What version of the xfree86 packages did you install? Also, did you install them from source?
On Fri, 2002-10-04 at 13:50, Henry Todd wrote: > Hiya - > > I'm trying to get a working X windows system on my PowerBook, but I'm > having problems getting it started. > > My setup: 10.2.1, Package manager version: 0.10.0.cvs, Distribution > version: 0.4.0.cvs, XDarwin 1.1. > > I installed the xfree86-base and xfree86-rootless packages, then the > windowmaker package. I ran the wmaker.inst script to set up my GNUstep > directory and .xinitrc, and fired up XDarwin.app. > > But XDarwin quits immediately after asking me if I want rootless or > not. This is a dump from Console.app: > > > 2002-10-04 17:31:56.932 XDarwin[16556] > > XDarwin 1.1 > > > > 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 > > Warning: no access to tty (Inappropriate ioctl for device). > > Thus no job control in this shell. > > TERM_PROGRAM: Undefined variable. > > /Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents/Resources/startXClients: > > /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit: Permission denied > > /Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents/Resources/startXClients: exec: > > /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit: cannot execute: Undefined error: 0 > > 2002-10-04 17:31:57.339 XDarwin[16556] X client process terminated > > with status 126. > > Display mode: Rootless Quartz > > Screen 0 added: 1152x747 @ (0,21) > > Screen 0 placed at X11 coordinate (0,0). > > Quitting XDarwin... > > Reading through the FAQ and X11 docs on the fink site I saw that the > 'no access to tty' error is harmless, but I'm unsure about the > 'TERM_PROGRAM: Undefined variable' and the two '/usr/X11R6/bin/xinit' > messages. > > I checked the permissions on xinit: > > > % ls -l /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root unknown 19808 Sep 13 23:44 /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit > > It seems I don't have execute permission - but I'm reticent to go > changing permissions on root owned files put there by fink. > > Could this be the cause of the errors? I couldn't find any mention of > this error in the fink docs, or on the XDarwin forums. Has anyone else > had the same troubles? > > Any help is most welcome - I'd like to get this working before the > deadlines roll around! > > Many thanks, > > Henry. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Fink-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users > -- 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-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
