Re: startx problem on Win-XP

2003-11-25 Thread Andrew Markebo
If you from a cmd window run startxwin.bat, what is printed out? If you run the startxwin.sh from a cygwin window, what is printed out? What does /tmp/XWin.log contain? /Andy / [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Reichel, Wolfgang ) wrote: | Harold , | |Reichel, Wolfgang wrote: |Hello ! |I have installed

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

2003-11-25 Thread Reichel, Wolfgang
If you from a cmd window run startxwin.bat, what is printed out? If you run the startxwin.sh from a cygwin window, what is printed out? What does /tmp/XWin.log contain? /Andy Hello Andy! Thanks for you answer. When i run startxwin.bat only startxwin.bat - Starting on Windows

RE: startx problem on Win-XP

2003-11-25 Thread Robert McNulty Junior
You need to install the fonts. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Reichel, Wolfgang Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 9:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: startx problem on Win-XP If you from a cmd window run startxwin.bat, what

startx problem on Win-XP

2003-11-24 Thread Reichel, Wolfgang
Hello ! I have installed the newest cygwin-version on my Win-XP box. But i can't start the X-System. It doesn't make any different how i try to start it. I tried the following way... startx 2/tmp/mistlog and got this result: 1 [unknown (0xFEC)] XWin 2816

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

2003-11-24 Thread Harold L Hunt II
Wolfgang, Reichel, Wolfgang wrote: Hello ! I have installed the newest cygwin-version on my Win-XP box. But i can't start the X-System. It doesn't make any different how i try to start it. I tried the following way... startx 2/tmp/mistlog Use startxwin.bat instead:

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

2003-11-24 Thread Charles E. Cooper
I've also been struggling to get a useable windows system. I use cygwin to log into Sun systems. I tried the startxwin.bat method and get a window up, but it won't let me redirect remote windows back to my Windows platform. I then ssh into the sun machine setenv DISPLAY

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

2003-11-24 Thread Charles E. Cooper
OK, must have been too early on Monday morning, as I knew about the xhost, but didn't do it. I now seem to have it working using the windows manager, this is a vast improvement as I can do radical things like resize and close windows! Thanks for the tips. Chuck At 10:26 AM 11/24/2003

Re: startx problem on Win-XP

2003-11-24 Thread Harold L Hunt II
Charles E. Cooper wrote: OK, my excitement has dwindled. I tried used textedit remotely and the cursor is non-functional in the remoted display. I can't edit or scroll without the cursor. to summarize what I'm doing: xhost + machinename ssh -X -l username machinename when logged