new x.org server - startx and xinit fail?
I've just updated my Cygwin installation (1.5.25), and got the new x.org xserver. startx has stopped working. After xauth creates a new authority file, it throws up a dialog saying it's put help text in /var/log/XWin.0.log Perusing /var/log/XWin.0.log shows: XWin was started with the following command line: /usr/bin/X :0 -auth /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/ lwood/.serverauth.32660 [..] unrecognized option: and suggesting that missing quotes somewhere in startx borked the command. Adding quotes in throughout startx (xinit command, whenever I saw $HOME) didn't change this; whatever can't handle spaces is a little hidden. xinit run alone dies because it can't find supported fonts. How to get cygwin's x-window-in-Windows-window support running again and get to an xterm? thanks, L. http://info.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/L.Wood/l.w...@surrey.ac.uk -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
Re: new x.org server - startx and xinit fail?
Lloyd Wood wrote: I've just updated my Cygwin installation (1.5.25), and got the new x.org xserver. startx has stopped working. After xauth creates a new authority file, it throws up a dialog saying it's put help text in /var/log/XWin.0.log Perusing /var/log/XWin.0.log shows: XWin was started with the following command line: /usr/bin/X :0 -auth /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/lwood/.serverauth.32660 [..] unrecognized option: and suggesting that missing quotes somewhere in startx borked the command. Adding quotes in throughout startx (xinit command, whenever I saw $HOME) didn't change this; whatever can't handle spaces is a little hidden. xinit run alone dies because it can't find supported fonts. How to get cygwin's x-window-in-Windows-window support running again and get to an xterm? X questions and issues should go to the cygwin-xfree list. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _ A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
Re: new x.org server - startx and xinit fail?
Ah, installing a number of fonts in Cygwin setup's X11 list, that allows xinit to produce a working X11 virtual desktop window. Once I launch a window manager it's usable, with xterms etc. However, /usr/bin/startx and treating X windows as Windows windows appears to have problems with spaces in path names, as outlined below. On 16 Feb 2009, at 13:20, Lloyd Wood wrote: I've just updated my Cygwin installation (1.5.25), and got the new x.org xserver. startx has stopped working. After xauth creates a new authority file, it throws up a dialog saying it's put help text in /var/log/XWin.0.log Perusing /var/log/XWin.0.log shows: XWin was started with the following command line: /usr/bin/X :0 -auth /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/ lwood/.serverauth.32660 [..] unrecognized option: and suggesting that missing quotes somewhere in startx borked the command. Adding quotes in throughout startx (xinit command, whenever I saw $HOME) didn't change this; whatever can't handle spaces is a little hidden. xinit run alone dies because it can't find supported fonts. How to get cygwin's x-window-in-Windows-window support running again and get to an xterm? http://info.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/L.Wood/l.w...@surrey.ac.uk -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
Re: new x.org server - startx and xinit fail?
On 02/16/2009, Lloyd Wood wrote: Ah, installing a number of fonts in Cygwin setup's X11 list, that allows xinit to produce a working X11 virtual desktop window. Once I launch a window manager it's usable, with xterms etc. However, /usr/bin/startx and treating X windows as Windows windows appears to have problems with spaces in path names, as outlined below. http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2009-02/msg00369.html Please use the recommended list for X questions and issues. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _ A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
