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The output of 'strace Xwin' is attached -Charles Swenson- -----Original Message----- From: Jon TURNEY [mailto:jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk] Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 1:01 PM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com; Charles Swenson Subject: Re: /tmp/.X0-lock problem Charles Swenson wrote: > FAQ 3.4. Fatal server error: Can't read lock file /tmp/.X0-lock > > I just installed cygwin for the first time (newbie) on a XP-SP3 laptop > to gain access to my Linux systems. Install was straight forward but I > ran into this error as noted in the FAQ file upon launching X (Start > menu or command line) > > I tried the possible workarounds: > > 1. rm -rf /tmp; mkdir /tmp ; chmod 1777 /tmp > > Which did not work for me but > > 2. startx -- -nolock > > did work for me. I can try some things if someone needs a "broken > system" to diagnose. Can you provide the output of 'strace Xwin' , please.
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