Re: [XonX-Users] XDarwin.app works but "startx -- -quartz" fails

[Torrey T. L. <to...@mr...>]

At 12:17 PM -0500 12/7/01, Jonathan Z. Simon wrote:
>XDarwin.app works just fine, but "startx -- -quartz" fails.
>
>I don't even know how long I've had it, because I never tried the 
>command line version until I tried out OroborOSX last month. There's 
>a diagnostic message "Display mode: IOKit", followed by the error 
>message "Failed to connect to the HID System as the window server!" 
>(more details below).
>
>I have the same problem for XFree86 compiled via Fink, in both 
>standard and rootless versions, and also when the binary patches for 
>XDarwin1.0.4.1.tgz and XDarwin1.0.5.1.tgz were installed directly.
>
>I've done multiple web searches for variations of this error and 
>haven't had any luck. Has anyone else seen this? Why should teh
>
>Here's a typical example:
>
>________________________________________________________
>>  startx -- -quartz
>
>
>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 4.1.99.1 / X Window System
>(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
>Release Date: xx November 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
>Using keymapping provided in /System/Library/Keyboards/USA.keymapping.
>_XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
>Display mode: IOKit
>Failed to connect to the HID System as the window server!
>
>Fatal server error:
>Quit the Mac OS X window server or use the -quartz option.

This is almost always a result of having /usr/X11R6/bin/X linked to 
XDarwin instead of XDarwinStartup.

--Torrey
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