Re: Unable to run xfree86 on Windows NT 4.0 SP 6a?

["Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>]

You need to update your video card driver - see the list archives.

Rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Denis Haskin" <denis.haskin@bigfoot.com>
To: <cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 7:36 AM
Subject: Unable to run xfree86 on Windows NT 4.0 SP 6a?


> I'm unable to successfully run xfree86 on a Windows NT system, although
> the documentation indicates I should be able to do this.
> 
> The system has Windows NT 4.0 workstation, service pack 6a (which is
> supposed to have DirectX 3.0).
> 
> I downloaded & installed cygwin 1.1.7 and xfree86 4.0 (I downloaded the
> minimal set of xc-4-binaries, according to the doc).  Did the setup as
> the doc says.
> 
> However, when I attempt to run startxwin.bat, this happens:
> 
> In the window where XWin is running, the following appears:
>     Couldn't open RGB_DB '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb'
>     _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
>     pwin->width = 00000320
>     pwin->height = 00000258
>     pwin->paddedWidth = 00000640
>     pwin->bitsPerPixel = 00000010
>     calling winAllocateFramebufferMemory
> 
> and then a dialog box appears with
> 
>     Direct Draw Init Failed: Error = 88760078 (uknown error)
> 
> Does xfree86 require a later DirectX version?  As far as I can tell 3.0
> is the latest one available for NT.
> 
> Much thanks,
> 
> Denis Haskin
> 
> 
> 
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