Starting X server on cygwin

Lou Losee llosee@hvc.rr.com
Thu Mar 18 15:51:00 GMT 2004


It seems from the approach taken that you have not taken the time to
RTFM.  Take a look at:

http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html#using-starting

Lou

* Danielle <danyssilva@yahoo.com.br> [2004-03-18 10:17]:
> I've installed cygwin with all XFree86 options marked but I can't make it work.
> 
> When I type X or startx command lines appears like that:
> 
> Danielle@DANI /cygdrive/c/cygwin/usr/X11R6/bin
> $ X
> bash: X: command not found
> 
> Danielle@DANI /cygdrive/c/cygwin/usr/X11R6/bin
> $ startx
> bash: startx: command not found
> 
> Danielle@DANI /cygdrive/c/cygwin/usr/X11R6/bin
> $ ./startx
> [: and: unknown operand
> [: and: unknown operand
> export: Settings/Danielle/.Xauthority: bad variable name
> xinit: not found
> 
> What should I do?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dani.
> 
> 



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