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Re: startxwin.sh crashing on XP pro
- From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin X)" <reply-to-list-only-lh-x at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 19:09:28 -0400
- Subject: Re: startxwin.sh crashing on XP pro
- References: <f2id6f$ge7$1@sea.gmane.org>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
Jim Marshall wrote:
> My co-worker just installed cygwin, when he tries to run startxwin.sh it
> crashes.
>
> A fatal error has occurred and Cygwin/X will now exit.
> Please open /tmp/XWin.log for more information
>
> Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
> Release: 6.8.99.901-4
> Contact: xxx
> XWin was started with the following command line
>
> XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error
>
>
> I've read a few posts on this and tried the solutions (setting XWin :2,
> the font mount problem) to no avail. Can you suggest any other options
> to get it to work on his machine?
I'd suggest the easiest solution to a working install would be to wipe the
existing and reinstall choosing "Unix/binary" instead of "DOS/text".
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