Because I execute the entire script twice, since the first execution doesn't bring up any xterms.
Still not sure what is causing it to take so long to launch the xwin.exe. Can I set the timeout values on the xterm's with a flag? Dan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Cegielski Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:38 AM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: RE: Multiple XWin.exe programs loading and no xterm I'm just trying to understand this even though it works for me now. Why are two X servers launching in the first place? --- Alexander Gottwald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Armbrust, Daniel C. wrote: > > > The -kb command helped with one of my machines that was having intermittent > difficulties in launching. > > > > > > > > On another machine, however, I always have to execute the following script > twice before I get any Xwin windows: > > > > run XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error -kb > > run xterm -sl 1000 -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg yellow -bg black -e > /usr/bin/bash -l > > run xterm -geometry 80x50-0-0 -sl 500 -sb -rightbar -e ssh -Y > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > The first time that I run it - Xwin.exe and two xterm.exe's appear in the > process manager - then both xterm's disappear. Eventually the X finally > appears in the lower right corner. > > This means XWin is taking very long to startup. Maybe because of a virus > scanner? > The xterms will timeout after no connection to the xserver could be > established. > The second xserver will notice the first one and will silently exit but now > the > xterms can connect to the first xserver. > > Adding a sleep after run XWin might help by postponing the xterm startup. > > bye > ago > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.gotti.org ICQ: 126018723 > Scott Cegielski [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/