On 10/08/2010 12:07 PM, Reckoner wrote: > Hi, > > I'm starting my xserver using > > C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe -p /usr/X11R6/bin XWin -multiwindow > -clipboard -silent-dup-error > > and then I do: > > C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -e /bin/xhere /bin/zsh > > when I do > > % ssh -Y h...@remote.edu > > I can successfully open remote x-windows. > > However, > > If I use mintty 0.91 instead of rxvt as shown below: > > C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -e /bin/xhere /bin/zsh > > when I do > > % ssh -Y h...@remote.edu > > I *cannot* successfully open remote x-windows. > > Note that changing the shell from zsh to bash doesn't help at all. > > Any advice appreciated.
I don't have a Cygwin environment in front of me at the moment to check this myself. Before running the ssh command under each terminal, what is the value of the DISPLAY environment variable? I have a feeling that it might not be set for you by mintty while it may be set by rxvt. -Jeremy -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
