RE: Missing /etc/X11 ... !

[Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>]

> My OS is Windows98 (2nd Edition), now I know this isn't fully 
> supported,


Well that is absolutely NOT supported (not fully).  The only thing you
can try is Harold test case from "test directory" that is what some
people got working.  Or you could get X-server-1.0 from "contrib" directory
and install it in c:\usr  (not c:\cygwin\usr.

Suhaib

> but it seems, from the mailing list that some people managed 
> to have it
> sort of working, although not stable.
> 
> I am already at a very low resolution and just having XWin and xetrm
> doesn't seem to help.
> 
> Are there patches that makes X11 work under Windows98, I 
> don't feel like
> bying a Win2000 license !
> 
> Pat.
> 
> Suhaib Siddiqi wrote:
> 
> >  Please post to cygwin-xfree mailing list.Your OS 
> version?try editing
> > the startxwin.bat and run at a lower resolution? i.e. -screen 0
> > 600x800x16If nothing else opens except gray screen and 
> mouse works it
> > means x-server is working and xterm windowis dying.  try commenting
> > out everything in startxwin.bat exceting xwin and xterm lines.Suhaib
> >
> >      -----Original Message-----
> >      From: Patrick Ellis [mailto:patrick.ellis@teligent.fr]
> >      Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 10:51 AM
> >      To: Suhaib Siddiqi
> >      Subject: Re: Missing /etc/X11 ... !
> >
> >      Ok, but then I get the following:
> >      _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
> >      calling cfb16ScreenInit( 14686b50, c7f68000, 00000320,
> >      00000258, 00000064, 00000
> >      064, 00000320 )
> >      Successful addition of Screen 0x14686d48 0x14686b50
> >      error opening security policy file
> >      /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
> >
> >      And then I just have the gray background of the X11
> >      interface and the only thing I can do is move the mouse ...
> >
> >      Pat.
> >
> >      Suhaib Siddiqi a écrit :
> >
> >     > You do not need it.
> >     >
> >     > Suhaib
> >     >
> >
>