On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 13:38, Ludwin wrote: > Alexander Hansen wrote: > > Try starting X with in a terminal window using > > > > startx -- -rootless
Umm...you didn't enter what I told you to: (see above) > > > > so that you can see any error messages. > > I did what you suggest: > [Ordinateur-de-Ludwin:~] ludwin% startx --rootless > > and the error messages are: > " > XFree86 Version 4.2.0 / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) > Release Date: 11 March 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. > > OsVendorFatalError > AbortDDX > Quitting XDarwin... > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > [Ordinateur-de-Ludwin:~] ludwin% > " > The line: > _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root > appears whatever the options are... > I can't set /tmp/ .X11-unix to root, and I have no idea what this > means... Anyway, this file appears to exist only temporarily... > > > > > On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 12:11, Ludwin wrote: > > > >>I tryed to after reading the explanations at: > >>http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/x11/run-xfree86.php > >>They give us an example with gnome. I tried to modify .xinitrc (after > >>copying it from anotherdirectory: > >>cp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc ~/.xinitrc > >>and making it executable with chmod a+w .xinitrc ) > >>The example given in the explanation ends with > >>exec gnome-session > >>I tried: > >>exec icewm > >>It did not work, but anyway, I noted that at the end of .xinitrc , you > >>can read: > >># start some nice programs > >> > >>twm & > >>xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 & > >>xterm -geometry 80x50+494+51 & > >>xterm -geometry 80x20+494-0 & > >>exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login > >> > >>The xclock exists, the xterm program exists as well... > >>but xterm can't start at all! And xclock starts for some seconds, then > >>the whole X server crashes! > >> > >> > >>Alexander Hansen wrote: > >> > >>>Just to be clear, did you actually modify your startup file (.xinitrc) > >>>to run icewm? > >>> > >>>On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 10:09, Ludwin wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>xfree86-base, xfree86-rootless, icewm and gimp are installed in my > >>>>system, and if I click on "X Darwin", a prompt asks me if I want X > >>>>runnig on fullsctee. If I click "start X", a typical X interface appears > >>>>for some seconds. A clock appears on the upper right hand. And the X > >>>>stops. Thats all. Icewn does not even appear. If I type "icewm" and > >>>>press inter in a terminal, the system tell me that the X server must be > >>>>lauched and that the $ variable must be "positionn�e" (in french, fink > >>>>speaks french with me because that's the default language on my mac). > >>>> > >>>>Just after installation, I could not even run X for some seconds, > >>>>because the "XDarwin.app" file was not executable. I had to type "sudo > >>>>chmod a+x /Applications/XDarwin.app" first). > >>>> > >>>>Ludwin > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>This SF.NET email is sponsored by: > >>>>SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! > >>>>http://www.vasoftware.com > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>Fink-beginners mailing list > >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > >>> -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
