Re: XWin error

[Kleven Bingham <nospam at nospam dot net>]

JaaMaaN wrote:

> I can't start XWin. Why?
>
> Created error log.
> ================================================================
> Welcome to the XWin X Server
> Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
> Release: 6.7.0.0-7
>
> Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>
> XWin was started with the following command line:
>
> X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard 
>
> ddxProcessArgument - Initializing default screens
> winInitializeDefaultScreens - w 1280 h 1024
> winInitializeDefaultScreens - Returning
> _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
> winValidateArgs - g_iNumScreens: 1 iMaxConsecutiveScreen: 1
> winCheckDisplayNumber - Cygwin/X is already running on display 0
>
> Fatal server error:
> InitOutput - Duplicate invocation on display number: 0.  Exiting.
>
> winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress
>
>  
You already have an instance of XWin.exe running, serving display :0.  
If you don't think you do, check your task manager to be certain.  You 
need to either kill the existing instance or start XWin.exe with a 
display other than :0, i.e. XWin :1 -multiwindow -clipboard

Kleven