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  Installing XFree86 on Mac OS X
Subject:   Fatal server error
Date:   2001-11-12 10:30:52
From:   rengelmann
I got this after a painless install:


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[localhost:~] blablabla% startx



XFree86 Version 4.1.0 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
Release Date: 2 June 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: IOKit


Fatal server error:
Failed to connect as window server!
Quit the Mac OS X window server or use the -quartz option.


OsVendorFatalError
AbortDDX
Quitting XDarwin...


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Starting the X-App gives a black full scree for a few seconds, then I'm back in OSX.


What's wrong ?
Running actualized OSX 10.0.1, no betas underlying.
Greetings
Rainer E.

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  • Fatal server error
    2001-12-12 13:34:26  b2ee [View]

    I received the same error after installing first from source, then from binary. My $path was set correctly as well. I found a clue on the following page http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/x11/trouble.php . In the end, it worked when I started it like such: % startx -- -quartz.

    Note the two dashes before -quartz. That did the trick for me.