[GRASS-dev] [bug #4423] (grass) Grass GUI failed for Grass5.4/ Cygwin setup for Grass 6.0 failed

[Hamish]

> this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=4423
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> Subject: Grass GUI failed for Grass5.4/  Cygwin setup for Grass 6.0
> failed
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> Platform: WindowsNT/2000/XP
> grass obtained from: Mirror of Trento site
> grass binary for platform: Downloaded precompiled Binaries
> 
> Hello! My name is Niels Meyer. I´m a new user of Grass. A few minutes
> ago I downloaded the version Grass 5.4 because the installing of
> version 6.0 failed (setup.exe of cygwin failed). Now, I have the
> problem, that I couldn´t enter the GUI with the tcl/tk module. I
> installed the package like it is desriped in the manual. But I only
> see the black window to tip in my commands. How can I start the GUI?
> What is the failure? Can you help me? Thanks for answering my
> question! N.Meyer

$grass54 -gui
?
GRASS> d.mon start=x0
?
what sort of errors do you see?

is X11 running and are you starting from an xterm? ("$ startx")


Hamish