Why I can't run xwin?

Neil Lunn neillunn@gunz.com.au
Mon May 28 19:43:00 GMT 2001


Wrong list. Try cygwin-xfree.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wang Hai [ mailto:wh@uncnet.com ]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 12:18 PM
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Why I can't run xwin?
> 
> 
> cygwin
> Hi,
> 
> I downloaded and installed CygWin. I think it was a 
> successful install.
> I'm running Win2000, and it appears in my Programs menu, 
> under the folder
> "Cygnus Solutions" .
> 
> When I start up CygWin brings up an MSDOS window.
> 
> But when I run "XWin.exe -screen 0 800x600x8 -whitepixel 255 
> -blackpixel 0",
> it appears "_XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should 
> be set to root".I don't know what is the meaning.So I can't run Xwin.
> 
> I installed CygWin in c:\cygwin\ and when I look in the 
> cygwin folder, there is a /tmp/.X11-unix directory. 
> 
> So how can I do?
> Oh, Help, help!
> 
>             Wang Hai
>             wh@uncnet.com
> 
> 
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