On 10/18/06 4:48 PM, "CPHennessy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon October 16 2006 18:25, + Charles Aronovitch wrote: >> [ MODERATED ] *********************** >> I am unable to open OpenOffice. I get the following message:" >> OpenOffice.org cannot be started because X11 is not installed. Please >> install Apple x11 first." >> >> PowerBook G4 with 2 Gigs of RAM, system 10.4.8. > > As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: > On Mon October 16 2006 18:54, James Mckenzie wrote: >> >> Your system sounds a great deal like mine. >> >> Here is the problem: Apple does not install the X11 windowing system that >> is needed by OpenOffice.org 2.0.4. You have to install it. How: This is >> described in great detail on the Mac OS X porting web site. I will >> summarize here: 1. Find your Tiger installation/upgrade diskset. >> 2. Place the installation DVD into your optical drive. >> 3. Wait for the upgrade installation screen to show. You can also install >> optional packages using this disk. Select this. 4. Navigate until you see >> the X11 User Package (X11user.pkg). Select this package and ONLY this >> package. 5. Accept the license if required. This will start the >> installation process. This can take quite some time if you have a slow >> processor (which I doubt) and if your hard drive is nearly full. 6. Once >> the installation complete window appears, click close and then eject the >> installation disk. Place the installation disk in a safe place (preferably >> where you found it.) 7. Attempt to use OpenOffice.org. You should be >> greeted with a dialog asking if you want to use the fonts installed on your >> Powerbook. >> >> There is a native version of OpenOffice.org in progress which will >> eliminate the need to install the X11 windowing system. > > Please reply to [email protected] only. > Thank you so much...it works just fine now! Chuck --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
