3.x used Xming (XMing "Public Domain Release") instead of VcXsrv.
Please help us debug this by doing what you said. In the meantime though, you might want to try specifying Cygwin X11 or Xming (Xming "Public Domain Release") as the external X server. You specify an external X server under: Options -> Settings -> X-Server settings. Note this bug though. At least you can workaround the bug: http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=109 If you need help figuring out the arguments to pass to Cygwin X11 or Xming, I can probably help you later today or tomorrow. -Mike#2 On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 8:41 AM, James M. Pulver <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I can confirm I get nothing like that from the command line. I get the > generic Windows "Program has failed to start". I'll try and get a screenshot > later today, but one interesting point - while 4.0.1 and 4.0.2 are giving > this error, a 3.x version installed and is working fine on the Windows 8 > computer . . . > > -- > James Pulver > CLASSE Computer Group > Cornell University > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael DePaulo [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 8:30 AM > To: James M. Pulver > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [X2Go-User] X2Go Windows Client on Windows 8 > > Hi James, > > Can you confirm that you get no further details when you attempt to launch > VcXsrv from the command-line? > > Here's an example of an error I get when launching it from the command line. > (In this case, the workaround would be to add specify display :2 because I > already have X2Go's VcXsrv instances running on :0 and :1). > http://imgur.com/YjPJuJy > > -Mike#2 > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 2:07 PM, James M. Pulver <[email protected]> wrote: >> We just get the Windows pop-up saying the program VcXsrv failed to start. No >> mention of a log file. This is with the version you linked me... >> >> -- >> James Pulver >> CLASSE Computer Group >> Cornell University >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Michael DePaulo [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 9:25 AM >> To: James M. Pulver >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [X2Go-User] X2Go Windows Client on Windows 8 >> >> On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 8:55 AM, James M. Pulver <[email protected]> wrote: >>> We are having great success using the X2Go Client on Windows 7. >>> However, some outside users are running Windows 8 or Windows Vista, >>> and no matter what we can think to do, we cannot get the X2Go Client >>> to run. It starts, freezes for a few seconds, says “Cannot Start X Server” >>> and then exits. >>> >>> Is this a known problem with those OSs? Is there some configuration >>> to make it work? Any ideas? >>> >>> James Pulver >>> >>> CLASSE Computer Group >>> >>> Cornell University >> >> Hi James, >> >> I am the maintainer of the Windows Client. >> >> I am sorry to hear that you are running into this issue. >> >> And I actually do most of my testing on my Windows 8.1 64-bit desktop. >> >> I have seen this problem happen occasionally for various reasons. I think >> they have always been due to external factors. So I suspect that some >> external factor is the cause. >> >> 1st, what version of X2Go Client are you using? For security fixes and >> bugfixes, you should be using 4.0.2.0+build2, but I will still troubleshoot >> this issue for you even if you are not: >> http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/doc:release-notes-mswin:x2goclient-4.0.2 >> .0 >> >> 2nd, are you using 64-bit Windows Vista, 7 and 8 or 32-bit Windows Vista, 7 >> and 8? >> >> 3rd, is this option set in X2Go Client? >> Options -> Setttings -> X-Server settings -> use integrated X-Server >> >> 4th, do you have any other X servers running? The only freeware and FOSS X >> servers are VcXsrv (which we bundle and use), Xming 6.9, and Cygwin X11. >> Commercial ones include Hummingbird/OpenText Exceed. >> >> 5th, can you try launching our bundled VcXsrv from the command-line and see >> if it launches successfully? >> >> Run this command on 64-bit windows from command prompt: >> "C:\Program Files (x86)\x2goclient\VcXsrv\vcxsrv.exe" -multiwindow >> -clipboard :0 >> >> or this command on 32-bit windows from command prompt: >> "C:\Program Files\x2goclient\VcXsrv\vcxsrv.exe" -multiwindow >> -clipboard :0 >> >> VcXsrv should start successfully. You should not see any output in command >> prompt. However, you should see the X server tray icon show up. You can >> right-click the icon to end the X server. >> >> Note that if VcXsrv does not start successfully, it should tell you that it >> wrote a log file with the errors. Please attach that log file to the reply. >> >> -Mike#2 _______________________________________________ x2go-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.x2go.org/listinfo/x2go-user
