Re: Problems getting X11 to work
Re: Problems getting X11 to work
- Subject: Re: Problems getting X11 to work
- From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:23:45 -0800
Or you could spend a little more and upgrade to Leopard...
On Dec 15, 2007, at 14:19, Ferdinand Acevedo wrote:
Hello, Mark
Essentially, the Mac was pre-configured. I just plugged the power
connector
and attached keyboard+mouse. Everything was ready. I purchased the
Microsoft Office package, and have those disks handy. I can't
recall ever
seeing the installation disks, but this equipment was purchased in
March
2007 (too late for any claim).
At this moment, I am running on Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger). I guessed that
the
meaning of the message was bogus. I found no way to go around it.
I did call the local retailer, and the installation disks are
available for
$40. It looks like there is no option, but to purchase them.
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Ferdinand
On 12/14/07 6:48 PM, "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden> wrote:
What do you mean "the station came from its box"? How did you come
by
a Mac with no OS install disk?
The download you found is for OS X 10.3 and older, so if you have
10.4
or 10.5 it's no good. The error message indicating you have it
already
installed is bogus.
The xdarwin link will get you a downloadable X11 for 10.5, but I
don't
know about 10.4. The X11 that shipped with 10.5 had some issues that
prompted folks to fall back to the 10.4 version, and someone may have
linked to it from the xdarwin site for that reason, but otherwise I
don't know of a source for 10.4 X11 apart from the 10.4 install DVD.
On 12/14/07, Ferdinand Acevedo <email@hidden> wrote:
Hello all
I am new to the Mac, but have some working experience with UNIX and
X-terminal applications.
At this moment, I am attempting to install WireShark in my iMac.
This is
based on the instructions at the "http://www.finkconsulting.com/page7.php
"
site. From this site, there is an indication that a pre-
requirement for
WireShark installation is that X11 is available in the station
already.
In order to verify installation of X11, the "X11.app" file is to
be searched
at the "/applications/utilities/" directory. I did not find the
file there.
Indeed, I could not find it in the station with the "find / -name
X11
-print" command either.
I downloaded the X11 application (update) from the
"http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/x11update2006113.html";
link, and
execution of the installation file yielded a "Alert - This system
does not
need this update." response. I also tried to download the X11
("original")
application from the
"http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/x11formacosx.html"; link.
Installation attempt yielded a "You cannot install X11 in this
volume.
Newer Software already exists in your computer." response. So... in
summary, I cannot install an old X11 version or an update (I infer
that this
is because the system apparently has the latest version of X11),
but the
software is nowhere to be found (at least, by me).
I never saw a Mac OS installation disk. The station came from its
box, and
the only disk install I applied was Microsoft Office. Then, I
can't know
for certain if "X11.app" was installed from disk (I sincerely
doubt it).
Would you have any recommendations on what to do? Is there a way to
uninstall or unconfigure what the machine identifies as a
"working" copy of
"X11.app" so that the new install can take place. By the way, is
there an
"uninstall" application at the Mac, just as MS Windows systems have?
Regards,
Ferdinand
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