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RE: install prob
- To: "Ed Eden" <ede370 at stl dot rural dot usda dot gov>, "cygwin-xfree" <cygwin-xfree at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- Subject: RE: install prob
- From: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 08:51:10 -0400
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
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> 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:
> >
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> 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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