On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, dstubb wrote:

> OK - I've been trying to get sawfish running as my window manager in x for
> about two weeks.  I finally got everything to install and compile properly,
> but when I start Xdarwin, it just quits.  I looked at the fink page for some
> help on this, but couldn't find a similar issue.  Here's the output I get
> when I type "startx" in Terminal:
>
> --
> Welcome to Darwin!
> [localhost:~] name% startx
>
>
> XFree86 Version 4.2.0 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
> Release Date: 18 January 2002
>         If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your hardware is
>         newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
>         reporting problems.  (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> Operating System: Darwin
> Using keymapping provided in /System/Library/Keyboards/USA.keymapping.
> _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
> Display mode: IOKit
> Failed to connect to the HID System as the window server!
>
> Fatal server error:
> Quit the Mac OS X window server or use the -quartz option.

Use the -quartz option like it says: 'startx -- -quartz'

>
>    OsVendorFatalError
>    AbortDDX
> Quitting XDarwin...
> giving up.
> xinit:  Connection refused (errno 61):  unable to connect to X server
> xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.
> ----
>
>
> I also tried to edit my .xinitrc, but it is an invisble file that I can't
> seem to open even when logged in as root.
>

You are trying to edit it with a Mac editor of some sort, right?  Here's
your options:

1) Use a command line editor like pico (i.e. 'pico .xinitrc'), which is on
your system by default (it's fairly easy to use).
2) Install TinkerTool, a PreferencePane which gives you access to
inaccessible features in the Finder, including making hidden files visible.


> Can someone help?
>
>
> --
> David W. Stubblebine
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> -Will Rogers
>
>
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Levitated Dipole Experiment
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