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Re: drivers..
Can you show the output of ls -l xf_dx.dll in that directory? I've seen problems with execute permissions being set in the past...
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Aihua Wu" <aihuawu@hotmail.com>
To: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com>; "Andrew Markebo" <flognat@flognat.myip.org>
Cc: <cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 5:39 AM
Subject: Re: drivers..
> Thanks.
> Yes, it is in my path.
> And the xf_dx.dll is there.
>
> Ed Wu
>
> ======================================
> e:\home\ewu>path
> PATH=e:\apps\win32\cygwin\bin;e:\apps\win32\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin;e:\apps\win32\o
> racle\BIN;e:\apps\win32\oracle\agentbin;C:\WINNT.0\system32;C:\WINNT.0;E:\apps\w
> in32\msdev\Common\Tools\WinNT;E:\apps\win32\msdev\Common\MSDev98\Bin;E:\apps\win32\msdev\Common\Tools;E:\apps\win32\msdev\VC98\bin
> e:\home\ewu>dir e:\apps\win32\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\xf_dx.dll
> Volume in drive E has no label.
> Volume Serial Number is E0D1-FF98
>
> Directory of e:\apps\win32\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin
>
> 00-06-07 05:11p 155,720 xf_dx.dll
> 1 File(s) 155,720 bytes
> 2,151,948,288 bytes free
>
>
> > I think you MIGHT be able to figure out from the simple error
> > what actually might be happening, before you give up? :-)
> >
> > > cannot load xf_dx.dll
> >
> > Does it not mean the xf_dx.dll is not available to xwin.exe in the PATH?
> > You should have it it X11R6\bin and that directory should be in your PATH.
> >
> > Suhaib
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ed Aihua Wu [mailto:aihuawu@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 6:14 PM
> > To: Andrew Markebo
> > Cc: cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com
> > Subject: Re: drivers..
> >
> >
> > Thanks to all in this xfree list.
> > I have given up.
> >
> > The only drivers they have are for NT3.1 or 3.5, not for NT 4.0.
> > I tried those from other site before, they don't work.
> > Probably I need to update my video card.
> >
> > My PC is NT 4.0, SP6a, CL5430.
> > e:\home\ewu>XWin -screen 0 800x600x16 -whitepixel 255 -blackpixel 0
> > pwin->width = 00000320
> > pwin->height = 00000258
> > pwin->paddedWidth = 00000640
> > pwin->bitsPerPixel = 00000010
> > calling winAllocateFramebufferMemory
> > cannot load xf_dx.dll
> >
> > Ed Wu
> >
> >
> > > Oh BTW unfortunetaly I don't think they had drivers for NT, only 9x,
> > > but throw an extra eye at it.
> > >
> > > /Andy
> > >
> >
>