Fwd: X11 not working after Leopard upgrade
Fwd: X11 not working after Leopard upgrade
- Subject: Fwd: X11 not working after Leopard upgrade
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:13:59 +1000
Hi
The existing (non functioning) X11 came from a 2.3.0 xquartz pkg.
Any more ideas?
Balt
On 8/27/08, Adam D. I. Kramer <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Balt,
>
> X11 is known to suck under Leopard, but is under active development
> by competant folk. The solution for the time being is to download a newer
> version of X11 and install it. You want the latest version (currently 2.3.0)
> from
>
> http://xquartz.macosforge.org/
>
> ...you will need to reinstall the xquartz version after EVERY apple system
> update.
>
> --Adam
>
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, Balthasar Indermuehle wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm confused as to why my X11 install stopped working, maybe one of you
>> can
>> help.
>>
>> I upgraded to 10.5, and in the same step downloaded and applied all
>> udpates
>> up to 10.5.3.
>>
>> X11 stopped working at that point. The log messages stated "unable to find
>> application for org.x.X11". Based on some google results with that message
>> I
>> installed the XQuartz version of X11.
>>
>> That successfully changed the X11 launch bar icon (i.e. it did install
>> something), but still nothing is starting when I click on it. The log
>> entries state:
>>
>> 27/08/08 6:12:49 PM org.x.X11[427] X11.app =
>> /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/Contents/MacOS/X11
>> 27/08/08 6:12:49 PM com.apple.launchd[226] (org.x.X11[427]) Check-in of
>> Mach
>> service failed. PID 427 is not privileged: org.x.X11
>> 27/08/08 6:12:49 PM org.x.X11[427] X11.app: main(): argc=2
>> 27/08/08 6:12:49 PM org.x.X11[427] argv[1] = -launchd
>> 27/08/08 6:12:49 PM org.x.X11[427] bootstrap_register(): unknown error
>> code
>> 27/08/08 6:12:49 PM com.apple.launchd[226] (org.x.X11[427]) Exited with
>> exit
>> code: 1
>> 27/08/08 6:12:49 PM com.apple.launchd[226] (org.x.X11) Throttling respawn:
>> Will start in 10 seconds
>>
>>
>> Does that make any sense to anyone? Ideas?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> - Balt
>>
>
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Balthasar Indermuehle
ATCA/Mopra/DSS47 Operations Scientist
CSIRO/ATNF
Locked Bag 194
Narrabri NSW 2390
Australia
Phone +61 (0)2 6790 4093
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--
Balthasar Indermuehle
ATCA/Mopra/DSS47 Operations Scientist
CSIRO/ATNF
Locked Bag 194
Narrabri NSW 2390
Australia
Phone +61 (0)2 6790 4093
Fax +61 (0)2 6790 4090
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