RE: Starting Xwin - Shell Window Remains
Hi, I'm able to start and use Xwin. However, after the X server is up, I need to manually close the cygwin bash window (the one that started the X server). I've checked the usual places, but have not come up with a solution. This is probably more of a shell scripting question, but since the solution I'm looking for is a windows executable (C:\cygwin\startxwin.bat) that I can drop into my StartUp folder to automatically start Xwin when I log in, here I am. Here's where I'm at thus far: 1. C:\cygwin\startxwin.bat exists, and has the following contents: @echo off c: chdir c:\cygwin\bin bash --login -i /usr/local/bin/myxwin 2. /usr/local/bin/myxwin exists, and has the following contents: #!/usr/bin/bash # # Start the Cygwin X server, xwin echo Starting X server... # Succeeds, but must kill cygwin bash window manually nohup xwin -multiwindow -clipboard -emulate3buttons /dev/null 21 # Same as previous #(nohup xwin -multiwindow -clipboard -emulate3buttons /dev/null 21 ) exit # Same as previous #exec $(nohup xwin -multiwindow -clipboard -emulate3buttons /dev/null 21 ) # have tried permutations of the above commands, without success. # odd, can't seem to find fork in cygwin. errors occur, so it's not a shell builtin. echo You can safely close this window # Also doesn't work - the PID no longer exists #kill -9 $$ -- Thanks in advance, -Brett With the Cygwin/X X-startup-scripts-1.0.10-4 package the following batch files were included: C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\startxwin.bat C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\startxdmcp.bat -- for XDMCP with another host Both of these start Xwin and there is no cygwin bash window to close. Note that the xstartxwin.bat file after starting Xwin also starts an Xterm. The batch could be modified to not start the Xterm. Apparently it has something to do with C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\run.exe, but I couldn't find much on this executable. -- Frodak -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: Starting Xwin - Shell Window Remains
brett lee wrote: Hi, I'm able to start and use Xwin. However, after the X server is up, I need to manually close the cygwin bash window (the one that started the X server). I've checked the usual places, but have not come up with a solution. This is probably more of a shell scripting question, but since the solution I'm looking for is a windows executable (C:\cygwin\startxwin.bat) that I can drop into my StartUp folder to automatically start Xwin when I log in, here I am. Here's where I'm at thus far: 1. C:\cygwin\startxwin.bat exists, and has the following contents: @echo off c: chdir c:\cygwin\bin bash --login -i /usr/local/bin/myxwin You might want to try this: bash --login -c /usr/local/bin/myxwin ^^ -i is for an interactive shell Regards, Doug -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: Starting Xwin - Shell Window Remains
brett lee wrote: 1. C:\cygwin\startxwin.bat exists, and has the following contents: @echo off c: chdir c:\cygwin\bin bash --login -i /usr/local/bin/myxwin bash --login -c /usr/local/bin/myxwin 2. /usr/local/bin/myxwin exists, and has the following contents: #!/usr/bin/bash # # Start the Cygwin X server, xwin echo Starting X server... # Succeeds, but must kill cygwin bash window manually nohup xwin -multiwindow -clipboard -emulate3buttons /dev/null 21 xwin -multiwindow -clipboard -emulate3buttons -silent-dup-error I don't really know about the silent-dup-error but it is in the example script, so I use it. I use this very technique so my xwin is launched with environment variables set the way I want, without maintaining a seperate set of batch commands, and I don't have a left over window - but there is a residual process reported. I presume the parent. Regards, Doug -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: Starting Xwin - Shell Window Remains
As info I start X by using a shortcut to open an rxvt window running bash ( see below for contents of shortcut scripts ). (If you do not have rxvt, use setup to get it, it is unbelievable to me that with billions of dollars MS cannot include a decent command prompt.) Then, in the rxvt window I type startxscript After this I can exit the rxvt window used to start X with no problems. I have a desktop shortcut that has a target of: C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -sr -sl 2500 -geometry 80x25 -sb -fg grey -bg grey15 -fn lucida console-13-bold -e c:/cygwin/bin/bash --rcfile /home/rthompso/.bashrc and a start in value of: c:\cygwin\home\rthompso $HOME/bin is part of my path. I have $HOME/bin/startxscript that contains: $ cat startxscript #!/bin/bash /usr/X11R6/bin/startxwin.sh My /usr/X11R6/bin/startxwin.sh contains ( slight mods from the downloaded script ): #! /bin/sh export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0 export PATH=/usr/X11R6/bin:$PATH export XAPPLRESDIR=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults export XCMSDB=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Xcms.txt export XKEYSYMDB=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XKeysymDB export XNLSPATH=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale # Cleanup from last run. rm -rf /tmp/.X11-unix # The error Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' is # caused by using a DOS mode mount for the mount that the Cygwin/X # fonts are accessed through. See the Cygwin/X FAQ for more # information: # http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof # Brief descriptions of XWin-specific options: # # -screen scr_num [width height] # Enable screen scr_num and optionally specify a width and # height for that screen. # Most importantly, any parameters specified before the first -screen # parameter apply to all screens. Any options after the first -screen # parameter apply only to the screen that precedes the parameter. # Example: # XWin -fullscreen -screen 0 -screen 1 -depth 8 -screen 2 # All screens will be fullscreen, but screen 2 will be depth 8, while # screens 0 and 1 will be the default depth (whatever depth Windows # is currently running at). # -multiwindow # Start an integrated Windows-based window manager. Not to be used # with -rootless nor -fullscreen. # -rootless # Use a transparent root window with an external window manager # (such as twm). Not to be used with -multiwindow nor # with -fullscreen. # -fullscreen # Use a window as large as possible on the primary monitor. # -multiplemonitors # Create a root window that covers all monitors on a # system with multiple monitors. # -clipboard # Enable the integrated version of xwinclip. Do not use in # conjunction with the xwinclip program. # -depth bits_per_pixel # Specify the screen depth to run at (in bits per pixel) using a # DirectDraw-based engine in conjunction with the -fullscreen # option, ignored if the -fullscreen option is not specified. # By default, you will be using a DirectDraw based engine on any # system that supports it. # -unixkill # Trap Ctrl+Alt+Backspace as a server shutdown key combination. # -nounixkill # Disable Ctrl+Alt+Backspace as a server shutdown key combination (default). # Example: # XWin -unixkill -screen 0 -screen 1 -screen 2 -nounixkill # Screens 0 and 1 will allow Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, but screen 2 will not. # -winkill # Trap Alt+F4 as a server shutdown key combination (default). # -nowinkill # Disable Alt+F4 as a server shutdown key combination. # -scrollbars # Enable resizing of the server display window. Do not use in conjunction # with -multiwindow nor with -rootless. # -nodecoration # Draw the server root window without a title bar or border. # Do not use with -mutliwindow nor with -rootless. # -lesspointer # Hide the Windows mouse cursor anytime it is over any part of the # window, even if Cygwin/X is not the window with the focus. # -refresh rate_in_Hz # Specify a refresh rate to use when used with the -fullscreen option. # -trayicon # Enable the tray icon (default). # -notrayicon # Disable the tray icon. # Example: # XWin -notrayicon -screen 0 -screen 1 -screen 2 -trayicon # Screens 0 and 1 will not have tray icons, but screen 2 will. # -emulate3buttons [timeout] # Emulate 3 button mouse with an optional timeout in milliseconds. # -xf86config # Specify an XF86Config-style configuration file. # -keyboard # Specify a keyboard device from the configuration file. # # Startup the programs # # Startup the X Server with the integrated Windows-based window manager. # WARNING: Do not use 'xwinclip' in conjunction with the ``-clipboard'' # command-line parameter for XWin. Doing so would start two clipboard # managers, which is never supposed to happen. XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error # Startup an xterm, using bash as the shell.
Starting Xwin - Shell Window Remains
Hi, I'm able to start and use Xwin. However, after the X server is up, I need to manually close the cygwin bash window (the one that started the X server). I've checked the usual places, but have not come up with a solution. This is probably more of a shell scripting question, but since the solution I'm looking for is a windows executable (C:\cygwin\startxwin.bat) that I can drop into my StartUp folder to automatically start Xwin when I log in, here I am. Here's where I'm at thus far: 1. C:\cygwin\startxwin.bat exists, and has the following contents: @echo off c: chdir c:\cygwin\bin bash --login -i /usr/local/bin/myxwin 2. /usr/local/bin/myxwin exists, and has the following contents: #!/usr/bin/bash # # Start the Cygwin X server, xwin echo Starting X server... # Succeeds, but must kill cygwin bash window manually nohup xwin -multiwindow -clipboard -emulate3buttons /dev/null 21 # Same as previous #(nohup xwin -multiwindow -clipboard -emulate3buttons /dev/null 21 ) exit # Same as previous #exec $(nohup xwin -multiwindow -clipboard -emulate3buttons /dev/null 21 ) # have tried permutations of the above commands, without success. # odd, can't seem to find fork in cygwin. errors occur, so it's not a shell builtin. echo You can safely close this window # Also doesn't work - the PID no longer exists #kill -9 $$ -- Thanks in advance, -Brett __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
