Hi A while back I asked if anyone could shed any light: Intermittently all my macports that use X fail to start. This from syslog.
> Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: xauth: file > /Users/jam/.serverauth.700 does not exist > Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: xinit: unable to run > server "/opt/local/bin/X": No such file or directory > Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Use the -- option, or > make sure that /opt/local/bin is in your path and > Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: that > "/opt/local/bin/X" is a program or a link to the right type of server > Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: for your display. > Possible server names include: > Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xquartz Mac > OSX Quartz displays. > Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xvfb > Virtual frame buffer > Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xfake > kdrive-based virtual frame buffer > Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xnest X > server nested in a window on another X server > Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xephyr > kdrive-based nested X server > Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xvnc X > server accessed over VNC's RFB protocol > Dec 14 09:50:59 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: Xdmx > Distributed Multi-head X server > Dec 14 09:51:01 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: xinit: giving up > Dec 14 09:51:01 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: xinit: unable to > connect to X server: Connection refused > Dec 14 09:51:01 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: xinit: server error > Dec 14 09:51:01 haycorn.home org.macports.startx[699]: > Dec 14 09:51:01 haycorn com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (org.macports.startx[699]): > FairPlay decryption failed on binary. > Dec 14 09:51:01 haycorn com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (org.macports.startx): > Service only ran for 2 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 8 seconds. Irritated by the contiual nagging to update I broke rule #1 and updated. Now X will never start and nothing is logged. I removed all trace of macports and of Xquartz, then reinstalled. Voila everything works. Nextday after after reboot NO X. Nothing whatsoever logged. Previously startx started an undecorated xterm.Now > [haycorn] /Users/jam [521]% startx > font_cache: Scanning user font directories to generate X11 font caches > font_cache: Updating FC cache > expr: syntax error > expr: syntax error > xauth: file /Users/jam/.serverauth.1323 does not exist > > font_cache: Done > > waiting for X server to begin accepting connections . > .. until timeout after 5 min or so. There are no .serverauth files. I’m somewhat lost. I fiddle my linux boxes very technically but this is all a bit alien. Can anyone help me please? There is no /opt/local/bin/X but there was none yesterday when all was working (only /opt/X11/bin/X) James _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
