enquiry on the error message for the Release:6.8.99.901-4

[Phil Betts]

Ning Wang wrote on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:07 AM::

> Dear Sir/Mdm,
> 
> I am confused by the following error message generated each time when
> I start my cygwin program: C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\startxwin.bat.
> 
> ----Error Message displayed as followings------
> A fatal error has occurred and Cygwin/X will now exit.
> Please open /tmp/Xwin.log for more information.
> 
> Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
> Release: 6.8.99.901-4
> Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> XWin was started with the following command-line:
> 
> /usr/X11R6/bin/XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error
> ----- End of the error message ----------------
> 
> Could you please let me know why this error message is displayed each
> time when I run CygwinXFree86 and how to fix this problem?
> 

Did you even try to follow the instructions in the message?

> Please open /tmp/Xwin.log for more information.

Follow the instructions, then search the FAQ and the mailing list 
archives for any messages it contains.  If you're still confused,
post the full contents of /tmp/Xwin.log.  Remember - nobody on 
the list can see your PC, so you're going to have to provide as 
much information as possible, including what you've tried to do
to resolve the problem.

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