Q: mac mini - XQuartz 2.7.4 "Preparing for Installation..." takes forever (stalls indefinitely)
Mac-mini / OS X 10.8.2 / 16 gig ram / 256 SSD / i7 2.6 GHz
- installing XQuartz 2.7.4 gets stuck on "Preparing for Installation..."
forced quit after 30 minutes..
- tried XQuartz 2.7.3 gets stuck on "Preparing for Installation..."
forced quit after 20 minutes.. rebooted..
- tried XQuartz 2.7.2 gets stuck on "Preparing for Installation..."
forced quit rebooted after 10 minutes... rebooted...
- tried XQuartz 2.6.3, it gets stuck...
- tried X11-2.6.3, it also gets stuck..
The X11 package included with OS X 10.7 worked great..
OS X 10.8.2 - /Applications/Utilities/X11 directs me to http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5293
- forwards to http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/ offering: XQuartz-2.7.4.dmg
which DOES NOT install on Mac Mini OS X 10.8.2 i7 16 gig RAM 256 SSD
just hangs forever...
(the code signing certificate indicates its a trusted install for 2.7.4 and the others..)
tried adjusting Security & Privacy settings "Allow applications downloaded from: = Anywhere" (Gate Keeper).. that did not help..
maybe I'll try copying the "XQuartz.app" from my 10.7 mac to this new 10.8.2 mac mini..
(or run gimp on 10.8.2 pointed to XDarwin running fine on an ol' Mac OS X 10.2)
Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Posted on Nov 18, 2012 5:07 AM
Found a solution that just installed it:
(you may want to omit the -allowUntrusted, I applied it.. but it probably is not necessary)
root# installer -pkg XQuartz.pkg -target / -allowUntrusted -store
installer: Note: running installer as an admin user (instead of root) gives better Mac App Store fidelity
installer: Warning: XQuartz.pkg was signed with a certificate that is not valid for store submission.
installer: Installation Check: Passed
installer: Volume Check: Passed
installer: Bundle org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 will be installed to /Applications/Utilities/XQuartz.app
installer: Starting install
installer: Install 0.0% complete
installer: Install 15.3% complete
installer: Install 28.4% complete
installer: Install 32.8% complete
installer: Install 39.3% complete
installer: Install 65.5% complete
installer: Install 88.2% complete
installer: Install 90.3% complete
installer: Install 100.0% complete
installer: Finished install
Posted on Nov 18, 2012 3:35 PM