-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 4/28/11 2:56 PM, Eduardo Pestana wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Alexander Hansen > <alexanderk.han...@gmail.com <mailto:alexanderk.han...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > On 4/28/11 2:32 PM, Eduardo Pestana wrote: >> Dear All, > >> After I updated a 2GHz Intel Core Duo iMac from 10.5.8 to 10.6.7 >> the X11 windows cannot be moved or resized : they don't have the > "Drag Bar". > >> This 10.5.8-->10.6.7 update was done using a 10.6 (10A432) DVD and >> a 10.6.7 combo-update. > >> I did the same 10.5.8-->10.6.7 update to a MacBookPro17 using first >> a 10.6.3 DVD and the 10.6.7 combo-update. Here everything was ok. > >> Could the DVD version be the problem? >> Could you please help me? > >> Best regards, > >> Eduardo Pestana > > > > > That's a classic symptom of X11 not running a window manager. Were you > using Apple's window manager or one from Fink? If you had had Xquartz > > 2.3.3.2 installed on the iMac under 10.5 it's possible that your window > manager isn't running because of libraries getting downgraded. > > Start X11 and check the console log via the Console program in > /Applications/Utilities to see if there's any information there. > > I don't think it's the DVD, because I upgraded my 10.5.8 system with a > 10.6 DVD (initial release) and didn't have any problems--though I did a > clean Fink install because I had had Xquartz installed and I knew I'd > have to do a ton of painful rebuilding anyway.
> Dear Alexander, > I forgot to say that, in both cases, I also did a clean fink install > for the > same reason. I had XQuartz 2.5.0. > Please help me here, How do I start X11? It always starts by itself when > I invoke, for example, gnuplot. > Which log do I have to look for? > All the best, and thanks > Eduardo Pestana Make sure X11 is closed and then do one of: "startx" from your terminal window "open -a X11" from your terminal window Run the X11 application via double-click from /Applications/Utilities (all wind up doing the same thing) Then look at the Console Messages (under Database Searches) - -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ - -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk25umYACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ+iIwCbBTMEIbPHYRXTDRaDnokpx1UZ ObgAn0tGVZMeT8HIIqoL3I0z/vBHzwAm =prSP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.macosx.fink.user Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
