Re: can get X11 (2.3.1) to start, x applications won't open on screen
Re: can get X11 (2.3.1) to start, x applications won't open on screen
- Subject: Re: can get X11 (2.3.1) to start, x applications won't open on screen
- From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:57:24 -0700
On Oct 24, 2008, at 12:28, Dean Livelybrooks wrote:
I've followed the procedure described elsewhere:
1) remove all traces of X11, including package receipts
2) install X11 from Leopard install disk (optional installs)
3) install X11SDK from "" " " (under Xcode (or
whatever)
4) installed 2.3.1 XQuartz from SourceForge
I can get X started by entering (in Terminal):
/usr/X11/bin/startx
(followup messages below)
Don't do that. Where is this "elsewhere" you mention. I'd like to
post a comment/followup on that site to correct them. You should not
run 'startx' from within Terminal.app. If you do this, X11.app has NO
way of taking control of the file descriptor for the launchd DISPLAY
socket.
X11's menus show up, just can't get any of the x apps (xterm, xeyes,
etc.) to show up
on my screen.
The biggie for me is that I can't run Matlab, which uses X for
windowing. I'm DOA for
science (geophysics) now.
Yeah... that's consistent with your running startx from the Terminal.
This is true for two different machines (both under 10.5.5), one an
upgrade from 10.4 and
the other not. I do muck around with Mac Ports, etc. to get
compilers, that sort of thing.
Any clues?!
yeah. don't run startx yourself. Just sart the X11 client (like
xterm or matlap) or run X11.app (open -a X11).
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