unable to start X server after upgrading cygwin from 1.5 to 1.7.5

2010-07-23 Thread philippe
Hi, I use cygwin and Cygwin/X on a windows XP SP3 latop from a long time. I've recently upgraded cygwin, from 1.5 to 1.7.5, and now it's impossible to start an X server! Reinstalling cygwin (after a complete uninstall) doesn't change any things. When i launch startx from de command line (I use

Re: unable to start X server after upgrading cygwin from 1.5 to 1.7.5

2010-07-23 Thread Jon TURNEY
On 23/07/2010 10:31, philippe wrote: I use cygwin and Cygwin/X on a windows XP SP3 latop from a long time. I've recently upgraded cygwin, from 1.5 to 1.7.5, and now it's impossible to start an X server! Reinstalling cygwin (after a complete You probably want to read the FAQ section on

Re: unable to start X server after upgrading cygwin from 1.5 to 1.7.5

2010-07-23 Thread philippe
Jon TURNEY a écrit : [...] You need to install 'font-adobe-dpi75'. from the cygwin setup.exe or manually? However, this should have been installed automatically as a dependency of xterm. I wish you'd attached your cygcheck output. is this you need? [phili...@port78]/ $ cygcheck

Re: unable to start X server after upgrading cygwin from 1.5 to 1.7.5

2010-07-23 Thread Jon TURNEY
On 23/07/2010 13:42, philippe wrote: Jon TURNEY a écrit : [...] You need to install 'font-adobe-dpi75'. from the cygwin setup.exe or manually? Using setup. But your setup needs to be running without errors first. However, this should have been installed automatically as a dependency of