is it possibly your .bash_config ? The Path can easily become corrupted. echo $PATH
and see whats there? ----- From my iPhone. > On 15 Dec 2015, at 9:06 am, James Linder <j...@tigger.ws> wrote: > > Hi > A while back I asked if anyone could shed any light: > > Intermittently all my macports that use X fail to start. This from syslog. > >> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: xauth: file >> /Users/jam/.serverauth.700 does not exist >> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: xinit: unable to run >> server "/opt/local/bin/X": No such file or directory >> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Use the -- option, or >> make sure that /opt/local/bin is in your path and >> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: that >> "/opt/local/bin/X" is a program or a link to the right type of server >> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: for your display. >> Possible server names include: >> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xquartz Mac >> OSX Quartz displays. >> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xvfb >> Virtual frame buffer >> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xfake >> kdrive-based virtual frame buffer >> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xnest X >> server nested in a window on another X server >> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xephyr >> kdrive-based nested X server >> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xvnc X >> server accessed over VNC's RFB protocol >> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xdmx >> Distributed Multi-head X server >> Dec 14 09:51:01 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: xinit: giving up >> Dec 14 09:51:01 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: xinit: unable to >> connect to X server: Connection refused >> Dec 14 09:51:01 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: xinit: server error >> Dec 14 09:51:01 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: >> Dec 14 09:51:01 haycorn com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (org.macports.startx[699]): >> FairPlay decryption failed on binary. >> Dec 14 09:51:01 haycorn com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (org.macports.startx): >> Service only ran for 2 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 8 seconds. > > Irritated by the contiual nagging to update I broke rule #1 and updated. Now > X will never start and nothing is logged. > > I removed all trace of macports and of Xquartz, then reinstalled. Voila > everything works. Nextday after after reboot NO X. > Nothing whatsoever logged. > > Previously startx started an undecorated xterm.Now > > >> [haycorn] /Users/jam [521]% startx >> font_cache: Scanning user font directories to generate X11 font caches >> font_cache: Updating FC cache >> expr: syntax error >> expr: syntax error >> xauth: file /Users/jam/.serverauth.1323 does not exist >> >> font_cache: Done >> >> waiting for X server to begin accepting connections . >> .. > > > until timeout after 5 min or so. > There are no .serverauth files. > > I’m somewhat lost. I fiddle my linux boxes very technically but this is all a > bit alien. Can anyone help me please? > There is no /opt/local/bin/X but there was none yesterday when all was > working (only /opt/X11/bin/X) > James > _______________________________________________ > macports-users mailing list > macports-users@lists.macosforge.org > https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
