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From: ping <songpingemail@gmail.com>
To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: cygwin/X: can't start X server...
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:25:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <50008414.60303@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <500049EC.5020908@gmail.com>
On 07/13/2012 12:16 PM, ping wrote:
> guys:
>
> please let me know if this is the off-topic for cygwin list.
>
> originally right after I installed cygwin, I had impression (I could
> remember wrong)
> I ever be able to start x server and run the rxvt.
>
> today I just couldn't get it work.
>
> I tried from windows "start"->"all program"->...
> nothing happen.
>
> and from CLI:
>
> [ping@ping-new-laptop ~]$ startxwin.exe
>
> startxwin: unable to run server "X": No such file or directory
> Use the -- option, or make sure that /usr/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:
>
> XWin X Server for the Cygwin environment on Microsoft Windows
>
> startxwin: giving up
> startxwin: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
> startxwin: server error
>
>
> [ping@ping-new-laptop ~]$ cygcheck XWin
> cygcheck: could not find 'XWin
>
> the only thing I did could be that I just installed cygwinport, but I don't
> think that will cause any issues to my cygwin, cygwin/X apps...
>
> please advice how to troubleshoot this kind of issue.
>
> thanks.
>
> regards
> ping
>
problem got resolved by re-install X11 module.
I now doubt cygwin-port installation caused the issue here.
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