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[Reid Thompson]

VEGH, Janos wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to use your Win32 X server.
> The first step was perfect, I accepted all the default settings,
> I proceeded as shown in the step-by step tutorial.
>
> I successfully installed it, I have the bash (DOS) box.
> Even I can make a limited use of it, like
>
> "
> Veghj@Veghj_laptop ~
> $ ls /
> bin  cygdrive  cygwin.bat  cygwin.ico  etc  home  lib  proc  tmp  usr 
> var
> "
>
> I cannot go much further, however.
> In page 
> http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/configure.html#configure-cygwin-x-overview
> I see
> Cygwin/X settings are configured primarily through command-line
> parameters passed to XWin.exe. Cygwin/X comes with a file called
> startxwin.bat that launches an X Server, a terminal, and a window
> manager.
>
> The only batch file I see is
> /cygwin.bat
>
> In page
> http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html#using-starting
> I see
>
> "startxwin.bat
>
> startxwin.bat - Use a MS-DOS batch file as the startup script. An
> example startxwin.bat is included in X-startup-scripts, which is
> extracted according to the instructions in the Section called Installing
> Cygwin/X in Chapter 2. Run /usr/X11R6/bin/startxwin.bat by
> double-clicking it in Windows Explorer.
> startxwin.sh
>
> startxwin.sh - Use an sh shell script as the startup script. An example
> startxwin.sh is included in X-startup-scripts, which is extracted
> according to the instructions in the Section called Installing Cygwin/X
> in Chapter 2. Run /usr/X11R6/bin/startxwin.sh in a Cygwin shell:
> "
>
> However, there is no such .bat and no such .sh
> Another method here is
>
> startx - Use the standard X Window System startx script with its
> attendant ~/.xinitrc configuration file. First you need to create
> ~/.xinitrc from the template in /etc/X11/xinit/:
>
> Username@CygwinHost ~
> $ cp /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ~/.xinitrc
>
> However, in my system
>
> "
> Veghj@Veghj_laptop /etc
> $ ls
> DIR_COLORS    defaults  networks     preremove  protocols  skel
> alternatives  group     passwd       profile    services   termcap
> bash.bashrc   hosts     postinstall  profile.d  setup
> "
>
> i.e. even I do not have /etc/X11
> Also, commands like xterm, ssh do not work.
>
> What do I wrong or where can I find the right manual?
>
> Please cc me, because I am not (yet) a list member.
> Thanks for any info in advance
>
> Janos
>
>
>
>
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>   
run setup again and be sure to select the X11 packages

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