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List: cygwin-xfree
Subject: Re: startxwin.sh crashing on XP pro
From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin X)" <reply-to-list-only-lh-x () cygwin ! com>
Date: 2007-05-18 22:47:17
Message-ID: 464E2CF5.5000609 () cygwin ! com
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Jim Marshall wrote:
> 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!
Glad I could help. :-)
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