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Swammi Fool
Junior Member
Member # 98

posted September 14, 2001 12:18 PM

I installed XFree86 on my computer, started it up just fine.... got to CLI, everything is great. Howerver, twice now, I have then installed windowmaker.62.1 from this site, and whenever I launch XFree86 again, it will flicker the screen a couple of times, then the app crashes and I get the message that XDarwin has quit unepectedly..... any thoughts on this? I did everything the installer said too.....

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apex
Administrator
Member # 1

posted September 14, 2001 08:17 PM

from the command line type:

code:

startx -- -quartz

and post the error message and any other relevent output.

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Swammi Fool
Junior Member
Member # 98

posted September 15, 2001 01:27 PM

OK.

Tried the "startx" command. Command not found. Reinstalled XWindows, command not found again. Deleted as much of the previous installation as i could based on the file list given by the installer, and re-installed X. Comand not found. Installed windowmaker, command not found. GUH.

The other issue being raised here is, what options to we have if we want to uninstall software installed in packages? The recept method doesnt work under OS X as I understand it.

swammi_fool

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apex
Administrator
Member # 1

posted September 15, 2001 01:33 PM

pkg-remove. get it from this site in the misc. category or versiontracker.com/macosx/.

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Swammi Fool
Junior Member
Member # 98

posted September 16, 2001 09:33 AM

OK. Used the uninstaller... uninstalled both XFree86 and windowmaker. Reinstalled XFree86. Launching it from the Finder still crashes. startx command still not found. So, I navigated into the .app through the Terminal, and launched it manually after digging around for awhile. This is what I got back:

XFree86 Version 4.0.99.4 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
Release Date: xx May 2001
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your hardware is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: Darwin
Display mode: Quartz
_XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
error opening security policy file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy

This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any
way. Bugs may be reported to XFree86@XFree86.Org and patches submitted
to fixes@XFree86.Org. Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions,
please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository
(http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs)

XFree86 Version 4.0.99.4 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
Release Date: xx May 2001
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your hardware is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: Darwin
Display mode: Quartz
error opening security policy file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
No core keyboard

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices
OsVendorFatalError
AbortDDX
Quitting XDarwin...
Bus error

Do I really need to go in and change file permissions? And about the keyboard error, I am using an old Apple keyboard on the ADB port on my G3. I have had no other problems with it, and this setup worked before..... I have a strange feeling that the uninstall is missing something.... its still acting like it was right after I installed windowmaker.

swammi_fool

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