Re: BScreen::BScreen: an error occcurred while querying the X server

2004-09-24 Thread Michel Bardiaux
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Am having difficulty getting this email through. I installed cygwin per a the web site's and a Professor's instructions. In startx, got BScreen::BScreen: an error occured whil querying the Xserver. another window manager already running on display:0.0. Openbox: no m

Re: BScreen::BScreen: an error occcurred while querying the X server

2004-09-24 Thread Mark Paulus
Do you have a .xinitrc that is starting a window manager? If you want to use startx and want to use a window manager via .xinitrc (such as fvwm2 or wmaker), then you also need to add a .xserverrc that invokes XWin WITHOUT the multiwindow option: e.g. $ cat .xserverrc exec X :0 -clipboard $ cat

BScreen::BScreen: an error occcurred while querying the X server

2004-09-24 Thread Bammon0001
Hello, Am having difficulty getting this email through. I installed cygwin per a the web site's and a Professor's instructions. In startx, got BScreen::BScreen: an error occured whil querying the Xserver. another window manager already running on display:0.0. Openbox: no managable screens found