X11 problem in OS X leopard

[darwinelf]

Hi, i recently just installed the new xquartz binaries, and everything was running well for awhile, I could change the window manager and customize the colors of the window manager, etc, until one day I decided to execute "/usr/X11/bin/startx --fullscreen", it popped up a message saying:

""Alert
You have an existing ~/.xinitrc file.
Windows displayed by X11 applications may not have titlebars, or may look different to windows displayed by native applications.
Would you like to move aside the existing file and use the standard X11 environment?""

I chose yes, and ever since that day, I have not been able to start an X11 program with a window manager, it just comes up with no titlebars, no window borders, and it's all stuck at the top of the screen with no way of moving it. So for instance if I start "emelfm", it will work and I can use it no problem, but it's stuck at the top left corner of the screen. There is no window manager being used for any X11 apps now...

I've deleted the ~/.xinitrc and ~/.xinitrc.old, then made a new one from /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc and copied it to the home directory, tried to make it call twm and every time I start an X app it STILL starts without a window manager.

I have no idea how to fix this... I'm not experienced with X11, and I don't know how to get it to use the .xinitrc file again. Could someone please shed some light on this?

 

[ert3]

REstore from time machine?

 

[darwinelf]

REstore from time machine?

You must be god. Because no else actually knows that the only reason to ever use a mac is to restore it from time machine in case anything ever goes wrong, not actually understand what's going on behind it all. Learning the ins and out of a computer instead of being a retarded monkey and use your computer for pr0n is for God, and you sir are God.

I salute you.

 

[merl1n]

Hi, i recently just installed the new xquartz binaries, and everything was running well for awhile, I could change the window manager and customize the colors of the window manager, etc, until one day I decided to execute "/usr/X11/bin/startx --fullscreen", it popped up a message saying:



I chose yes, and ever since that day, I have not been able to start an X11 program with a window manager, it just comes up with no titlebars, no window borders, and it's all stuck at the top of the screen with no way of moving it. So for instance if I start "emelfm", it will work and I can use it no problem, but it's stuck at the top left corner of the screen. There is no window manager being used for any X11 apps now...

I've deleted the ~/.xinitrc and ~/.xinitrc.old, then made a new one from /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc and copied it to the home directory, tried to make it call twm and every time I start an X app it STILL starts without a window manager.

I have no idea how to fix this... I'm not experienced with X11, and I don't know how to get it to use the .xinitrc file again. Could someone please shed some light on this?

Try deleting your plist files:

~user/Library/Preferences/com.apple.x11.plist
~user/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Xcode.plist

Also delete all versions of your ~/.xintrc files.

The try it again.

 

[darwinelf]

Try deleting your plist files:

~user/Library/Preferences/com.apple.x11.plist
~user/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Xcode.plist

Also delete all versions of your ~/.xintrc files.

The try it again.

No, this didn't work.

I can start fluxbox manually, or TWM, or what have you, and then start another app through another terminal and have the window manager working that way, but it won't automatically start the window manager like it used to before I got the alert message.

 

[Nate3000]

Anyone else have this problem?

 

[Meyvn]

You must be god. Because no else actually knows that the only reason to ever use a mac is to restore it from time machine in case anything ever goes wrong, not actually understand what's going on behind it all. Learning the ins and out of a computer instead of being a retarded monkey and use your computer for pr0n is for God, and you sir are God.

I salute you.

Reverting to a previous TM save would give you a chance to try to reinstall the XQuartz binaries you installed and see if there was simply a mishap in the install process. Not to mention, it isn't entirely unheard of for software updates to break things.

And being a dick to someone who offers a suggestion in a thread where you're asking for help is not behavior that will inspire many people to help you. If you don't like what someone has to say, you can ignore it, or simply say "thanks, but this doesn't quite solve my problem."