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Re: can not start 'startx' from the prompt and missing files
- From: Andrew Markebo <andrew dot markebo at telia dot com>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 21:53:20 +0200
- Subject: Re: can not start 'startx' from the prompt and missing files
- References: <BAY1-F1340HG0anlzmU00006741@hotmail.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
Hi!
Hmm where does it say to copy .xinitrc to your home subdir? Nothing I
have seen..
To get it running, I don't need to do anything.. ;-) Maybe a small
modification of the cygwin-stuff on your site?
Shortly, seems like you are using someone else's instructions.
/Andy
/ "kiwhan chung" <kiwhan at hotmail dot com> wrote:
| Andy,
|
| Thank you for replying.
|
| The .xinitrc file in my home directory is copied from another
| directory (I don't remember) that was created by the automatic
| installation. The installation guide stated that the file should be
| copied to the home directory and edited as necessary. My question is
| that... the variables defined in the file directs to a file which
| doesn't exist. The entire subdirectory /usr/X11R6/X11/xinit doesn't
| exist. I was wondering if that is caused by a faulty installation.
|
| Kiwhan
|
|
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