2007/12/28, David Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Dec 27, 2007, at 1:44 PM, Philippa Thompson wrote: > > > I just purchased a refurbished iBook G4 that runs OS X 10.4.10. I > > did not > > receive the Tiger installation disks with it. I have downloaded > > OpenOffice > > and tried to install it and was told that I needed to install X11. I > > downloaded X11 from Apple's website, but when I tried to install > > it, was > > told that a newer version was installed on my machine. X11User.pkg > > has been > > downloaded. I cannot find anything resembling X11 in the Library > > Receipts > > folder. > > > > What do I do? > > I would be curious as to the URL you used to download X11 from > Apple, IIRC X11 for Tiger was only available on the DVD or the 1.1.3 > update. Thus it is likely that the version you downloaded was for > Panther. Perhaps that is the source of the version message you are > seeing. Now, as i recall, a default Tiger install left several > [unused] installer packages on the drive - perhaps /Applications/ > Utilities/Packages, though my memory is a little foggy there. > Anyway, the proper version of X11User.pkg would be there. Since it's > likely i didn't remember the path right, put it into a Spotlight > search. The 1.1.3 update IS downloadable [ http://apple.com/support/ > downloads/x11update2006113.html ], though it is marked as requiring > an existing X11 install. Nonethless, it wouldn't hurt to try. If > that doesn't work, you'll need to borrow a Tiger install disk or > somebody can send you the package sub rosa. > > Using a rusty Amiga 4000T, a shiny PowerMac G5, & a homebuilt Ubuntu box > > I say, put Schroedinger in the box and see how HE likes it.
the cat has the advantage of having 7 lives, Schroedinger probably hasn't as much... About Tiger's X11: the message is indeed because you try to install a Panther's X11 on a Tiger (so Tiger is the 'newer version'). On Panther and Tiger, X11 doesn't get installed with a normal installation procedure (with Leopard, X11 gets installed automagically). The normal way is to install X11 from the Tiger install disk (X11User.pkg) and then update to 1.1.3 from the Apple website. If you can't get the original Tiger install disks from your dealer, I can maybe mail the X11 program as an attachment to your off-list (it's less than 1 MB). I don't know if it's a problem to just put it in your Programs/Utilities folder??? As you can see, I use the Tiger G4 version of X11. -- Guy using dutch OOo 2.3 m221 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo 2.3 RC 3 on a G4 PPC Powerbook Tiger -- please reply only to [email protected] -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
