>From Cygwin bash shell if you type
Export DISPLAT=127.0.0.1:0.0
Then
XWin -screen 0 1024x768x16 -whitepixel 255 -blackpixel 0 -engine -4&
Does Xserver starts? If not post the exact error messages, please.
Suhaib
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gert Bartholomeeusen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 3:22 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Cannot open display
>
> Dear Cygwin People,
> I have trouble getting the xfree86 to work with Cygwin. I followed
> the
> installation instructions through
> (http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/howto/cygwin-xfree-ug.html) When I come
> to the 'startxwin.bat' I get 'Can't open display'. (Clicking the batch
> file made a couple DOS-boxes flash up and off)
> I tried start XWin first and afterwards an Xterm
> $ XWin -screen 0 1024x768x16 -whitepixel 255 -blackpixel 0 -engine -4
> <Screen Output>
> $ xterm Xt error: Can't open display:
>
> Changing SET DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0 to my ip-address did not help.
> What can I test next?
> Thanks,
> Gert
