Re: both X11 and XQuartz encounter similar error
Re: both X11 and XQuartz encounter similar error
- Subject: Re: both X11 and XQuartz encounter similar error
- From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 10:21:25 -0700
On Sep 11, 2010, at 10:03, Michael Lachman wrote:
> Jeremy,
>
>>> dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2> /dev/null | hexdump -e \"x\"
>
> running this by itself in Terminal simply returns another prompt with no other discernible effect. Is it writing to a file and if so where is it located? Am I missing the point entirely? (likely) :-)
Yes, you should get a random hexadecimal string printed:
~ $ dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2> /dev/null | hexdump -e \"x\"
a4d5e10eb3136b8228daf59e0e4955e2
> Ken,
>
> echo $PATH in Terminal returns:
>
> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/X11/bin:/usr/X11/bin
>
> which looks normal to me, but from what you said, it would.
>
> Launching XQuartz 2.5.3 from the shell rather than the dock does not produce the loop. However, launching Inkscape.app (an SVG-based Illustrator substitute) from the dock afterwards does. Could this be a third-party culprit?
Probably. If you can launch X11 from Terminal.app but not the dock, the only effective difference is the environment.
> Launching X11.app 2.3.5 from the shell produces the loop immediately.
Was this *after* trying to start Inkscape? If so, that is consistent.
> You're all welcome to keep working on figuring this one out, but I may just opt for completely clean reinstall of 10.6 at this point and see if that makes the problems disappear - I'm also dealing with a separate system bug that has disabled cd reading on my optical drive.
It would be quicker and cleaner to do:
mv ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist.bak
mv ~/.profile ~/.profile.bak
mv ~/.bash_profile ~/.bash_profile.bak
mv ~/.bashrc ~/.bashrc.bak
Then logout and log back in.
If that fixes it, you should look at each of those files to see which was the culprit.
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