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Re: Xclients don't work in win2K
On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 05:47:01PM -0400, Suhaib Siddiqi wrote:
>
> X-server gray window displays,.
>
> Can you try from a Cygwin bash shell, after you start Xserver?
>
> cd /usr/X11R6/bin
> export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
> ./xterm -e bash&
I've tried this from a command prompt, but not a bash prompt. I'll give
that a try on Monday when I get back to work.
Thanks,
Jason
>
> Suhaib
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Markebo [mailto:flognat@flognat.myip.org]
> > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 5:21 PM
> > To: 'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com'
> > Subject: Re: Xclients don't work in win2K
> >
> >
> > Just a thought.. doesn't the xterm seem to report error _BEFORE_ the
> > X-server is up and running??
> >
> > Try to add a 'pause' in the batch-file, before starting the xterm,
> > pressing enter in that window when the x-server is up and running?
> >
> > /Andy
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > | > Same results:
> > | > -----
> > | > C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin>startxwin
> > | > Path not found - C:\cygwin\tmp\.X11-unix
> > | > The system cannot find the file specified.
> > | > The system cannot find the file specified.
> > | >
> > | > C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin>xterm Xt error: Can't open display:
> > | > 127.0.0.1:0.0
> > | > twm: unable to open display "127.0.0.1:0.0"
> > | > winDetectSupportedEngines () - Windows NT/2000
> > | > winDetectSupportedEngines () - DirectDraw installed
> > | > winDetectSupportedEngines () - Allowing PrimaryDD
> > | > winDetectSupportedEngines () - DirectDraw4 installed
> > | > winDetectSupportedEngines () - Returning, supported
> > engines 0000000f
> > | > winSetEngine () - Using user's preference: 4
> > | > winAdjustVideoModeShadowDDNL () - Using Windows display depth
> > | > of 16 bits per
> > | > pix
> > | > el
> > | > winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed () - WindowClient width 1024
> > | > height 768
> > | > winInitVisualsShadowDDNL () - Masks 0000f800 000007e0
> > | > 0000001f BPRGB 6 d 16
> > | > winInitVisualsShadowDDNL () - Returning
> > | > winFinishScreenInitFB () - Calling winCreateDefColormap ()
> > | > winCreateDefColormap () - Deferring to fbCreateDefColormap ()
> > | > Could not init font path element
> > | > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing
> > | > from li
> > | > st!
> > | > -----
> > | >
> > | > At this point, however, the server is running, and I can
> > | > telnet to one of
> > | > our Solaris boxes, set the DISPLAY to the ip of my box, open
> > | > an xterm, and
> > | > the xterm pops up in my server. It's just local clients that
> > | > don't work.
> > | >
> > | > I haven't tried running local clients on a remote
> > display, but that
> > | > apparently doesn't work either:
> > | >
> > | http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2001-q2/msg02046.html
> > |
> > | Jason
> > | >
> > | > Thanks,
> > | >
> > | > Harold
> > |
> > | --
> > | Jason Day jasonday at
> > | http://jasonday.home.att.net mediaone dot net
> > |
> > | "Of course I'm paranoid, everyone is trying to kill me."
> > | -- Weyoun-6, Star Trek: Deep Space 9
> >
--
Jason Day jasonday at
http://jasonday.home.att.net mediaone dot net
"Of course I'm paranoid, everyone is trying to kill me."
-- Weyoun-6, Star Trek: Deep Space 9