I finally got a chance to check out the config on my home machine. I don't have /etc/hosts, either; what I did do was modify startxwin.bat (and startxwin.sh) to set DISPLAY to :0.0 - try that.
-nik On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 07:18:29PM -0500, Ed Conrad wrote: > > Nikolaus Bates-Haus wrote: > > > I ran into something like this setting up my home machine, to which I > > don't have access right now. > > It ended up being an issue with host / DISPLAY configuration; check out > > your /etc/hosts and make sure the entries make sense. I remember I had > > to do something with localhost and/or my chosen hostname, and 127.0.0.1, > > to get it to work. > > I dont have that directory. > The only host files I found are in a perl scripts folders about 5 levels under the > root. I did not see any display stuff like you talk about in any of them. Is > there no one who knows why I cant get my window up? > > > > > I think that what's happening is that XWin.exe starts, but all clients > > fail to connect, so it just shuts down immediately. > > I ended up setting my DISPLAY to something other than the default, as well > > (try setting your DISPLAY to be just ":0" rather than "127.0.0.1:0") > > > > I tried that in bash, nota. > > > -nik > > > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 08:01:58AM -0500, Ed Conrad wrote: > > > Why don't you please re-read the original message. I explained what happens > > > when I run the bat files. > > > > > > The path in the bat files are correct or it would not open the xwindow in the > > > first place! You cant even open startx with the wrong path. I get the startx > > > window, the window after that and then the xwin pops up for a second or so > > > before it crashes. > > > > > > Something is going wrong when the xwindow is first opend. The fact that I > > > can't run XWin.exe is just a clue I included because the user guide says I > > > should be able to run it. > > > Andrew Markebo wrote: > > > > > > > / Ed Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > | cygwin is installd. This is a bug or somekind or config problem i have. > > > > > > > > *bonk* you are trying to run Xwin.exe, what happens if you run > > > > startxwin.bat or startxwin.sh?? > > > > > > > > Basically the problem is that the environment variable PATH doesn't > > > > contain c:\cygwin\bin, or where you installed cygwin. If I recall > > > > right the startxwin-scripts sets this, but if you want to run without > > > > them, you have to set the path yourself. > > > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > | > | If I try to run XWin.exe, it says that it cant find > > > > | > | cygwin1.dll. > > > > > > > > /Andy > > > > -- > > > > The eye of the beholder rests on the beauty! > > > >