Maybe this helps, maybe not
% startx -- -quartz
2002-05-01 10:09:19.856 XDarwin[14074]
XDarwin 1.1
Running in parallel with Mac OS X Quartz window server.
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: Rootless Quartz
Screen 0 added: 800x579 @ (0,21)
Screen 0 placed at X11 coordinate (0,0).
cat: /Users/zorro/.Xauthority: No such file or directory (I have an .Xauth-OSX)
wmaker warning: Mod1 is being used for both Mode_switch and Alt.
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Error: Can't find file "unknown" for geometry include
> Exiting
> Abandoning geometry file "(null)"
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
