RE: install prob

["Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>]

The xf_dx.dll from /usr/bin/X11 also should be moved to
/usr/X11R6/bin.  The DirectX dynamic loader and should be
in the same directory XWin.exe resides or at least available
in your PATH

Suhaib


> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com]On Behalf Of Suhaib
> Siddiqi
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 8:46 AM
> To: Ed Eden; cygwin-xfree
> Subject: RE: install prob
> 
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> > I used the:
> > 
> > xfree86-bin.tar
> > xfree86-4.0-xwin.tar
> > xfree86-fonts.tar
> > xfree86-devel.tar
> 
> Those are correct.
> 
> Except xfree86-bin.tar.bz2 contain an older version of XWin.exe
> in /usr/X11R6/bin and should be deleted.  I did not get time
> to clean up XCygwin/XFree directories on Sourceware.  Will do it 
> this week.
> 
> > 
> > first off, the xfree86-bin.tar installs to /usr/X11R6/bin, but the
> > xfree86-4.0-xwin.tar installs to /usr/bin/X11. Next, when I try 'xwin
> > :0' i get:
> > 
> 
> Oh that is my mistake xfree86-4.0-xwin.tar.bz2 should also install in
> /usr/X11R6/bin, replacing the older copy of XWin.exe.  Please move it to
> /usr/X11R6/bin.
> 
> Preferabley from a DOS shell start X-server using startxwin.bat.
> 
> cd \usr\X11R6\bin
> startxwin
> 
> All should work after that
> 
> Suhaib
> 
> > bash-2.03$ xwin :0
> > scheduling timer: Invalid argument
> > _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
> > pwin->width = 00000500
> > pwin->height = 00000400
> > pwin->paddedWidth = 00000a00
> > pwin->bitsPerPixel = 00000010
> > calling winAllocateFramebufferMemory
> > cannot load xf_dx.dll
> > 
> > any ideas?
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