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XWin with "rootless" option crashes on Vista
- From: rincewind <arunuke at gmail dot com>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:14:57 -0800 (PST)
- Subject: XWin with "rootless" option crashes on Vista
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
Hello All,
I had been using Cygwin with ICEWM on my XP box for sometime. I moved to
("asked" to move to) Vista recently and I installed Cygwin and compiled
ICEWM on my box. My problem is that, I am able to run startxwin.bat with the
"multiwindow" option, but not with the "rootless" or "fullscreen" option
since XWin just crashes. I understand that files have been modified in the
new Cygwin, so I stuck to making changes in the .bat file only. I tried
running startx too, but not with much avail.
In short, running startxwin.bat with XWin-multiwindow starts the X Server
and I am able to launch newer xterms. If I remove the multiwindow option
altogether or change it with rootless (ideal for me since I want to run a
different window manager) or fullscreen, XWin crashes.
I understand that there are a few applications that cause strange issues
with cygwin and I seem to have one such on my box (Logitech's webcam
package). I would be glad with any advice on this issue. I looked through
the forums, but I haven't been able to find a thread that matches my
problem.
Thanks for your time.
Regards,
Rincewind
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