000 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([unknown] [108.7.36.108]) by vms173011.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0KX8003A4TUTFPNB@vms173011.mailsrvcs.net> for cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com; Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:06:30 -0600 (CST) Message-id: <4B68DA17.2000907@cygwin.com> Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:06:00 -0000 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin X)" Reply-to: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-version: 1.0 To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Vista, new install, x server does not start, startxwin.bat missing References: <002601caa46e$d3a78750$7af695f0$@com> In-reply-to: <002601caa46e$d3a78750$7af695f0$@com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-xfree-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com Reply-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com X-SW-Source: 2010-02/txt/msg00006.txt.bz2 On 02/02/2010 08:18 PM, Dr. M. C. Nelson wrote: > We installed cygwin/x on a new acer laptop (vista). > > The X server does not start from the icon, and the x server does not start > from the command line startx Your XWin.0.log file indicates that the server is already started. This means the server is: 1. Already started. 2. Colliding with another server on the same ports (6000) 3. Blocked by a firewall. 'netstat' can be used to help you diagnose (2) if (1) and (3) aren't the problem. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/