On 25-Oct-11, at 2:35 AM, Martin Costabel wrote: > On 25/10/11 04:32, Rodney Lott wrote: > [] >> Now, the bad news: I can't start it! Is there anything special that I >> need to do to run gimp2? If I try to run the X11 from the Finder >> (i.e. >> Applications --> Utilities --> X11), it doesn't seem to want to >> start. >> Here's the ps output: > [snip] > > Nothing in this output indicates that X11 is not running. Don't you > see the xterm window that was created? >
No, I don't see the xterm as I would have expected. >> If I run gimp-2.6, the only thing that happens is that my hard drive >> thrashes with activity. Do I need to install a special fink-based >> X11? > > No, there isn't any fink-based X11 for MacOSX 10.5 or later. > How long did you wait? If I remember correctly, at the first start > of gimp, there may be some font cache building going on which can > take up to a couple of minutes. Afterwards it will start faster. > > If anything untoward is going on, you should see it mentioned in the > console output (/Applications/Utilities/Console.app). Watch out for > recent crash logs, also in Console. > I'm going to reboot my computer and see if that will make any difference. I remember a few weeks ago seeing something like that happening when I started gimp. Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
