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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons. > -Will Rogers > > -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University Levitated Dipole Experiment MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 Phone: 617-252-1818 Fax: 208-988-4057 _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
