Hi Walter, this is a known problem, and so far nobody has really looked into it, as there are two work-arounds: 1) just start root from a non-X window. 2) use win32gcc. Cheers, Axel. PS: please use a subject line in your email! > > > Hello > I have intalled on my PC root for windows (i have windows XP/tablet) with > cygwin and also installed visual studio. Root works fine when i start it > from the "black dos" window. I get the root prompt and it correctly opens > all other graphics windows and performs all kinds of operations (i tried > some). However, when I start root from "linux like environment" obtained > with startxwin.bat, it pops up the orange root cookie but It doesn’t get > to the root prompt, i.e. it gets stack on some interrmediate command. The > same happens from the environment startx. What can i do? (i would like to > run root inside the unix like env of course..) Maybe an indication of the > problem is that when i run paw from the same environment i do not have a > completely working promp. For instance the repetition command (upper > arrow) doesn’t work, while if I run paw from the black dos window it > works. > Thanks Walter bonivento > > -- ******************************************************************* > * Walter Bonivento * > * Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare * > * Sezione di Cagliari * > * * > * Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato * > * Strada provinciale per Sestu Km 0.700 * > * Casella Postale 170 * > * 09042 Monserrato (Cagliari) * > * Italy * > * * > * Phone:+39-070-6754977 Office * > * Fax: +39-070-510212 > * * > ******************************************************************* > >
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