Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 01:55:53 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) From: Michael A Chase Subject: Re: sysvinit for cygwin? To: cygwin , Ariel Manzur Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: INLINE References: <5.1.1.6.0.20020927204306.00afe180@shodan.juegosonline.net> <5.1.1.6.0.20020927204306.00afe180@shodan.juegosonline.net> <5.0.1.4.2.20020927230119.021e3780@john.anime.com.ar> In-Reply-To: <5.0.1.4.2.20020927230119.021e3780@john.anime.com.ar> On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 01:01:53 -0300 Ariel Manzur wrote: > At 18:32 27/09/2002 -0700, you wrote: >>On Fri, 27 Sep 2002 20:44:51 -0300 Ariel Manzur > >>wrote: >> >>> is there a 'sysvinit' package for cygwin? I'm only interested in being able >>> to switch consoles using alt-f1 to 6, I understand the program 'init' is >>> the one that manages that. Is there at least a 'clon' of that for cygwin? >> >>There isn't, but there wouldn't be much point. Cygwin console windows are >>Windows windows (usually either cmd.exe or rxvt.exe) so you can switch >>between them using Alt-TAB. > > But there is :) I use cygwin in 'terminal mode', and sometimes my video > driver crashes windows when I switch between console mode and the desktop > too often. Also, I'd like to be able to have more than one shell without > having to use the 'start' menu on windows to launch a different window (and > I couldn't get 'screen' to work properly either :( When you say 'terminal mode' do you mean you log in through telnet, open a console window using the provided Cygwin icon, open a rxvt window or, open an X window? If it is the last, cygwin@cygwin.com is the wrong list, use cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com instead. For the others, I use a normal console window and switch between it and windows applications continually throughout the day with no problems; you may have a configuration problem in Windows, but someone else on the list is likely to be able to help more after you give more details. > So, would it be possible to port the existing one, or should I just write > my own terminal swintching thing? If you want it to happen, you will have to do it yourself or convince someone on cygwin@cygwin.com that it is worth doing. I have neither the skills nor the interest. -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/