If you're using display software that uses opengl then that probably makes sense. The new version of fslview doesn't use opengl so that should be fine then. Cheers. On Sat, 4 Sep 2004, Jason Craggs wrote: > this is just tangentially related, > but we have cygwin up and running - working just fine. > However, we have problems when logging in (from cygwin) remotely > to a linux box. For some reason the image displays are working > (e.g., glxgears) anyone have any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Jason > > > -----Original Message----- > From: FSL - FMRIB's Software Library on behalf of Stephen Smith > Sent: Sat 9/4/2004 10:15 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [FSL] anyone using fsl on Win2000 > > Hi, we have not had reports of problems under win2000 - I'm pretty sure it > would be ok - anyone out there? > > Both your machines look fine, and I don't have any reason to think that > Cygwin slows down the rest of the OS - it's just an application which sits > there doing nothing when it's not being used, as far as I know. > > Cheers. > > > On Sat, 4 Sep 2004, TONG Shan wrote: > > > Dear Dr Smith: > > > > Thanks for your reply. > > > > In the website, you recommend Win XP, so I wonder if win2000 is acceptable > > for FSL. > > > > Also, I have a doubt if installing Cygwin would affect the system > > performance for other conventional functions of Win XP/2000. My laptop is > > 1.3G 768M ram Win XP, and the lab desktop is 1.7G 512M Win2000. I wonder > > if the hardware is enough for Cygwin and FSL. > > > > Best, > > > > Sara > > > > > Hi - we do recommend MacosX or Linux over Windows, as Unix is a more > > > "scientific" working environment. However, FSL does work fine under > > > Cygwin, and the speed is identical to running under Linux on the same > > > hardware. > > > > > > Cheers. > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 4 Sep 2004, TONG Shan wrote: > > > > > >> Hi all: > > >> > > >> Just got to know FSL. It seems that it's developed for Linux, but my > > >> system is Win2000. According to the website, I have to install a > > >> Cygwin before using FSL. Is anyone here using FSL this way? How's the > > >> performance? > > >> > > >> Thanks for any information provided. > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> > > >> Sara > > >> > > > > > > Stephen M. Smith DPhil > > > Associate Director, FMRIB and Analysis Research Coordinator > > > > > > Oxford University Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain > > > John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK > > > +44 (0) 1865 222726 (fax 222717) > > > > > > [log in to unmask] http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/~steve > > > > Stephen M. Smith DPhil > Associate Director, FMRIB and Analysis Research Coordinator > > Oxford University Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain > John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK > +44 (0) 1865 222726 (fax 222717) > > [log in to unmask] http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/~steve > Stephen M. Smith DPhil Associate Director, FMRIB and Analysis Research Coordinator Oxford University Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK +44 (0) 1865 222726 (fax 222717) [log in to unmask] http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/~steve