X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:message-id:date:from:mime-version:to:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; q=dns; s=default; b=x3vnaDMQfzvL/B+LpnOrH6nPxJo9AsepqkJacvgJcVV JhapGmuEa/ekmNLufE6UFAqkgBV4dkZZv+thN6nr6CRA2tO8FiJLIlhCBycD8USo amYhljvvWK+eOCLqO7k/62I1vJZtu5G77iegkplduPNH/19r2ajvqeHry+svBkt4 = DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:message-id:date:from:mime-version:to:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=default; bh=6njoEfgCOTU/RIcZ6oqJWdOM3A0=; b=TtMeZlIZDEkjwGM7K Co1L/PITcoy1S2lEG1KOtG4jI1hzcdUNlFlvBs5ZCbN/zoDMn7ZpvyE9q0tjftmN BhEkCA1+WNPhCQQxB+qeDYeNV1N/HorMBnXhHlCqwSpHf1eP779HmQlWGxHMJgwd tfkZTUtbhiq4NfHxcHba5bz7MM= 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 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,KAM_FROM_URIBL_PCCC,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=no version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-we0-f181.google.com X-Received: by 10.180.38.15 with SMTP id c15mr30568246wik.74.1427217955494; Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:25:55 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <55119E19.9020905@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:25:45 +0100 From: Marco Atzeri User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: xterm does not launch from a local shell after upgrade... References: <20150324100348 DOT d6168d22c01192821051a28fc2a78025 DOT 1ad0453a10 DOT wbe AT email16 DOT secureserver DOT net> In-Reply-To: <20150324100348.d6168d22c01192821051a28fc2a78025.1ad0453a10.wbe@email16.secureserver.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-IsSubscribed: yes On 3/24/2015 6:03 PM, gary DOT barnes AT datasoft DOT com wrote: > I had not upgraded in sometime the last setup.exe I had downloaded was > 12/18/2014 then most recently 3/18/2015. > > After completing the install/upgrades I attempt to restart xwin via > startxwin command. Now I get an instance appearing on my task bar and in > the typical iconized item in the task list, I also now have an active > application showing in the upper left hand corner of my display. When I > attempt to launch xterm, or any other xapplication, from the Cygwin > command line it responds ‘xterm: Xt error: Can't open display:’ or > associated applications name. If I attempt to launch xterm from a > Windows desktop shortcut ‘C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe -p /usr/X11R6/bin > xterm -display 127.0.0.1:0.0 -ls +ah -aw -rightbar -sb -sl 1000 > /bin/bash’ a window flashes on the screen and disappears. I have change in: run -p /usr/bin xterm -display :0.0 -ls +ah -aw -rightbar -sb -sl 1000 /bin/bash Currently the Xserver is not using anymore TCP connection so 127.0.0.1 is causing the "Can't open display" see "-nolisten tcp' deafult on: https://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree-announce/2015-02/msg00014.html /usr/X11R6/bin is not used by long time -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple