There have been too many of the same questions floating around. Here's
a first take at a FAQ, which hopefully can be distributed to clear up
some of the basics. I don't have good answers for everything and have
no answers for some of the FAQs. There may also be others that should
be added.
-Eric
Apple X11 FAQ
email@hidden
10 Jan 2003
Apple has released an implementation of Xfree86, the open-source X11
window system, that integrates with the Aqua user interface and uses
hardware acceleration.
2. When I install the X11 package, I don't seem to get any new
application. What's wrong?
On the web page above, there used to be two links, one of which
downloaded only a subset of the package. This has been fixed. Go back
and try again.
3. When I launch X11, I get a window (xterm) in the upper left corner
with no title bar.
You probably installed another X11 package previously (ie from Xdarwin
or Fink). Apple X11 will not work right if there is a .xinitrc file in
your home directory. Launch Terminal and type "mv ~/.xinitrc
~/.noxinitrc" Now try again
4. When I use ssh -X to connect to a remote machine, I cannot open an X
window on my Mac (error message "Xlib: connection to "localhost:11.0"
refused by server..."). This used to work with OroborOSX.
There seems to be an issue with how AppleX11 handles xauthority as
compared to other implementations. I don't have a good answer, but the
following will work: Remove the file .Xauthority from your home
directory and add "xhost +localhost" to your .cshrc file.
5. How do I run a window manager other than quartz-wm with Apple's
hardware accelerated X11?
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6. If I install AppleX11 and then run OroborOSX, will I use any of the
new hardware acceleration features?
