From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 57556 invoked by alias); 24 Feb 2015 21:51:20 -0000 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 Received: (qmail 57544 invoked by uid 89); 24 Feb 2015 21:51:19 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=4.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,KAM_FROM_URIBL_PCCC,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=no version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-pd0-f176.google.com Received: from mail-pd0-f176.google.com (HELO mail-pd0-f176.google.com) (209.85.192.176) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES128-GCM-SHA256 encrypted) ESMTPS; Tue, 24 Feb 2015 21:51:17 +0000 Received: by pdjz10 with SMTP id z10so36417225pdj.0 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:51:15 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.68.201.168 with SMTP id kb8mr6987956pbc.89.1424814675880; Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:51:15 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.70.35.195 with HTTP; Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:50:55 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Fj Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 23:06:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: X refuses to start To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com, gyliamos@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2015-02/txt/msg00084.txt.bz2 It should be "-listen tcp", you can see it picking up "-auth" as the argument for that option. On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 10:59 PM, Will Parsons wrote: > I'm accustomed to start X via a shortcut which runs the command: > > C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe --quote /usr/bin/bash.exe -l \ > -c "cd; /usr/bin/startxwin -- -listen" > > This was working, but now doesn't, with the following shown in the log > file: > > ==================================== > Welcome to the XWin X Server > Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project > Release: 1.17.1.0 > OS: CYGWIN_NT-6.1-WOW sothis 1.7.34(0.285/5/3) 2015-02-04 12:12 i686 > OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 [Windows NT 6.1 build 7601] (WoW64) > Package: version 1.17.1-2 built 2015-02-23 > > XWin was started with the following command line: > > /usr/bin/XWin :0 -listen -auth /home/william/.serverauth.4460 > > ddxProcessArgument - Initializing default screens > winInitializeScreenDefaults - primary monitor w 1366 h 768 > winInitializeScreenDefaults - native DPI x 96 y 96 > _XSERVTransTransListen: unable to find transport: -auth > Failed to enable listen for -auth transportUnrecognized option: > /home/william/.serverauth.4460 > use: X [:] [option] > -a # default pointer acceleration (factor) > -ac disable access control restrictions > -audit int set audit trail level > > ... > > [ 4635.990] (II) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log > file. > > ==================================== > > I can't make sense out of what this is telling me about why X failed > to start. > > > General remark/gripe: > > I realize the recent overhaul to xinit must have helped some people, > but for me it has been an utter disaster. X seems to be much more > fragile now and it's been impossible to work with the ease of before > the changes. > > -- > Will > > > -- > 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/ > -- 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/