x11 won't start anymore

[schwartze]

Last night I went downloaded xchat from Fink Commander. It said it needed Gnome to go with it, so I let it download and install all of the stuff it needed. Six hours of compiling later all was installed.

xchat worked and I was going to come here today and ask how to get Gnome to be a window manager but something else came up.

When I turned on my machine this morning x11 wouldn't start up. Now it will start up as a different user on the machine, but not as my main identity.

The message I got from the console:

Mac OS X Version 10.2.3 (Build 6G30)
Jan 26 13:17:34 mine WindowServer[523]: CGXDisableUpdate: Updates disabled by connection 0x4f0b for over 1.000000 seconds


Fatal server error:
Could not create server lock file: /tmp/.X0-lock

OsVendorFatalError
AbortDDX
Quitting XDarwin...
Jan 26 13:17:35 mine WindowServer[523]: CGXSetWindowListAlpha: Invalid window -1

All was working fine last night after the install.

Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

Next question: When it is all running again is there a way to make Gnome the wm for one of my users?

[sao]

schwartze,

If you don't quit X11 via "Quit" in its menu but by some other method then it leaves behind the lock file:

/tmp/.X0-lock

and maybe also a file:

/tmp/.X11-unix/X0

The console output would read like this:
Fatal server error:
Could not create server lock file: /tmp/.X0-lock

You have to manually remove these files first before you can start X11.app again.

[wgscott]

Here is how to fix it once and for all:

http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8497

[schwartze]

It seems that after another restart (not a log out, cause I tried that too) it was able to start up - but to be safe I will try the linked suggestion when I get home from work.

Thanks much.

[aya]

I've just reinstall my mac os x, ever since then my X11 not working. the X11 logs are as follow:

Command: X11
Path: /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/Contents/MacOS/X11
Parent: WindowServer [58]

Version: 1.1 (???)

PID: 781
Thread: Unknown

Link (dyld) error:

Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.6.dylib
Referenced from: /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/Contents/MacOS/X11
Reason: image not found



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ive tried using OSXPM to uninstall the X11 but was unable to uninstall, anyone have any tips. thanx in advance

[hayne]

aya:
You neglected to tell us what version of OS X you have.

It would seem that X11 did not get fully installed after your reinstall.

[aya]

i've tried reinstalling X11 but an error pops up stating "You cannot instlal X11 on this volume. Newer Software already exists on your computer". btw i'm running Mac OS X 10.4.7

[hayne]

i've tried reinstalling X11 but an error pops up stating "You cannot instlal X11 on this volume. Newer Software already exists on your computer". btw i'm running Mac OS X 10.4.7
Since you are on Tiger, you have to use the X11 package that is on the Tiger DVD - not the one that is available from the Apple site.
If you are using the DVD, then try removing the X11-related files under /Library/Receipts before re-installing X11 from the DVD.