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RE: CDE Hangs on login with Xfree




> Sorry to pop in 'out of the blue', but I am a USER (read NOT 
> A DEVELOPER) of Cygwin/Xfree and I have the same problems 
> with 3 different Solaris boxes and 7 different W2k machines.
> 
> I have the same setup on each of 7 different W2k machines:
> 	Latest Cygwin binaries, latest Xfree 4.1.0 release,
> 	statrup script on a network share containing:
> 		XWin -screen 0 1024x768x256 -query 
> $TARGET_SERVER -fp tcp/$TARGET_SERVER:7100
> 
> My 3 Solaris boxes are set up in the following manner (all 
> with the latest 'Sun Recommended Patch' packages applied:
> 	1 - Solaris 8 (Intel)
> 	1 - Solaris 8 (Sparc - Netra T 1125)
> 	1 - Solaris 7 (Sparc - Netra T 1125)
> 
> Like Oliver, I can log in to OpenWindows without a hitch, but 
> as soon as you select CDE as your environment, as soon as the 
> desktop finishes rendering, 

Have you tried setting CDE as default desktop environment on the Sun
machines?

The OpenWindows will be a history in next release of Solaris.  I read that
due to several issues and incomplabilities Sun plans to discontnue
OpenWindows for good.


Suhaib


>XFree locks up forcing the "three 
> finger salute" (to bring up task manager) so you can kill it.
> 
> I, too, have searched every machine for multiple .DLL's and 
> none have been located on any of the 7 W2k workstations.
> 
> Hope this helps in some way.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Randal Cobb
> Applications Architect
> Daugherty Systems, Inc.
> (770) 475-7218
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com]On Behalf Of 
> Oliver S Dungey
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 3:36 AM
> To: Harold Hunt
> Cc: cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject: RE: CDE Hangs on login with Xfree
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for trying it out with Solaris on Intel:
> 
> The command line I use at startup is as follows:
> XWin -screen 0 1600 1200 -fp tcp/dolphin:1234 -query dolphin
> 
> What am I running?:
> I am using the latest Cygwin binaries as installed over the 
> internet on a clean install. I am using the last Xfree 
> release 4.1.0 having followed the installation instructions 
> to the letter. I have checked for multiple cygwin DLL's and 
> to my horror I found one installed with Iona's Orbix product. 
> I removed this file but the problems persist. I have cleanly 
> installed on about 5 different NT boxes and they all suffer 
> the same problems. I can logon with any account using 
> OpenWindows with no problems at all.
> 
> Further findings:
> I have now found another interesting thing: I can now logon 
> with CDE with my user account and everything works OK (apart 
> from the periodic crashes - could have been the old cygwin 
> dll) but if I logon with any other user accounts XWin 
> terminates just as the login is completing.
> 
> What next?:
> You are quite correct that the Solaris installation would 
> appear to be the chief suspect (SPARC version, not Intel) 
> although Exceed isn't having any problems. It is a pretty 
> standard install but there are obviously lots of variables. I 
> will find time to compile a debug version and run it through 
> GDB to try and get you some useful information.
> 
> Oliver
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "Harold Hunt" <huntharo@msu.edu> on 09/08/2001 17:07:05
> 
> To:   Oliver S Dungey/FSG/CSC@CSC, "cygx" <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
> cc:
> Subject:  RE: CDE Hangs on login with Xfree
> 
> 
> Oliver,
> 
> Well, I downloaded Solaris 8.0 for Intel and installed it on 
> one of my computers.  I created a new user and logged in via 
> XDMCP.  So far, everything has worked fine; Cygwin/XFree86 
> did not hang on login.  The User Registration program worked 
> fine and did not cause any crashes or hangs.  I have clicked 
> the Options menu in dtterm with no adverse effect.
> 
> > I don't really know who's bugs these are but they should not really 
> > cause a crash in Xfree, maybe some warnings but not a full on crash.
> 
> The answer to that question is simple: they are your bugs.  
> You are the only one that has encountered them, so you own 
> them.  I don't know that these are bugs, rather, there is 
> likely something else going on with your systems. For 
> example, you might have more than one copy of cygwin1.dll on 
> your system, you may have mixed and matched the 
> Cygwin/XFree86 binaries, or you may have a really strange 
> Solaris configuration.  In any case, we can't help you until 
> you figure out what is going on.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Harold
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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