RE: bad installation ?
On Wednesday, February 23, 2005 6:23 PM, Banibrata Dutta wrote: Could anybody explain the following behaviour or Cygwin and startx in Cygwin... capture Your group is currently mkpasswd. This indicates that the /etc/passwd (and possibly /etc/group) files should be rebuilt. See the man pages for mkpasswd and mkgroup then, for example, run mkpasswd -l [-d] /etc/passwd mkgroup -l [-d] /etc/group Note that the -d switch is necessary for domain users. snip Could someone please help ? Did you actually *read* what you posted? It tells you all you need to know. ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **
Re: eclipse 3.0.1 input problem
no --- Alexander Gottwald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 8 Mar 2005, Mike Starbuck wrote: hello, i have installed cygwin-xfree on my windows xp laptop successfully i think. at least i am able to ssh to a remote linux host and run xemacs. i see the xemacs window frame appear on my laptop and i am able to edit files. the xemacs application accepts both mouse and keyboard input. problem: when i launch eclipse on the same linux host I get the familiar eclipse logo appear in a window on my laptop and then a dialog box appears asking me to select my workspace. at this point the eclipse application is hung. the dialog box will not accept any mouse or keyboard input and i am forced to abandon the application. the dialog box appears to be a motif window. anyone notice this problem before? I searched around on the web and can't seem to find a similar problem. Just a wild guess: Is NumLock activated? bye ago -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gotti.org ICQ: 126018723 -- The information contained in this email along with all attachments is confidential and is not to be shared without my permission and prior knowledge of who will be viewing it's contents including all attachments. __ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/
Re: eclipse 3.0.1 input problem
I have had strange crashes during input, but now with 6.8.2 everything works fine. What version of xwin you are running? - Alexey. Mike Starbuck wrote: hello, i have installed cygwin-xfree on my windows xp laptop successfully i think. at least i am able to ssh to a remote linux host and run xemacs. i see the xemacs window frame appear on my laptop and i am able to edit files. the xemacs application accepts both mouse and keyboard input. problem: when i launch eclipse on the same linux host I get the familiar eclipse logo appear in a window on my laptop and then a dialog box appears asking me to select my workspace. at this point the eclipse application is hung. the dialog box will not accept any mouse or keyboard input and i am forced to abandon the application. the dialog box appears to be a motif window. anyone notice this problem before? I searched around on the web and can't seem to find a similar problem. thanks --mike -- / Alexey N. Solofnenko home: http://trelony.cjb.net/ /
Re: eclipse 3.0.1 input problem
On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Mike Starbuck wrote: no What does xev report on keypress? bye ago -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gotti.org ICQ: 126018723
30+ reasons why X-Win32 is Better than Cygwin/X
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I recently received a list entitled 30+ Reasons Why X-Win32 is Better than Cygwin/X. I don't know enough at the moment (though I am learning) about the Cygwin/X server to be able to understand some of the reasons. I have already created XWinLogon (http://www.calcmaster.net/visual-c++/xwinlogon/) and I am working to work on the Cygwin/X server so that all 30+ reasons will go away. Can someone please explain the following: 3-D Hardware Acceleration for OpenGL - I am told that Cygwin/X supports this, but I use XWin_GL.exe. What do they mean by this? GDI Acceleration of X Graphics Primitives - I'm assuming this is a direct translation of X drawing routines to Windows drawing routines? Like writing directly to the hDC? Compensation for Cable Modem NATs (IPsmar) - I will probably look this one up myself. Last Session Terminate Support - how might this be implemented? Perhaps I could check all top-level window titles for Cygwin? Any recommendations? Anyone know how support for multiple users (Terminal Services) might be implemented? I am just sending these questions out there so that everyone can see what I will be working on that I don't already know. I understand that some of these are pretty easy to find out about, but if I could be pointed in the right direction, that would be great. I expect that all of the GUI/multiuser stuff can be added within a couple months or so. I will also be working on remote sound support and enterprise level scalability. For anyone who wants to see the full list of reasons, I have attached it in this email. I converted it from an XLS to text, so it looks kinda funny. The first column is a number, the second column is the name of the feature, the third column is what support Cygwin/X has for it and the fourth column is what support X-Win32 has for it. - -Joseph Miller -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCL2hZmXZROF+EADURAuH7AJ4sMWNkewmQnemWmFqT2AeKT7XMDwCfR5o+ 8V4iPv23+sO5iInWxC++BWM= =Pmtt -END PGP SIGNATURE- 30+ Reasons Why X-Win32 is Better than Cygwin/X # FeaturesCygwin/XX-Win32 1 3-D Hardware Acceleration for OpenGLNo Yes 2 Graphical Configuration ToolNo Yes 3 Professional Install Engine No InstallShield 4 Download Installation Time1-3 Hours 5-10 minutes 5 Stability Medium High 6 Display Number Setting Manual Automatic 7 Copy PasteTextText Bitmaps 8 Per User Preference Savings No Yes 9 Multiple XDMCP Sessions Manual Automatic 10 Corporate Tech Support No Yes 11 Corporate Bug Fix Support No Yes 12 Passing of Display Number to SSH Client Manual Automatic 13 Integrated SSH Client with GUI No Yes 14 Multiple Window Mode PerformanceSlowFast/Very Stable 15 GDI Acceleration of X Graphics Primitives No Yes 16 Graphical Keymap Editing Tool No Yes 17 Desktop Shortcut FeatureNo Yes 18 Session Organizing (by Folder) No Yes 19 RGB Editing Tools No Yes 20 Session Wizard No Yes 21 Selection of Which Errors to LogCommand-LineGUI 22 Error Log Presentation Text File Only GUI and Text File 23 Compensation for Cable Modem NATs No Yes -- IPsmart 24 User Interface Language Support English Only6 Languages 25 Size45MB19MB 26 Session Specific Window Modes No Yes 27 Last Session Terminate Support No Yes 28 Pre-Configured xterms for Linux, UNIX No Yes 29 Session Auto Start No Yes 30 Panning Support No Yes 31 Suport for Multiple Users (e.g. Terminal Services) No Yes At under $200, and with so many Productivity-Enhancing Features, X-Win32 is a Bargain !!!
Re: 30+ reasons why X-Win32 is Better than Cygwin/X
I know nothing about X other than it is a good tool for some of the things that I do. I do not know if the following is of interest or not. When the codebase was changed from Xfree86 to Xorg, the Mac-on-Linux video driver for Cygwin/X no longer worked. I have been using X-Deep/32 for X usage when I need to access my Mac since. I am not complaining, I love Cygwin and X other than this one nit. I just didn't know if mentioning this might help. Thanks for everything. Ken Joseph Miller wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I recently received a list entitled 30+ Reasons Why X-Win32 is Better than Cygwin/X. I don't know enough at the moment (though I am learning) about the Cygwin/X server to be able to understand some of the reasons. I have already created XWinLogon (http://www.calcmaster.net/visual-c++/xwinlogon/) and I am working to work on the Cygwin/X server so that all 30+ reasons will go away. Can someone please explain the following: 3-D Hardware Acceleration for OpenGL - I am told that Cygwin/X supports this, but I use XWin_GL.exe. What do they mean by this? GDI Acceleration of X Graphics Primitives - I'm assuming this is a direct translation of X drawing routines to Windows drawing routines? Like writing directly to the hDC? Compensation for Cable Modem NATs (IPsmar) - I will probably look this one up myself. Last Session Terminate Support - how might this be implemented? Perhaps I could check all top-level window titles for Cygwin? Any recommendations? Anyone know how support for multiple users (Terminal Services) might be implemented? I am just sending these questions out there so that everyone can see what I will be working on that I don't already know. I understand that some of these are pretty easy to find out about, but if I could be pointed in the right direction, that would be great. I expect that all of the GUI/multiuser stuff can be added within a couple months or so. I will also be working on remote sound support and enterprise level scalability. For anyone who wants to see the full list of reasons, I have attached it in this email. I converted it from an XLS to text, so it looks kinda funny. The first column is a number, the second column is the name of the feature, the third column is what support Cygwin/X has for it and the fourth column is what support X-Win32 has for it. - -Joseph Miller -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCL2hZmXZROF+EADURAuH7AJ4sMWNkewmQnemWmFqT2AeKT7XMDwCfR5o+ 8V4iPv23+sO5iInWxC++BWM= =Pmtt -END PGP SIGNATURE- 30+ Reasons Why X-Win32 is Better than Cygwin/X # Features Cygwin/X X-Win32 1 3-D Hardware Acceleration for OpenGL No Yes 2 Graphical Configuration Tool No Yes 3 Professional Install Engine No InstallShield 4 Download Installation Time 1-3 Hours 5-10 minutes 5 Stability Medium High 6 Display Number Setting Manual Automatic 7 Copy Paste Text Text Bitmaps 8 Per User Preference Savings No Yes 9 Multiple XDMCP Sessions Manual Automatic 10 Corporate Tech Support No Yes 11 Corporate Bug Fix Support No Yes 12 Passing of Display Number to SSH Client Manual Automatic 13 Integrated SSH Client with GUI No Yes 14 Multiple Window Mode Performance Slow Fast/Very Stable 15 GDI Acceleration of X Graphics Primitives No Yes 16 Graphical Keymap Editing Tool No Yes 17 Desktop Shortcut Feature No Yes 18 Session Organizing (by Folder) No Yes 19 RGB Editing Tools No Yes 20 Session Wizard No Yes 21 Selection of Which Errors to Log Command-Line GUI 22 Error Log Presentation Text File Only GUI and Text File 23 Compensation for Cable Modem NATs No Yes -- IPsmart 24 User Interface Language Support English Only 6 Languages 25 Size 45MB 19MB 26 Session Specific Window Modes No Yes 27 Last Session Terminate Support No Yes 28 Pre-Configured xterms for Linux, UNIX No Yes 29 Session Auto Start No Yes 30 Panning Support No Yes 31 Suport for Multiple Users (e.g. Terminal Services) No Yes At under $200, and with so many Productivity-Enhancing Features, X-Win32 is a Bargain !!!
Re: 30+ reasons why X-Win32 is Better than Cygwin/X
On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 04:19:18PM -0500, Joseph Miller wrote: I recently received a list entitled 30+ Reasons Why X-Win32 is Better than Cygwin/X. I don't know enough at the moment (though I am learning) about the Cygwin/X server to be able to understand some of the reasons. I have already created XWinLogon (http://www.calcmaster.net/visual-c++/xwinlogon/) and I am working to work on the Cygwin/X server so that all 30+ reasons will go away. Can someone please explain the following: Out of curiousity, where did you get this list? Was it something that you asked for or something that was sent to you without asking? For those who don't know, Harold Hunt (the former main developer for Cygwin/X) now works for the company who provides X-Win32. cgf
RE: bad installation ?
Well, Phil, I read what she posted, and I do NOT think it tells all Banibrata needs to know. The big unanswered question that is probably still bothering Banibrata is, how on earth did the group get to be 'mkpasswd' in the first place? I very much doubt that Banibrata set it to that. And I have never seen that in Cygwin or Cygwin/X before. So it sounds like some drastic error condition did this. And if it did, who knows what _else_ is messed up in the installation? THAT is what Banitrata needs to know; it was NOT contained in the message. Another thing Banibrata needs to know that was not explained is which of the FOUR methods of rebuilding the password file is appropriate for this condition. Now it may very well be that the readers of the list cannot answer this for Banibrata, since it varies from case to case, and Banibrata simply has to knuckle-down and read the man pages. But even if this is the case, some guidelines for how to intepret the man pages would be the right, helpful response. To that end, I propose to Banibrata the following questions: 1 - do you need remote access? 2 - what version of Windows are you running? 3 - do you have access to the Domain Controller? 4 - where do you have your home directory (directories)? The answers to these questions will tell you whether or not you need the '-d' option, etc. --- Phil Betts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday, February 23, 2005 6:23 PM, Banibrata Dutta wrote: Could anybody explain the following behaviour or Cygwin and startx in Cygwin... capture Your group is currently mkpasswd. This indicates that the /etc/passwd (and possibly /etc/group) files should be rebuilt. See the man pages for mkpasswd and mkgroup then, for example, run mkpasswd -l [-d] /etc/passwd mkgroup -l [-d] /etc/group Note that the -d switch is necessary for domain users. snip Could someone please help ? Did you actually *read* what you posted? It tells you all you need to know. [snip] __ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/
