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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:08:05 -0500
To: Weilian Su <weilian AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: Failed to open 
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At 05:00 PM 1/17/2001, Weilian Su wrote:
>Hello:
>
>         I used the setup.exe program to install Cygwin v1.1.x
>from the web on my laptop running window 98 recently.  I also followed
>the instruction on the web to download XFree86 4.0.  I also downloaded
>the xfig package.
>
>         I also have exceed running on my laptop.  I believe
>the exceed which I am using supports X11R6.  I am not sure
>if that exceed version supports X11R6.3 or X11R6.4.  The document just
>says it supports X11R6.
>
>         I lauched exceed and then launched the Cygwin shell.
>I set DISPLAY to localhost:0.0.  When I lauched xterm or
>xfig, it is complaining:
>
>         "Failed to open input method."
>
>         and then it does a core dump and exits. When I lauch
>xclock, it is ok and the clock is ticking.
>
>         I am not sure what is wrong, please advise.
>
>         Also,I could not find "xfree86-4.0-rgb.tar.bz2" file
>in the download directory for XFree86 4.0.  Please advise
>on this as well.



As your questions are more directly related to XFree, I suggest you send 
them to that list (cygwin-xfree AT cygwin DOT com).  People on that list are better 
equipped to help you out in this case.


Larry Hall                              lhall AT rfk DOT com
RFK Partners, Inc.                      http://www.rfk.com
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