Check and see if you have all of the following packages installed: xfree86-base-threaded xfree86-base-threaded-shlibs xfree86-rootless-threaded xfree86-rootless-threaded-shlibs
(xfree86-server has been superseded, because the rootless package is stable) Install any of these that you are missing. On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 15:52, Birdy Complex wrote: > XDarwin won't start up. Please help. My goal is to get Gnome working. I've > done this before, so I don't know why I'm having so much difficulty now! > > I have a b&w G3 running OS X 10.2. I've installed and set up the Jaguar > version of Fink and updated it (most recently today at noon). > > I've installed XFree86-base-threaded. I tried installing XFree86-server, > which I figured I"d need, but Fink tells me no such package exists. > > I tried running "startx -- -quartz" like everyone tells you, but this > command (apparently) doesn't exist on my system. Looking at the > /usr/X11R6/bin directory, I see these files: > > bash-2.05a$ ls -l > total 6968 > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 14 Dec 4 21:19 X -> XDarwinStartup > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 3447428 Dec 4 21:04 XDarwin > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 48 Dec 4 21:19 XDarwinQuartz -> > /Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents/MacOS/XDarwin > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 11792 Dec 4 21:04 XDarwinStartup > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 46132 Dec 4 21:04 dumpkeymap > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 21936 Dec 4 21:04 glxgears > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 21448 Dec 4 21:04 glxinfo > > When I try to run XDarwin, I get the following: > > bash-2.05a$ XDarwinStartup -quartz > 2002-12-06 15:38:46.197 XDarwin[713] > 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 http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) > Operating System: Darwin > Using keymapping provided in /System/Library/Keyboards/USA.keymapping. > Couldn't open RGB_DB '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb' > Display mode: Full screen Quartz > Screen 0 added: 1024x768 @ (0,0) > error opening security policy file > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/, removing > from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/, > removing from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/, removing > from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing > from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/, removing > from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/, > removing from list! > > Fatal server error: > could not open default font 'fixed' > OsVendorFatalError > AbortDDX > Quitting XDarwin... > > > > When I try to run XDarwin from its icon in the applications folder (oo, > look, I didn't know that had been installed!), it fails without apparent > message. However, Console contains an apparently identical error message. > > The error message makes sense because when I look at the directory > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ , it only contains a directory named Doc. It does not > contain the directories xserver or fonts. So no wonder it fails. > > What should have installed those directories? > > > If I should give up on XFree86-base-threaded, how do I properly remove the > threaded version? (I've seen info on how to properly remove > XFree86-base...) > > Many thanks in advance, > the much struggling, > Complex > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > -- 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-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
