samitj wrote: > I keep getting this error: > sj...@dksjdksj~ > $ startx > xauth: creating new authority file /cygdrive/c/Documents and > Settings/samitj/.se > rverauth.8172 > > giving up. > xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
This suggests that the server probably failed to start. Look in the server log file /var/log/XWin.0.log, which should give you more of a clue. You should also look into changing your $HOME so that it doesn't have spaces. This might not be the problem here, but spaces in paths are a dumb idea and you're just increasing the risk of problems. The easiest way to do this without actually moving its location is to mount C:/Documents and Settings as /home, i.e.: mount -f -s -b "C:/Documents and Settings" "/home" then set your home directory in /etc/passwd to /home/samitj Note however that users have reported problems with permissions on Windows7 when their home directory is the same as the Windows profile directory, so you may just want to avoid "Documents and Settings" completely so that you avoid problems in the long run. > I just upgraded my cygwin installation of X-server and I am doomed. > Nothing is working. I am unable to start xserver. Sometimes it > starts and crashes immediately. It does not start in multiple windows > as it used it in the previous version. I'm also not able to copy > paste between windows and unix applications. > > Please advise. I just want to type 'startx' and it should work as > before. All that has happened is that the default server arguments have changed. Removing the cygwin-specific default options makes startx the same as on other platforms. You have 3 options: a) run "startx -- -clipboard -multiwindow" to get the old behaviour. b) edit the startx script instead, setting defaultserverargs= "-multiwindow -clipboard", but your changes would be lost each time you updated. c) Use startxwin.bat. That is the best supported method of starting XWin, and works the way startx used to. You should also read the FAQ, because a lot has changed between X11R6 and X11R7: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/ [I note that there is no mention of the change to startx's default server arguments in the FAQ. This isn't the first time that this has been raised, so perhaps it should be added to the FAQ] > I have tried numerous re-installations (about 20) but nothing is > working.. It's been said that one of the signs of madness is continually repeating an action and expecting a different result ;-) What made you think that things would work out any better the 20th time? OK, so this is Windows, where the 3rd or 4th time sometimes *does* produce a different result, but 20 times! For future reference, the way you should have gone about this is: 1) Read the update announcements so you don't get any nasty shocks: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree-announce/ The major announcement for the initial X11R7 release is here: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html This is linked to in the first paragraph on the Cygwin X front page: http://x.cygwin.com/ 2) Update, following any instructions in the announcements 3) If you have problems, read the documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ 4) If you can't find your answer there, search the mailing list archives: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/ 5) If you're *still* stuck, post your problem here, following the instructions here: http://cygwin.com/problems.html In addition, for X related problems, you should also attach your /var/log/XWin.0.log When it comes to software, the thing to remember is "if at first you don't succeed, read the documentation", not "try, try and try again". Phil -- This email has been scanned by Ascribe Ltd using Microsoft Antigen for Exchange. -- 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/
