FW: startup problems

["Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>]

Graham,
	please keep replies to the list.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Graham Barber [mailto:graham_barber@placerdome.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 11:04 AM
> To: Robert Collins
> Subject: RE: startup problems
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thankyou for the help - I don't know how I came across  
> win32-x11.tar !
> I downloaded the tarfiles that were listed as " required" in 
> "Downloading
> cygwin/XFree"
> - there is no ...rgb.tar.bz2 among the xc-4-binaries - is 
> that just rgb.txt that
> I could get from wherever ?

Download the xc-4 devel tarball - it has rgb.txt in it.

> I managed to get the full screen XServer displaying and then 
> running one of our
> X applications
> caused its initial windows and dialog boxes to display there 
> but I could not
> interact with the
> application widgets.

What symptoms did "not interact with the application widgets" display?

Rob

> I don't think I'll be testing XFree86 any further at this time
> Thankyou again for your help
> Graham
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au> on 
> 03/06/2001 05:32:44 PM
> 
> To:   "Graham Barber" <graham_barber@placerdome.com>, "Suhaib Siddiqi"
>       <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com>
> cc:   cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject:  RE: startup problems
> 
> 
> 
> The files to download are quite well doucmented in the installing
> XFree86/Cygwin HOWTO, available from www.cygwin.com/xfree.
> 
> IIRC there is a problem with textmode mounts and xfree86 at 
> the moment -
> reinstall using Binary mounts. (just run setup again, and 
> change text to
> bin on the appropriate screen - you don't need to uninstall).
> 
> The complaint about libz.dll will be because you haven't isntalled all
> of X or all of cygwin. Install all of the cygwin packages, 
> not just the
> cygwin1.dll. Follow the howto referenced above to install X - 
> there are
> about 3 critical tarballs.
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Graham Barber [mailto:graham_barber@placerdome.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 12:03 PM
> > To: Suhaib Siddiqi
> > Cc: Robert Collins; 'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com '
> > Subject: RE: startup problems
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I have removed B20 and installed, using setup.exe via the
> > internet Cygwin1.1.8
> > (see attached cygcheck.txt)
> > (See attached file: cygcheck.txt)
> > I am confused as to the correct version of X server to
> > download. I found 2
> > different tar files:
> >    xfree86-4_0-Xwin.tar   This complaains about libz.dll
> > which I can't find
> >    anywhere
> >    win32-x11.tar     This attempts to start some kind of new
> > windowing system
> >    with resetting of screen buffers
> >    but dies
> >
> > neither of them get me very far
> >
> > To get me going in the right direction, could you point me to
> > the correct site
> > to download the most up-to-date XServer for Win32
> >
> > Graham
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com> on 02/16/2001 05:37:54 PM
> >
> > To:   "'Robert Collins '" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>,
> >       "'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com '" <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
> > cc:   "'\"Graham Barber\" '" <graham_barber@placerdome.com>
> > Subject:  RE: startup problems
> >
> >
> >
> >  Actually Cygwin installation and cygcheck issues should be
> > taken to Cygwin
> > mailing list.  I will gladly answer the posts (provided it
> > comes through
> > cygwin-xfree mailing list) if it relates to XF86.  However,
> > how to install
> > Cygwin 1.1.x and remove Cygwin B20.x, should be taken to
> > Cygwin mailing
> > list.
> >
> > Beside cygcheck report for B20.1 ain't do any good.  NO
> > CYGWIN VERSION OLDER
> > THEN CYGWIN 1.1.2 are supported.  If a user think B20.1 is
> > what he needs,
> > then please visit http://www.xfree86.org, downlaod the source
> > code from CVS
> > and compile it yourself and be prepared to fix ON YOUR OWN
> > the subroutines
> > which use UNIX sockets and /dev/zero, because B20.x cannot
> > handle those.
> >
> > Suhaib
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Collins
> > To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> > Cc: "Graham Barber"
> > Sent: 2/16/2001 5:45 PM
> > Subject: Fw: startup problems
> >
> > Graham,
> >     please keep replies cc'd to the list. I will not answer direct
> > responses on this list. (I am the FAQ maintainer, not one of the
> > coders!)
> >
> > You need to uninstall ALL OF CYGWIN B20. Its NOT supported 
> anymore by
> > cygnus or Redhat, and the cygwin net release is not supported
> > in combination with earlier cygwin versions.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: To: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 3:37 AM
> > Subject: Re: startup problems
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Attached is the output from cygcheck
> > > (See attached file: cygcheck)
> > >
> > > cygwin is definitly installed, however its presence in PATH
> > is applied
> > during
> > > the launch of cygnus.bat for a BASH shell window - so not
> > there in the
> > DOS
> > > window user to generate those messages (as requested in the FAQ)
> > >
> > > The b20 installation is different from the 1.1.8 update I
> > applied i.e.
> > there are
> > > 2 copies of cygwin1.dll - the first in
> > D:\GNU\cygwin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin
> > > and the newest in D:\GNU\cygwin-b20\usr\bin because I 
> un-tarred the
> > 1.1.8
> > > tar file into D:\GNU\cygwin-b20
> > >
> > > uname -a issues: CYGWIN_NT-4.0 PC_138 20.1 (0.3/1/1) 1998-12-3
> > 20:39:18 i686
> > > unknown
> > >
> > > I've done nothing particular with the vide drivers
> > > The video is ATI 3D RAGE PRO: versions 4.3.92, 4.0.0 (in case you
> > can't see the
> > > screen capture)
> > > (Embedded image moved to file: pic04545.pcx)
> > >
> > > Graham
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au> on 02/15/2001
> > 03:49:50 PM
> > >
> > > To:   "Graham Barber" <graham_barber@placerdome.com>,
> > >       Cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com
> > > cc:
> > > Subject:  Re: startup problems
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Do you still have parts cygwin b-20 on your system at all? The FAQ
> > quite clearly
> > > states that cygwin 1.1.4 or greater is required,
> > > and other parts of cygwin are dependant on the 
> cygwin1.dll version -
> > perhaps you
> > > could send in a cygcheck -s -r -v?
> > > You also don't mention what service pack you are on, or 
> whether you
> > have tried
> > > upgrading your video drivers (both are listed as
> > > issues in the FAQ).
> > >
> > > Please try those and get back to us. I've dropped a few
> > more comments
> > in the
> > > body below.
> > >
> > > Rob
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Graham Barber" <graham_barber@placerdome.com>
> > > To: <Cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 9:04 AM
> > > Subject: startup problems
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I am running NT4 on a Dell Optiplex GXa and have cygwin...b20
> > installed and
> > > have
> > > > been trying to get the
> > > > XFree86  XServer running
> > > >
> > > > Initially  startxwin.bat complained about missing symbols in
> > cygwin1.dll and
> > > > missing vtwm command
> > > > I changed vtwm to twm, then I traced through other messages from
> > lilypond
> > > about
> > > > cygwin1.dll and finally
> > > > downloaded cygwin 1.1.8-2
> > > > I adjusted the PATH to ensure the capture of the updated dll
> > > >
> > > > Here is the DOS window output
> > > > D:\GNU\cygwin-b20\usr\X11R6\bin>startxwin.bat
> > > >
> > > > ... screen blanks and a new window opens and displays the
> > following
> > > > (if I mouse-click quickly while that new window is up 
> an "acquire
> > keyboard"
> > > > error occurs which
> > > > keeps the new window up so that I can copy-paste the output
> > hereunder. That
> > > new
> > > > window
> > > > becomes much larger as though the raster settings are
> > incorrect then
> > goes back
> > > > to normal size
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Couldn't open RGB_DB '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb'
> > > > _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
> > >
> > > You're not using ntsec. That's ok ignore this message.
> > >
> > > > pwin->width = 00000320
> > > > pwin->height = 00000258
> > > > pwin->paddedWidth = 00000640
> > > > pwin->bitsPerPixel = 00000010
> > > > calling winAllocateFramebufferMemory
> > > > calling cfb16ScreenInit( 0a013b60, 1d0c0000, 00000320, 00000258,
> > 00000064,
> > > 00000
> > > > 064, 00000320 )
> > > > Successful addition of Screen 0xa013d58 0xa013b60
> > > > PEXExtensionInit: Couldn't open default PEX font file  Roman_M
> > >
> > > Did you download the fonts tarball - have you gone through the
> > installation
> > > how-to?
> > >
> > > > error opening security policy file
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
> > >
> > > You can ignore this.
> > >
> > > > ... screen blanks and original window  displays the following
> > > >
> > > > D:\GNU\cygwin-b20\usr\X11R6\bin>XIO:  fatal IO error 104
> > (Connection
> > reset by
> > > pe
> > > > er) on X server "127.0.0.1:0.0"
> > > >       after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events
> > remaining.
> > > > XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server
> > > "127.0.0.1:0.0"
> > > >       after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events
> > remaining.
> > >
> > > The Xserver has crashed. Are there any other messages 
> /popup windows
> > or the like
> > > (other than you described above)?
> > >
> > > > After that the Windows Office toolbar which is usually on
> > the screen
> > right
> > > edge,
> > > > moves
> > > > in to the left in approx proportion to the contraction of the
> > enlarged new
> > > > window mentioned
> > > > above
> > > >
> > > > Here is the adjusted startxwin.bat
> > > > @echo off
> > > > SET DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
> > > > SET
> > 
> PATH=D:\GNU\cygwin-b20\usr\bin;D:\GNU\cygwin-b20\usr\X11R6\bin;%PATH%
> > > > start XWin -screen 0 800x600x16 -whitepixel 255 -blackpixel 0
> > > > start /B xterm -sl 1000 -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg 
> yellow -bg black
> > -e bash
> > > > start /B rxvt -fn "Lucidia Console-12"
> > > > start /B twm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >  <<cygcheck.dat>>  <<pic04545.pcx>>
> >
> >
> >
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