Thanks for your reply Thomas. > Are you sure you've installed the XFree86-xserv package? To verify it's > installed, check for the existence of /usr/X11R6/bin/XWin.exe and a symbolic > link at /usr/X11R6/bin/X that points to it.
All present and correct. > Also, look for the existence of the file /tmp/XWin.log. If it exists, post > its contents here. Here you go: ddxProcessArgument - Initializing default screens winInitializeDefaultScreens - w 1152 h 864 winInitializeDefaultScreens - Returning _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root winDetectSupportedEngines - Windows 95/98/Me winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw installed winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw4 installed winDetectSupportedEngines - Returning, supported engines 00000017 winSetEngine - Using Shadow DirectDraw NonLocking winAdjustVideoModeShadowDDNL - Using Windows display depth of 24 bits per pixel winAdjustForAutoHide - Original WorkArea: 0 0 836 1152 winAdjustForAutoHide - Adjusted WorkArea: 0 0 836 1152 winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - WindowClient w 1146 h 811 r 1146 l 0 b 811 t 0 winCreateBoundingWindowWindowed - Returning winAllocateFBShadowDDNL - lPitch: 4584 winFinishScreenInitFB - Masks: 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff winInitVisualsShadowDDNL - Masks 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff BPRGB 8 d 24 bpp 24 winCreateDefColormap - Deferring to fbCreateDefColormap () winScreenInit - returning Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/, removing from l ist! Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/, removing from list! Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/, removing from list! Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing from list! Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/, removing from list! Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/, removing from list! Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' (END) I guess it's the fonts that are causing the problems. What do you make of this? : $ ls /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ XErrorDB doc lbxproxy rstart xedit xserver XKeysymDB etc locale twm xinit xsm XftConfig fonts proxymngr x11perfcomp xkb app-defaults fs rgb.txt xdm xman.help $ ls /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts ls: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: No such file or directory $ ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fo* ls: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: No such file or directory Sorry if I'm missing something here, but something strange is going on with that fonts directory! I have a single-user installation so presumably it's not a case of not having read privileges for that folder E:\Cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts\ with all subdirectories *is* there (I can see it in Windows Explorer, I mean) Any suggestions? Francis. > >From: "Francis Barton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Problems starting X server > >Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 07:31:06 +0100 > > > >I have cygwin installed and working from the command line. I have > >downloaded > >and installed all the required X packages using the standard Cygwin > >setup.exe. > >I am running Windows 98. > > > >I have tried running "startx" "xinit" "startxwin.sh" and "startxwin.bat" > >without success. An X window flashes up then disappears. > > > >Here is my error message: > >----------------------------------------------- > > > >/usr/X11R6/bin/xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): no server "X" > >in PATH > > > >Use the -- option, or make sure that /usr/X11R6/bin is in your path and > >that "X" is a program or a link to the right type of server > >for your display. Possible server names include: > > > > XFree86 XFree86 displays > > > >giving up. > >/usr/X11R6/bin/xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect > >to > >X server > >/usr/X11R6/bin/xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. > > > >--------------------------------------------- > > > >/usr/X11R6/bin is in my path, but I'm stuck on what to do next to get X > >running.
