Re: Problem with startx

[Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>]

On Thu, 27 May 2004, Lirong Chen wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I followed the installation procedure to instal cygwin/X, then when I type:
> $ startx, the message went up as following with no Xwin opened:
> --------------------------------
> $ startx
>
> Welcome to the XWin X Server
> Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
> Release: 6.7.0.0-9
>
> Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>
> XWin was started with the following command line:
>
> X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard
> [snip]
>
> Please help, what I did not completed?
>
> Thanks!
> Lirong Chen

Do you see an "X" icon in your systray?  X did get started, but the
default mode is now multiwindow (as evidenced by the above log snippet),
and you won't see a root window.  Just open your X apps as usual.  If you
want a root window, use "startx -- :0" (or something of the sort, someone
will surely correct me if I'm wrong).
	Igor
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