Re: Unfixable(?) fatal error with X Server 6.8.99.901-4

[René Berber <r dot berber at computer dot org>]

Malina Kirn wrote:

> After a fresh installation of Cygwin on several computers, I continue
> to encounter the same error upon execution of the startxwin.bat
> script.  Unlike other users have reported, I always encounter it on
> execution, regardless of whether or not an X server is already
> running.  Unfortunately, this is a serious problem for me as I can no
> longer get X servers running on any of my newly updated/installed
> machines.
> 
> "a fatal error has occurred and Cygwin/X will now exit"
> XWin was started with the following command line:
> /usr/X11R6/bin/XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error
> 
> I read up on this error, the best thread I found is here:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com/msg15983.html
> 
> Perhaps the reason my version will not execute at all is a new
> 6.8.99.901-4 (vs. -1) problem?

I don't see a -4 version, I have the -1 and it works fine.

[snip]

Looking at the log and from what you describe there are 2 differences with
respect of what I use, I start it with "startx" and I have cygserver running (so
XWin can use shared memory), also I have the environment variable CYGWIN=server set.

Can you test that with 6.8.99.901-1?

-- 
René Berber


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