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Re: cygwin-xfree 4.2.0 installation problem
- From: "Egon Phillips" <nigel_phillips at hotmail dot com>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Cc: huntharo at msu dot edu, flognat at flognat dot myip dot org
- Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 18:00:08 -0500
- Subject: Re: cygwin-xfree 4.2.0 installation problem
- Bcc:
- Reply-to: egon dot phillips at sympatico dot ca
Yes, that's a good idea, but I tried it and it doesn't work. I also
upgraded to zonealarm 3.0, and so far that hasn't worked either. I sent
email to zonelabs, the zonealarm and awaiting a reply. Surely, someone
must have managed to get Xfree86 working with zonealarm installed? Anyone?
Anyone?
>From: Andrew Markebo <flognat@flognat.myip.org>
>To: egon.phillips@sympatico.ca, nigel_phillips@hotmail.com
>CC: huntharo@msu.edu, cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>Subject: Re: cygwin-xfree 4.2.0 installation problem
>Date: 07 Mar 2002 17:31:23 +0100
>
>hmm just a thought, if you can config zonealarm to allow traffic on
>port 6000 and/or 6001 it might be possible to get them working
>together? or?
>
>check the zonealarm logs and see what zonealarm blocks and if you can
>tell it to allow the X-traffic.
>
>or does zonealarm do more to the network interface??
>
> /Andy
>
>
>/ "Egon Phillips" <nigel_phillips@hotmail.com> wrote:
>| >Why are you telling me this?
>| Because you answered my earlier query.
>|
>| > I really don't care... you need to send all
>| >Cygwin/XFree86 related mails to the Cygwin/XFree86 mailing list.
>| > I will reply to such mailings if I believe I can contribute.
>| >
>| >Having said that... ZoneAlarm is the problem and it must be removed (if
>I
>| >remember correctly). If you don't believe me then follow these steps:
>| >
>| >1) Admit that ZoneAlarm is the problem.
>| >
>| >2) Remove ZoneAlarm software from your system.
>| >
>| >3) In the event that step (1) fails, see step (1).
>| >
>| I guess you don't like zonealarm? ;-) Ok, Ok, I'll contact zonelabs
>| and see if they have a work around. If not I'll get rid of it.
>| Pitty, we run TPF at the router, and zonealarm on our client computers.
>|
>| THANX
>|
>| >Harold
>| >
>| > > -----Original Message-----
>| > > From: Egon Phillips [mailto:nigel_phillips@hotmail.com]
>| > > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 12:46 AM
>| > > To: huntharo@msu.edu
>| > > Subject: RE: cygwin-xfree 4.2.0 installation problem
>| > >
>| > >
>| > > Thanx Harold,
>| > >
>| > > It is installed but won't run. Apparently there is a problem
>| > > with Zonalarm.
>| > > I was unable to find a solution in the archives. That is
>| > > without deleting
>| > > zonealarm from my system.
>| > >
>| > > Which ports are used during the startup, shutdown and maintenance of
>| > > cygwin-Xfree86? Maybe if I open the associated ports xfree86
>| > > will startup?
>| > >
>| > > Here is my output from the startx command:
>| > >
>| > > $ startx
>| > >
>| > > giving up.
>| > > xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X
>server
>| > > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
>| > >
>| > >
>| > > >From: "Harold Hunt" <huntharo@msu.edu>
>| > > >To: <egon.phillips@sympatico.ca>
>| > > >Subject: RE: cygwin-xfree 4.2.0 installation problem
>| > > >Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 20:38:02 -0500
>| > > >
>| > > >You need to be following the Cygwin/XFree86 User's Guide
>| > instructions for
>| > > >installation... not the XFree86 general instructions. The
>| > Cygwin/XFree86
>| > > >User's Guide is located at:
>| > > >
>| > > >http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/
>| > > >
>| > > >Harold
>| > > >
>
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