Xwindows is not installed with cygwin by default. If the startxwin script is not there (re)install the xterm module for cygwin. > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 2:34 PM > To: Nirmalya Das > Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: ** x-windows for oracle installation > > Thanks Nirmalya and Steiner for your help. > > Do I need to do any installation on UNIX server? I assume not. > When I start cygwin from my PC I get the prompt : bash-3.00$. > pwd gives : /cygdrive/c/cygwin/bin > i tried startx but it gave error : command not found > /usr/X11R6/bin/startxwin.sh : bad interpreter. no such file > i tried xhost <ipofunixserver> : command not found > > Maybe > When you install cygwin, make sure you install the xwindows options. > Then from cygwin run /usr/X11R6/bin/startxwin.sh Then type xhost ip > address of your oracle server. From your oracle server export > DISPLAY=your pc address. > > Nirmalya Das <nirmalya@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > All you have to do is: > 1. open a cygwin window > 2. startx > > Quoting A Joshi : > > > Hi, > > In order to get x-windows for oracle installation, I am trying to > > use CYGWIN and it gives error : could not find xterm. Does anyone > > have experience with using CYGWIN or is there another alternative? > > Long term we are looking to buy exceed/hummingbird but till then I > > need an working alternative. I am connecting from a XP to a SUnos > > 2.8. Thanks for your help. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, & > more > > on new and used cars. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=38382/_ylc=X3oDMTEzNWFva2Y2BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2B HN > lYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbGsDMmF1dG9z/*http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/popular/th is > week.html> -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l