On Wednesday 21 November 2001 22:11, you wrote: > Ferry, > > I feel all guilty now ... :) Thanks for your kind email.
No problem, my fault as well :/ >The reason I'm > running X on windows is because Windows is the standard desktop at my > company, but > > 1) I do a lot of unix-related work hence it gives me more flexibility to > swap and change as I please. > 2)We also have a lot of unix software running here eg, Patrol (Systems > Monitoring tool) and if you're using Windows 95 (just as an example) you > won't be able to run a Patrol console on there, in which case, you have to > export a unix view to your machine. > 3) I have a dual boot machine at home with Mandrake on it, but I'm fed up > with the hassle I have getting the internet to work on it(I have a > winmodem) and also some multimedia stuff on the net will only work with > Microsoft players... So I'm not a fan of Microsoft either but until WINE is > a bit less buggy (I'm not paying for VMWARE) I'm forced to use Windows as > my base OS and port unix stuff over to it, rather than vice versa. That explains a lot :-) > OK, back to the original problem with starting cygwin/xfree86 (on W2K) as a > user (instead of admin)... I don't think it's a firewall problem 'cos I'm X > is running on my local machine. As for the port problem, you only have to > be root to open low port numbers .. but I'm not sure what port this is > running on. (Thinking out aloud!) Erm.. the key here is probably to go back > and read the cygwin manual to learn a bit more about how security is set up > on cygwin running on W2k. I think the problem is with my environment. I assume it will be on the same port as X on *nix which is 6000 > Oh well, look Ferry... I think I'm writing to the wrong user group here so > don't worry about this problem anymore unless you've been converted to > windows and decided to run X on it!! I've kind of put it on a back seat > anyway 'cos I've got other work to get on with. I don't know if it's the wrong list... This list is Xfree86 so I guess you're on the right one :-) I think it's just that there aren't a whole lot of people that use these kinds of setups so there probably just isn't a whole lot of experience with it around > When I fix it though I'll be sure to let you know!! Thanks for trying to > help me out, and sorry for the disagreements.... No problem. I was in a lousy mood myself sorry about that. > Best Regards, > > JS. > > > > > > > From: "TD - Sales International Holland B.V." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [Newbie]problems starting xfree as user logon > >Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 18:05:35 +0100 > > > >On Wednesday 21 November 2001 16:38, you wrote: > > > >Hehe then I guess we both misunderstood... DOH. Personally I think it's > >useless to run a GUI under a GUI, that you're running X on windows is your > >choice, I just fail to see why you'd need a GUI while you already have on > >that functions properly. And yea, I like linux a lot, but that doesn't > > mean you need to :-) Microsoft has some nice products, they really do. I > > just don't always like MS attitude towards it's customers and the way > > they fix some probs but that doesn't mean the products are bad. > > > >Still would like to know why you wanna run X under windows.... FAIK > >everything you can do under windows can be done under linux and vice versa > >so > >why consume those extra cycles? > > > >BTW, I'm no programmer :-) if you know the true meaning of hacker (not the > >news paper one) you MIGHT call me one, but I don't program (yet atleast) > > > >Anyways is your problem solved or not? It appears to me it's some sort of > >TCP/IP port problem thus firewall or perhaps you don't have the rights to > >open ports, which would seem odd to me since you can't browse then either > >unless they only allow some range of ports to be opened by any user. > > > >Sorry 'bout the attitude. The bucket just ran over and you got all of > >it.... > >Perhaps next time I should collect all the emails of people that fill the > >bucket and send it to them all <BEG> > > > >regards > > > >Btw my name is Ferry aka freaky....... TD stands for Technische Dienst > >(technical service in dutch).. You are the first one actually calling me > > td haha > > > > > TD, > > > > > > Sorry you took offence to my comments - I meant no offence, but the > > > >point > > > > > I'd like to make is, whilst you get tired of people like me as you > > > say.. I'm just a bit fed up with some developers' snobby anti-Microsoft > > > >attitude > > > > > who assume that anyone who's doing something on Windows must be > > > >brainless. > > > > > I have more respect for those developers who are able to display a good > > > all-round knowledge rather than those who limit themselves to Linux > > > 'cos they think that makes them real programmers... > > > > > > From: "TD - Sales International Holland B.V." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: Re: [Newbie]problems starting xfree as user logon > > > >Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 13:10:38 +0100 > > > > > > > >On Wednesday 21 November 2001 07:44, you wrote: > > > > > > > >Hmm interesting :-) > > > >Not so familiar with NT/2000 here, any chance he doesn't have rights > > > > to open > > > >ports on the system? Perhaps they're firewalled or something > > > > > > > > > Cygwin does, though. bash runs in any POSIX-ish environment, and > > > >WinNT > > > > > > > counts. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: TD - Sales International Holland B.V. > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 3:59 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: [Newbie]problems starting xfree as user logon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 20 November 2001 07:39, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > > if you say so :-) looks pretty useless to me anyways that doesn't > > > > > > > >explain > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > bash prompt :-) > > > > > > > > > > > XFree86 runs under Windows NT (which includes 2K and XP)... It's > > > > > > > >pretty > > > > > > > > > > weird to do so, I admit, but it does work. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Frederik Meerwaldt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 6:55 PM > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Newbie]problems starting xfree as user logon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > > > > > > > > Having problems getting XFree to start when logged onto W2K as > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > >user > > > > > > > > > (as > > > > > > > > > > > > opposed to Administrator). The messages I'm getting are shown > > > > > > > below. Could > > > > > > > > > > > > > > anyone tell me what I need to do to fix this please? > > > > > > > > > > > > When logged onto W2K ???????????????????????????? > > > > > > What the hell has XFree86 to do with Windows? > > > > > > Regarding your problem: Check your file permissions. Don't know > > > > > > if the mentioned file (directory?) is the problem. > > > > > > What happens if you change the owner to root? > > > > > > > > > > > > Greetings - Freddy > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Newbie mailing list > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Newbie mailing list > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Newbie mailing list > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Newbie mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Newbie mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
