X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <486BFD92.9040306@cygwin.com> Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:13:38 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070505 Remi/2.0.0.0-3.fc4.remi Lightning/0.8 Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: system shared memory mismatch problem References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Akula, Murali wrote: > Hi, > > I installed/uninstalled cygwin couple of times, previously. When I > install a new version (1.5.24) now, I get the following error, when I > start any app: > > ************* > C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\xinit.exe (2936): *** system shared memory > version mismatch detected - 0x2D1E009C/0x75BE0081. > This problem is probably due to using incompatible versions of the > cygwin DLL. > Search for cygwin1.dll using the Windows Start->Find/Search facility > and delete all but the most recent version. The most recent version > *should* > reside in x:\cygwin\bin, where 'x' is the drive on which you have > installed the cygwin distribution. Rebooting is also suggested if you > are unable to find another cygwin DLL. > ************** > > I searched on my drive and the only cygwin1.dll is x:\cygwin\bin. I > uninstalled cygwin (as recommended at the FAQ) cleaned registry entries > and path, etc.., rebooted and installed cygwin again. I continue to see > the same problem. > Is there a way to find which app is creating the shared memory area? Any > help is appreciated. How can I fix this without having to reimage my > machine? Make sure, if you're using Windows search, that you tell Windows to show you hidden files and folders. These options are in the "View" tab under "Folder Options..." in the Explorer "Tools" menu. Windows hides lots of important stuff by default. :-( -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/