On Nov 17, 2008, at 2:28 PM, Stan Sanderson wrote: > OS 10.5 Intel, Xcode 3.1.1, X11 2.3.1, current updates on unstable > tree > > Problem: Attempting to launch gnome-session fails with the following > message- >> Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are >> that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have >> stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See >> http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/ >> for information. (Details - 1: Failed to get connection to >> session: dbus-launch failed to autolaunch D-Bus session: Autolaunch >> requested, but X11 support not compiled in. >> Cannot continue. > > I have gone to the gnome.org website but haven't a clue as to what to > do. > > I do not have an .xinitrc file and I have deleted my ~/.gnome* and > ~/.gconf* files. If I attempt to run gconf-editor I get a blank edit > box with the can't connect message. > > Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > Stan > > > > > Stan >
This error has been associated with not having the Fink environment set up in the PATH. If you're doing this in a .xinitrc, make sure to have . /sw/bin/init.sh at the beginning. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
