update cygwin and now X wont start!
Larry Hall (Cygwin X)
reply-to-list-only-lh-x@cygwin.com
Fri Nov 3 04:08:00 GMT 2006
On 11/02/2006, Rafael Tapia wrote:
> Today I decided to update my cygwin (probably had not done it in about 3
> months) but now it just crashes on me when I try to start X. I did check
> out mailing list archives and google but no dice. I can't seem to get it
> to work again.
>
> I am trying to run this on WinXP SP2,on an IBM ThinkPad. Again I want to
> make it clear that it was working this morning. I did not change any
> network/firewall settings. I do have a firewall up but it was working fine
> before the update.
>
> Here is the message I am getting:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> tapiar@wtapiar /tmp
> $ startx
>
> Welcome to the XWin X Server
> Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
> Release: 6.8.99.901-4
>
> Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>
> XWin was started with the following command line:
>
> X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard
>
> (WW) /tmp mounted int textmode
> _XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
> _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running
>
> Fatal server error:
> Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't
> already run
> ning
What about this?
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