That would indeed be a problem. /usr/X11R6/bin/X comes from th
xfree86-rootless package. Check and see if you have it installed. If
not, then reinstall it ("fink reinstall xfree86-rootless").
On Thu, 2002-12-19 at 00:32, charlie koven wrote:
> Thanks for the tip. I tried it though, and I still seem to be having problems
> with my path, which I don't know how to fix. this is what it is giving me:
> -----------------------------------
> [localhost:/usr/X11R6/bin] charlie% startx -- -rootless
> xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): no server "/usr/X11R6/bin/X" in PATH
>
> Use the -- option, or make sure that /usr/X11R6/bin is in your path and
> that "/usr/X11R6/bin/X" is a program or a link to the right type of server
> for your display. Possible server names include:
>
> XFree86 XFree86 displays
> XDarwin Darwin/Mac OS X IOKit displays
> XDarwinQuartz Mac OS X Quartz displays
> XDarwinStartup Auto-select between XDarwin and XDarwinQuartz
>
> xinit: Server error.
> -----------------------------------
> also, in my directory /usr/X11R6/bin/ there is no file called "X", which the above
>error message
> suggets may also be part of the problem?
>
> thanks again,
> Charlie
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Alexander Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Oops: the correct way to start X in fullscreen mode is "startx --
> > -fullscreen" (startx -- -quartz now just selects whatever you have set
> > in the Preferences. It's all explained on
> > http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/x11/run-xfree86.php#macosx-41
> >
>
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