James, Good advice. Thanks to you and to Dan for your consideration. Best wishes, Chad
On 1/13/07, James Mckenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Chad: Depending on how old your system is, Apple may be able to replace it. Otherwise, locate a Mac Users Group (there is one here in my city) and find another Mac user with the same system. Even a copy of the Tiger load disk is all you need. Unfortunately, I know of no place on the Internet that I would trust to download it from. James McKenzie -----Original Message----- >From: Chad Randl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Jan 13, 2007 10:08 PM >To: [email protected], James Mckenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [users] finding x11 > >Hi James, > >That's my whole problem. The install diskset has gone missing. It's strange >that there is no place to download the current version of X11 online. I >appreciate your help. > >Chad > >On 1/13/07, James Mckenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Chad: >> >> Find your Tiger install diskset. On disk one (the installation disk) is >> a set of optional install packages. You will have to scroll down the >> installation screen once you place the disk in your optical drive. (Macs >> do come with both DVD and CD drives, a DVD writeable disk >> is called a SuperDisk.) >> Select the X11 User package and install this and only this package. >> Once the package installs, select Software Update and update ONLY >> the X11 user package. Neither installation should require a reboot >> of your Mac system. >> >> If you need further assistance with installing OpenOffice.org on your >> Mac system, please first read through the FAQ and How-Tos which >> can be accessed from http://porting.openoffic.org/mac >> >> James McKenzie >> MacOSX QA Testing Coordinator >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >From: Chad Randl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >Sent: Jan 13, 2007 3:15 PM >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: Re: [users] finding x11 >> > >> >Thanks, Dan. I saw that one too, but it's an update file (I downloaded it >> >and tried to install to make sure, but it said my computer does not need >> the >> >update (presumibly because the update did not find the original file >> >installed on my mac. Not sure where to go from here. >> > >> >Chad >> > >> >On 1/13/07, Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Then try this link: >> >> http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/x11update2006113.html >> >> (I got this one by searching the Apple web site for X11 update.) >> >> >> >> Dan >> >> >> >> On Saturday 13 January 2007 11:28 am, Chad Randl wrote: >> >> > Thanks, Dan, but that Apple link is dead. I didn't see any >> >> > information on the open office site specific to my need to download >> >> > X11. I appreciate your help. >> >> > >> >> > Chad >> >> > >> >> > On 1/13/07, Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > > On Saturday 13 January 2007 10:24 am, Chad Randl wrote: >> >> > > > Hello. I'm eager to start using Open Office but have run into >> >> > > > some trouble right off the bat. I have a refurbished Core Duo >> >> > > > iMac that does not have X11 installed. I can't locate my >> >> > > > original Tiger installation disks to add X11 and the version on >> >> > > > Apple's website appears to be only for Panther. Does anyone >> >> > > > know of a source for downloading the right version of X11 for >> >> > > > my Mac? >> >> > > > >> >> > > > Thanks very much. >> >> > > >> >> > > http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/x11update2006113.html >> >> > > Remember also to go to http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/for >> >> > > all the information you need to install X11 and OOo on your iMac. >> >> > > >> >> > > Dan >> >> > > >> >> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > >---- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For >> >> > > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
