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* Re: startx problem on Win-XP
@ 2003-11-25  8:44 Reichel, Wolfgang 
  2003-11-25 11:42 ` Andrew Markebo
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread
From: Reichel, Wolfgang  @ 2003-11-25  8:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-xfree

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


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* Re: startx problem on Win-XP
  2003-11-25  8:44 startx problem on Win-XP Reichel, Wolfgang 
@ 2003-11-25 11:42 ` Andrew Markebo
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Andrew Markebo @ 2003-11-25 11:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-xfree

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!


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* Re: startx problem on Win-XP
  2003-11-25 14:25 Reichel, Wolfgang 
  2003-11-25 14:29 ` Robert McNulty Junior
@ 2003-11-25 14:33 ` Harold L Hunt II
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Harold L Hunt II @ 2003-11-25 14:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-xfree

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 
> 
> 


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* RE: startx problem on Win-XP
  2003-11-25 14:25 Reichel, Wolfgang 
@ 2003-11-25 14:29 ` Robert McNulty Junior
  2003-11-25 14:33 ` Harold L Hunt II
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Robert McNulty Junior @ 2003-11-25 14:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-xfree

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





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* Re: startx problem on Win-XP
@ 2003-11-25 14:25 Reichel, Wolfgang 
  2003-11-25 14:29 ` Robert McNulty Junior
  2003-11-25 14:33 ` Harold L Hunt II
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Reichel, Wolfgang  @ 2003-11-25 14:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-xfree

>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 



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* Re: startx problem on Win-XP
  2003-11-24 16:36       ` Charles E. Cooper
@ 2003-11-24 16:53         ` Harold L Hunt II
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Harold L Hunt II @ 2003-11-24 16:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-xfree

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


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* Re: startx problem on Win-XP
  2003-11-24 15:26     ` Harold L Hunt II
  2003-11-24 15:52       ` Charles E. Cooper
@ 2003-11-24 16:36       ` Charles E. Cooper
  2003-11-24 16:53         ` Harold L Hunt II
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread
From: Charles E. Cooper @ 2003-11-24 16:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-xfree

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


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* Re: startx problem on Win-XP
  2003-11-24 15:26     ` Harold L Hunt II
@ 2003-11-24 15:52       ` Charles E. Cooper
  2003-11-24 16:36       ` Charles E. Cooper
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Charles E. Cooper @ 2003-11-24 15:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-xfree

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


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* Re: startx problem on Win-XP
  2003-11-24 15:12   ` Charles E. Cooper
@ 2003-11-24 15:26     ` Harold L Hunt II
  2003-11-24 15:52       ` Charles E. Cooper
  2003-11-24 16:36       ` Charles E. Cooper
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Harold L Hunt II @ 2003-11-24 15:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-xfree

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


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* Re: startx problem on Win-XP
  2003-11-24 14:27 ` Harold L Hunt II
@ 2003-11-24 15:12   ` Charles E. Cooper
  2003-11-24 15:26     ` Harold L Hunt II
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread
From: Charles E. Cooper @ 2003-11-24 15:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-xfree

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


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* Re: startx problem on Win-XP
  2003-11-24  7:44 Reichel, Wolfgang 
@ 2003-11-24 14:27 ` Harold L Hunt II
  2003-11-24 15:12   ` Charles E. Cooper
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread
From: Harold L Hunt II @ 2003-11-24 14:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-xfree

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


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* startx problem on Win-XP
@ 2003-11-24  7:44 Reichel, Wolfgang 
  2003-11-24 14:27 ` Harold L Hunt II
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread
From: Reichel, Wolfgang  @ 2003-11-24  7:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin-xfree

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


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