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Missing file xfree86-4.0-rgb.tar.bz2


Hello there,

I tried to install Cygwin/XFree under Cygwin 1.1.8 on Windows NT SP6. Cygwin itsself runs wonderfull.
For the download I used the mirror:

     ftp://ftp.franken.de/pub/win32/develop/gnuwin32/cygwin/mirrors/cygnus/xfree/xc-4-binaries/

to download the necessary files according to the Installation-Documentation written at:

     http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/xfree/docs/howto/x195.htm

But on this mirror (and also on some other mirrors) the file "xfree86-4.0-rgb.tar.bz2" was missing.

The documentation says:

     Download the following files from xfree/xc-4-binaries, saving them to the root of your Cygwin installation directory (e.g. c:\cygwin), the
          uncompressed file size appears after each file; you will need approximately 60MB of disk space to download and uncompress all of these files
     xfree86-4.0-DLLs.tar.bz2 (2.3MB; required, various libraries)
     xfree86-4.0-fonts.tar.bz2 (12.5MB; required, X fonts)
     xfree86-4.0-rgb.tar.bz2 (17kB; required, defines screen colors)
     xfree86-4.0-Xterm.tar.bz2 (0.9MB; required, terminal emulator)
     xfree86-4.0-Xwin.tar.bz2 (5.6MB; required, DirectX X/Server)
     xfree86-4.0-Prog.tar.bz2 (39MB; optional, additional X utilities, e.g. xhost)

I tried XFree without the tar-file, but got a lot of error-messages regarding colours, and at the end the application started with very bad colours.
(By the way,after the xterm starts, it does not accept any input, and dissapears short after I press "Enter")

Can you give me some hints, where to find the file?
Can I use some files from a Linux-Installation? (e.g. from Suse Linux 7.0)

Please answer to: werner.noeth@gmx.de

Best thanks for your help in advance.

With best regards / Mit freundlichen Gruessen

Werner Noeth, System Consultant for VM/VSE/Open Systems
Comparex Munich, Germany
telefon:  +49 89 74355 - 156
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email:    werner.noeth@gmx.de





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