Re: startxwin.sh crashing on XP pro

[Jim Marshall <jim dot marshall at wbemsolutions dot com>]

Larry Hall (Cygwin X) wrote:
> 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".
Thank you - that fixed his problem!

-Jim


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