RE: startxwin/XWin won't start properly
I don't see any difference if I set DISPLAY to :0.0 or 127.0.0.1:0.0. However, in the past its only worked if I set to 127.0.0.1:0.0 -Original Message- From: cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Markus Hoenicka Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:55 AM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: RE: startxwin/XWin won't start properly "Bradley, Mike" was heard to say: > Notice the value of $DISPLAY above, which does not match whats in > XWin.0.log (it has :0.0). No idea how/why that happens. > $DISPLAY is empty over here unless I manually set it. But then, I'm not sure if it has something to do with your problems, as 127.0.0.1:0.0 points to the first display on localhost, which IMHO isn't all that wrong. What happens if you set $DISPLAY manually, e.g. to ":0.0". This always worked fine for me. regards, Markus -- Markus Hoenicka http://www.mhoenicka.de AQ score 38 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
RE: startxwin/XWin won't start properly
I just tried your procedure, but still get the same error messages from startxwin. Maybe there is some helpful information in the logfiles I sent? -Original Message- From: cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Markus Hoenicka Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 11:45 AM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: RE: startxwin/XWin won't start properly "Bradley, Mike" was heard to say: > I don't see any difference if I set DISPLAY to :0.0 or > 127.0.0.1:0.0. However, in the past its only worked if I set to > 127.0.0.1:0.0 > My current procedure to start X is as follows: 1. do not set $DISPLAY anywhere. It is just empty. 2. open MinTTY 3. type something like "startxwin /usr/bin/emacs" That's about it. regards, Markus -- Markus Hoenicka http://www.mhoenicka.de AQ score 38 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
RE: startxwin/XWin won't start properly
Hi, In the past I have not found a good way to "remember" which packages where installed (e.g. non-default packages). Is there a file/way to run setup.exe so that a specified set of packages are installed? I say this, because the only way I know to clean up the install is to delete it, and re-install. (I have several times just run setup.exe, and it does seem to update some packages, but as you state, it is not completely clean) Thanks, -Mike -Original Message- From: cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Larry Hall (Cygwin X) Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6:40 PM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: Re: startxwin/XWin won't start properly On 6/29/2010 10:50 AM, Bradley, Mike wrote: > Hi, > > All was good, till a couple weeks ago when I added some packages to cygwin, > and several packages where also upgraded. Then xterm response time became > very slow. I tried a second upgrade yesterday, and now I cannot even start > an xterm, nor will startxwin start properly. This is a company computer > which has Symantec anti-virus. I tried disabling that as well. > > Here is the most obvious symptom: > > % echo $DISPLAY 127.0.0.1:0.0 % /usr/bin/startxwin.exe > > > waiting for X server to begin accepting connections . .. giving up. > /usr/bin/startxwin: Socket type not supported (errno 124): unable to > connect to X server /usr/bin/startxwin: No such process (errno 3): Server > error. > > Notice the value of $DISPLAY above, which does not match whats in XWin.0.log > (it has :0.0). No idea how/why that happens. Remove the DISPLAY setting. Update your installation (your cygwin package is out-of-date). You also have a couple of orphaned installations of Cygwin. Make sure those are all cleaned up/out. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
RE: startxwin/XWin won't start properly
> In the past I have not found a good way to "remember" which packages where > installed (e.g. non-default packages). Is there a file/way to run setup.exe > so that a specified set of packages are installed? OK, I removed my old cygwin installation (the directory which contains /usr, /bin/, etc.), and re-installed a new version. I kept the "cygwin_package" directory, but setup.exe did not remember my previous installation. In the past I have had to install cygwin on multiple machines, and it would be nice to learn a way to have a file which describes the packages I want to install, rather than having to recall them all. > Actually, that's not what I meant at all. Your cygcheck output showed that > you had, at one time, installed Cygwin to C:\cygwin and C:\cygwin\cygdrive, > both of which are now "ORPHANED", meaning that at least some (could be all) > of the installation is now missing. You should make sure that the entire > installation has been deleted in both places. > ... I did remove the orphaned directires, but it did not help. The good news is a complete re-install of cygwin does work, so I am (almost) up and running :-) Thanks, -Mike
RE: startxwin/XWin won't start properly
> It would be great to be able to have a file I can email them saying "Use > this, it'll load everything you need.". And of > course have a copy for myself for when I get a new machine, or the OS has to > be reloaded, or I have cygwin problems > > Such a thing would be great for anyone who wants to test the bleeding edge. > If they knew rolling back was simple they'd be > encouraged to be daring. Absolutely! And I suspect a relatively easy modification/addition for setup.exe. It already has the concept of what's loaded, it's just a matter of storing this off into a single file that is read on subsequent runs of setup.exe. Then when the new install is complete the file is written to. In practice setup.exe would ask if you want to use the default configuration file, or load a separate one. The default Would always be written to. After install the user would then copy and store the default configuration file as a separate one for subsequent use. -Mike
RE: startxwin/XWin won't start properly
> So, after being told that Cygwin remembers your previous installation > and to just run setup.exe, you removed your previous installation and > are surprised that Cygwin doesn't remember it. What I did was re-run setup.exe. XWin would still not startup. Then I Deleted the cygwin install (except for the package directory). Setup.exe Did not recall/remember/read the package directory, it did a default install. The good news is XWin works now. The bad news is I must remember/find/set the Various packages I need in addition to the default. I'm confused as to why the notion of setup.exe to leave a bread-crumb-trail of what was installed for-the-purpose-of driving a subsequent installation is such a controversial issue > Here's some more advice for you to misunderstand/ignore: Don't do that. Uh, I think we have a simple misunderstanding... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
