Fink
Hope someone can help with this,
Got fink installed and can run console apps fine, like mc, pine etc. But when i try to run startx i get this message...
This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any
way. Bugs may be reported to [email protected] and patches submitted
to [email protected]. Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions,
please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository
(http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs)
XFree86 Version 4.2.1.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 18 October 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 <a href="http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)" target="_blank">http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)</a>
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: IOKit
Failed to connect to the HID System as the window server!
Fatal server error:
Quit the Mac OS X window server or use the -quartz option.
OsVendorFatalError
AbortDDX
Quitting XDarwin...
X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
looked it up on fink site but cant make head nor tail of it,
it says something about $PATH?
simplified help would be a plus here lol
Got fink installed and can run console apps fine, like mc, pine etc. But when i try to run startx i get this message...
This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any
way. Bugs may be reported to [email protected] and patches submitted
to [email protected]. Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions,
please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository
(http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs)
XFree86 Version 4.2.1.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 18 October 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 <a href="http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)" target="_blank">http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)</a>
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: IOKit
Failed to connect to the HID System as the window server!
Fatal server error:
Quit the Mac OS X window server or use the -quartz option.
OsVendorFatalError
AbortDDX
Quitting XDarwin...
X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
looked it up on fink site but cant make head nor tail of it,
it says something about $PATH?
simplified help would be a plus here lol
Comments
[code] startx - -quartz </pre><hr></blockquote>
[ 12-29-2002: Message edited by: thuh Freak ]</p>
<strong>while im on the subject of fink, is here a way of creating a symlink of an x app to the desktop? i could do this in linux but have no idea in darwin, i want to create a link to bitchx so that it opens straight away in console.</strong><hr></blockquote>
i think if you made a symlink, but named the link file with the extension ".command" then it'd do what you want. ex:
[code]ln -s /path/to/executable ~/Desktop/mylink.command</pre><hr></blockquote>
if that doesn't work, you could make a little sh script with the .command extension, and in it open up bitchx. the *.command file has to be executable though. ex sh-script:
[code]#!/bin/sh
eval /path/to/executable;
</pre><hr></blockquote>
to run it, 2x click the file from the finder. or, within a term do:
[code]open /path/to/commandfile.command</pre><hr></blockquote>
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back to the original problem: xfree86. i dont think fink supports it directly. i think you gotta go to the xfree86 website. i suggest you find and download "XDarwin" (i think you can get it from the xfree86 site, or maybe somethign like xdarwin.org or .net, or similar). once i got that my xfree86 worked, where it hadn't previously.
Ill see if i can find x and install manually.
just browsed the fink user info page and to startx i type
startx -- -quartz
this works but then when i choose rootless or full screen it pops this up and terminates
2002-12-29 18:53:12.150 XDarwin[1194]
XDarwin 1.1.1.1
Running in parallel with Mac OS X Quartz window server.
This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any
way. Bugs may be reported to [email protected] and patches submitted
to [email protected]. Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions,
please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository
(http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs)
XFree86 Version 4.2.1.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 18 October 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 <a href="http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)" target="_blank">http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)</a>
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: 1280x1003 @ (0,21)
Screen 0 placed at X11 coordinate (0,0).
waiting for X server to shut down Quitting XDarwin...
how do i set /tmp/.X11-unix to root permissions?
i take it this is the problem x wont stay up.
[code]sudo chown root /tmp/.X11-unix</pre><hr></blockquote>
or, to also make the group section 'root', do:
[code]sudo chwon root:root /tmp/.X11-unix</pre><hr></blockquote>
when you say that you chose rootless or full screen, do you mean that a window popped open and asked you? or were you trying the command-line option[s]?
the preffered method of running XDarwin [hoping that you've downloaded that] is to 2x click it. just like any old osx program. you can save [in its prefs] whether to start full screen or rootless; or you can select from the options every time it starts.
When i double click the XDarwin icon it comes up in the finder bar with the xserver cursor and clock and then dies.
havent downloaded xfree seperate yet i will try that now and let you know what happens
with fullscreen mode, the xfree86 screen is actually hidden [kind of like being behind the quartz screen]. you get to it by clicking on the xdarwin icon in the dock. and you leave it by hitting a certain key-combo [which you have to select in the xdarwin prefs. i think its "command+option+a"; but that might just be what i've set it to]. you can get to xdarwin without inciting the switch to xfree86 mode, by command-tab'ing over through your active applicatoins to it.
the exact same thing is happening.
when in full screen mode i accept show X from the option and i get the Xscreen with cursor and clock then after about 20 secs it dies, nothing in the dock.
when i run it in rootless mode i get XDarwin in the finder bar and the X icon in the dock with the arrow under it, then after 20 secs it again dies and theirs no X in the dock.
when run from terminal same thing with the same output as above.
I'm running jaguar if thats any use,
Just did a re-install of osx and installed xfree through fink and it works a treat.
unix always bites yer somewhere lol
you can do it in the console by typing something like SETENV LANG, you'll have to look it up though on finks site <a href="http://fink.sourceforge.net." target="_blank">http://fink.sourceforge.net.</a>
Wjhat i want to know is how do you get apple to replace your USA layout keyboardfor a british one