RE: No Xterms or Window Manager when running startxwin.bat

[Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>]

That is why I said correct the PATH in startxwin.bat, please.  It was a
mistake from me.
I will rplace it soon on the ftp server.

The PATH in startxwin.bat should be
SET PATH=%PATH%;\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin;c:\cygwin\bin 

Suhaib

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin DeKorte [mailto:kdekorte@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 3:44 PM
> To: cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject: Re: No Xterms or Window Manager when running startxwin.bat
> 
> 
> I don't have a \usr\bin\X11 directory...
> I installed from the precompiled binaries
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > One more addition /correctionto startxwin.bat
> >
> >
> >  @echo off
> >  SET DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
> >  SET PATH=%PATH%;\usr\X11R6\bin;c:\cygwin\bin  <----- in 
> the default there
> > is a mistake \usr\bin\X11
> >  start XWin -screen 0 1024x768x16 -whitepixel 255 -blackpixel 0
> >  start xterm -sl 1000 -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg yellow -bg black
> > REM start rxvt -fn "Lucidia Console-12"
> > REM start vtwm
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Suhaib Siddiqi [mailto:ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 3:11 PM
> > > To: cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com
> > > Subject: RE: No Xterms or Window Manager when running 
> startxwin.bat
> > >
> > >
> > > You do not need your ip address 127.0.0.1:0.0 is for localhost.
> > >
> > > What do you see in the console (black windows) for xterm when
> > > you press
> > > alt+tab?
> > > I suspect xterm is dying for some reasons.  Edit your
> > > startxwin.bat and
> > > comment out rxvt and vtwm
> > > Then see if xterm shows up, if it does then kill the x-server
> > > and uncomment
> > > vtwm (that is remove REM before it) and try again.
> > >
> > > that is
> > >
> > >  @echo off
> > >  SET DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
> > >  SET PATH=%PATH%;\usr\bin\X11;c:\cygwin\bin
> > >  start XWin -screen 0 1024x768x16 -whitepixel 255 -blackpixel 0
> > >  start xterm -sl 1000 -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg yellow -bg black
> > > REM start rxvt -fn "Lucidia Console-12"
> > > REM start vtwm
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Kevin DeKorte [mailto:kdekorte@yahoo.com]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 3:04 PM
> > > > To: cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com
> > > > Subject: No Xterms or Window Manager when running startxwin.bat
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I am able to launch the startxwin command after editing the
> > > > batch file to be
> > > > the following
> > > >
> > > > @echo off
> > > > SET DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
> > > > SET PATH=%PATH%;\usr\bin\X11;c:\cygwin\bin
> > > > start XWin -screen 0 1024x768x16 -whitepixel 255 -blackpixel 0
> > > > start xterm -sl 1000 -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg yellow -bg black
> > > > start rxvt -fn "Lucidia Console-12"
> > > > start vtwm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I get the b&w checkerd X screen and the X cursor and I can
> > > > move the cursor
> > > > around. That is all that happens.
> > > > I switch back to windows using Alt-Tab and type 'xterm' and
> > > > it tells me
> > > > 'unable to open display "127.0.0.1:0.0"
> > > > I run ipconfig and it tells me that my ip is 9.99.247.10
> > > > (provided by DHCP).
> > > > I set my display var to be that ip and
> > > > I restart X and I get the same error message by with the new
> > > > ip.  Any ideas
> > > > what is wrong?
> > > >
> > > > Kevin
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
>