Re: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 takes a long time to run 'X11.app' (with system log)
Re: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 takes a long time to run 'X11.app' (with system log)
- Subject: Re: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 takes a long time to run 'X11.app' (with system log)
- From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:11:04 -0800
xauth spinning would cause X11 not to finish starting.
Mar 1 00:46:06 n219073058253 org.x.startx[335]: xauth: timeout in locking authority file /Users/Michael/.Xauthority
What type of file system do you have your $HOME on?
On Feb 28, 2010, at 08:56, Michael Leung wrote:
> Hello everyone, English is not my mother tongue so may not be exactly correct, sorry about that. Background:
> I have a MacBook White (13-inch, Mid 2009) that isn't unibody, and was running Leopard 10.5.
> I did a clean installation and now Snow Leopard 10.6.2, with iLife, iWork, and many many apps.
> I am the only one who will use the Mac and my user account is as the 'admin'. I previously had a problem concerning X11 too: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2343732 What I've done: (1) rename my HD to 'Michaels_Home' under 'Get Info' from Finder (I can't rename in Disk Utility though)
> (2) press return (enter)
> (3) change my home folder path to the '/Volumes/Michaels_Home/Users/Michael' (http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/Framework.cfm?page=Tips/relocate3/relocate3.html)
> (4) restart
> (5) log in and open X11
> (6) problem solved!! ========== *BUT NOW*I have a problem after:
> (1) log in as the _root_ user, and use command +ditto -V xyz xyz+ to copy my home folder from '/Volumes/Michaels_Home/Users/Michael' to '/Users>Michael'
> (2) change my home folder path to the '/Users/Michael' (http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/Framework.cfm?page=Tips/relocate3/relocate3.html)
> (3) use the Mac OS X Snow Leopard USD$29 disc to boot my Mac up
> (4) delete the 'Michaels_Home' partition (I had 3 partitions: (1) Macintosh HD (2) Michaels_Home (3) Windows XP Professional)
> (5) resize the 'Macintosh HD' partition
> (6) boot from Macintosh HD
> (7) find that there's a problem about X11 The problem: it takes a *long time* for X11 to start. When I try to open the 'X11.app', the X11 icon begins jumping on the Dock, but nothing happens.
> Jumping and jumping... finally, it doesn't jump any more, with just the X11 icon on the dock.
> What's more, there is no white dot under the icon, which means the app isn't running at the moment.
> I right-clicked the icon, it shows me 'application not responding'. So, I open the Activity Monitor, and I can see there are 3 apps related to X11 are running:
> (1) X11
> (2) X11.bin
> (3) xauth *At the moment now, if you would wait for about 1.5 min., X11 will open.* Please see below for the system log (from 'FREEZING' to 'WORKING')
> ==========
> Mar 1 00:42:10 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: X11.app: main(): argc=2
> Mar 1 00:42:10 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: argv[0] = /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/Contents/MacOS/X11.bin
> Mar 1 00:42:10 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: argv[1] = -psn_0_139298
> Mar 1 00:42:10 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: Waiting for startup parameters via Mach IPC.
> Mar 1 00:42:10 n219073058253 org.x.startx[335]: font_cache: Scanning user font directories to generate X11 font caches
> Mar 1 00:42:10 n219073058253 org.x.startx[335]: font_cache: Updating FC cache
> Mar 1 00:42:10 n219073058253 org.x.privileged_startx[344]: font_cache: Scanning system font directories to generate X11 font caches
> Mar 1 00:42:10 n219073058253 defaults[370]: \nThe domain/default pair of (org.x.X11, dpi) does not exist
> Mar 1 00:42:12 n219073058253 org.x.privileged_startx[344]: font_cache: Updating FC cache
> Mar 1 00:42:13 n219073058253 org.x.startx[335]: font_cache: Done
> Mar 1 00:42:14 n219073058253 org.x.privileged_startx[344]: font_cache: Done
> Mar 1 00:42:31 n219073058253 org.x.startx[335]: xauth: timeout in locking authority file /Users/Michael/.serverauth.335
> Mar 1 00:42:51 n219073058253 org.x.startx[335]: xauth: timeout in locking authority file /Users/Michael/.Xauthority
> Mar 1 00:43:31: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
> Mar 1 00:43:31 n219073058253 org.x.startx[335]: xauth: timeout in locking authority file /Users/Michael/.Xauthority
> Mar 1 00:43:51: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: X11.app: Listening on socket for fd handoff: (4) /var/tmp/tmp.0.9OYerf
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: X11.app: Thread created for handoff. Returning success to tell caller to connect and push the fd.
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: X11.app: Received new $DISPLAY fd: 6 ... sleeping to allow xinitrc to catchup.
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: X11.app: do_start_x11_server(): argc=6
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: argv[0] = /usr/X11/bin/X
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: argv[1] = :0
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: argv[2] = -nolisten
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: argv[3] = tcp
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: argv[4] = -auth
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: argv[5] = /Users/Michael/.serverauth.335
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 org.x.startx[335]: Xquartz: Handoff connection established (try 1 of 5) on fd 6, "/var/tmp/tmp.0.9OYerf". Sending message.
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 org.x.startx[335]: Xquartz: Message sent. Closing handoff fd.
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: Xquartz starting:
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: X.Org X Server 1.4.2-apple45
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: Build Date: 20090705
> Mar 1 00:43:51 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: (EE) XKB: Couldn't open rules file /usr/X11/share/X11/xkb/rules/base
> Mar 1 00:43:54: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
> Mar 1 00:43:54 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: X11.app Handing off fd to server thread via DarwinListenOnOpenFD(6)
> Mar 1 00:43:54 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: DarwinListenOnOpenFD: 6
> Mar 1 00:43:54 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: Calling ListenOnOpenFD() for new fd: 6
> Mar 1 00:43:54 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: X11.app: Launching /usr/X11/bin/xterm:
> Mar 1 00:43:54 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: argv[0] = /bin/sh
> Mar 1 00:43:54 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: argv[1] = -c
> Mar 1 00:43:54 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: argv[2] = /usr/X11/bin/xterm
> ========== I quit the X11:
> ==========
> Mar 1 00:45:45 n219073058253 [0x0-0x22022].org.x.X11[327]: Quitting Xquartz...
> Mar 1 00:45:45 n219073058253 org.x.startx[335]: /usr/X11/bin/xinit: connection to X server lost.
> Mar 1 00:45:45 n219073058253 org.x.startx[335]: waiting for X server to shut down
> ========== AFTER quitting X11, I can see something related X11 is stilling running:
> ==========
> Mar 1 00:46:06 n219073058253 org.x.startx[335]: xauth: timeout in locking authority file /Users/Michael/.Xauthority
> ========== So what actually causes this problem?
> Thanks in advance!
>
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