Harold: I'm doing that now ... thanks for getting me pointed in the right direction.
kennM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold L Hunt II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 3:39 PM Subject: Re: beinnner frustration ... > Kenn, > > You have not installed Cygwin/XFree86. You need to run Cygwin's > setup.exe again (you do not need to uninstall Cygwin, setup is smart > enough to download only the new packages), and you need to be sure to > expand the XFree86 category and select the XFree86-base package. You > can then start Cygwin/XFree86 by double-clicking the startxwin.bat file > that should reside in c:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\startxwin.bat. > > After you have that working, you can make a copy of startxwin.bat, being > sure to leave it in c:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin, REM out the lines that > start xterm, twm, and xsetroot, then change add the -query parameter to > the line that starts XWin.exe, as described in the user's guide. > > Harold > > > Kenn Murrah wrote: > > >no, i found that section, but was confused by it (sorry!) ... > > > >it looked like a linux-style syntax, so i tried entering it at the $ prompt > >in cygwin ... but it could not find the program ... > > > >so i tried to find that program as a windows command (such as the .exe > >extension would indicate) and i couldn't find that, either ... > > > >a search of the windows box turned up no programs named xwin.exe ... so > >there's no telling what i've done (or failed to do) .... > > > >any ideas? > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Harold L Hunt II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 3:26 PM > >Subject: Re: beinnner frustration ... > > > > > > > > > >>Kenn, > >> > >>You must have missed the most relevant section of the Cygwin/XFree86 > >>User's Guide: > >> > >>http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-session.html > >> > >>Harold > >> > >>Kenn Murrah wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>okay, i've read the user manual and the FAQ and still can't figure out > >>> > >>> > >how > > > > > >>>to get started ... please feel free to tell me to RTFM, but please oh > >>> > >>> > >please > > > > > >>>help me figure out WHAT and WHERE to read :-) > >>> > >>>anyway, i installed xfree86/cygwin and i have an icon on my windows > >>> > >>> > >desktop > > > > > >>>to prove it ... how the heck do i connect to the linux box on my network, > >>>and login with one of my linux usernames, and run X on my windows box? > >>> > >>>i hate to feel stupid ... someone PLEASE point me in the direction of a > >>>document i can understand. > >>> > >>>thanks, > >>> > >>>kenn > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
