On 11/8/06, Bob Wohlhueter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Running OS 10.4.8 on MacBookPro, with Apple's X11 (v.1.1.2) and fink > distribution version 0.1.8 rsync i386. > > I've used fink recently to download several binary and source packages, > apparently successfully, including the gnome and gnome-session packages. > Being a Linux user, I'd love to put a rooted gnome desktop on my MacBook. > > I've tried to start gnome window manager several ways, most recently by > including the lines "quartz-wm --only-proxy &" followed by "exec > /sw/bin/gnome-session" in my .xinitrc file (as suggested in fink faq on > "Running X11" (and with X11 preferences set to 'enable enter full screen'). > When I do this I get the following error message: > "The setting daemon restarted too many times. The last error message was: > Failed to activate "OAFIID: GNOME_Settings Daemon"." And a generic, > gray X11 full-screen window, from which I can switch back to Aqua with > <opt-command-A>. > > Naturally, I have no clue how to jiggle the GNOME_Settings Daemon. > Any suggestions? > > Thanks, Bob W. > > >
Is this from Fink's stable or unstable trees? (i.e. which GNOME package versions) And did you install everything? Check "fink list -n -s gnome" and see what shows up as uninstalled. -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter (still) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
