x11

Hi, barney800. Welcome to the Discussions.

1. You wrote:

"Is there any way I could download the app off the internet..."

There's no longer a download for X11 since it became part of the Mac OS X distribution.

2. You wrote:

"...could I possibly borrow someone else's DVD and install off that?"

Since you have a new MacBook, they would have to have the exact same computer as you. Your MacBook came with Mac OS X installed, so the Optional Installs package you need to run would be on "Mac OS X Install Disc 1." If there's someone else there with the exact same computer, then you could use their Install Disc 1 and the instructions in "Custom installs in Mac OS X 10.4"

Otherwise, you're out of luck at present. Any Apple resellers in the area? Perhaps someone at home can FedEx your DVD to you?

3. You wrote:

"(I am in Switzerland and my DVD is in the UK!)."

Big mistake. Portable computer users should "never leave home without" their key discs, such as the disc cited above.

Good luck!

😉 Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

I am also having X11 problems. I cannot use Gimp or OpenOffice because my Mini-Mac's OS tells me I need X11. All the documentation that came with my Mini Mac (this week!) is out of date. It tells me I will find X11 in Utilities folder - it isn't there. It tells me to install X11 from the "bundled application" disc. I don't have such a disc, and there is no Xll install on either of the two install CDs I do have.

I downloaded X11.img off the web and attempted to install it. My Mac-Mini's OS now tells me that a later version of X11 is already installed on my system and blocks the installation. So, in summary -

I can't use X11 applications because my Mac tells me I have not installed X11. And, sure enough, X11 can't be found anywhere on my system, using a variety of disk search utilities. But when I try to install X11 my Mac stops the process, telling me a later version of X11 is already installed!

I haven't been able to find an answer to this problem on any forum of via Google.

Any suggestions?

Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.4.7) Dual Core 512mb RAM

You wrote:

"I don't suppose there are any other options I could use if I can't get the official OS X X11?"

If there were, I would have suggested them.

Good luck!

😉 Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

HI, whisperycat.

You need to open your own topic for this problem, not add to Barney's topic.

Go back to the Using Mac OS X Tiger page and click the "Post New Topic."

Good luck!

😉 Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

Hi Dr Smoke - thanks. Will do.

whisperycat

HI, whisperycat.

You need to open your own topic for this problem, not
add to Barney's topic.

Go back to the Using Mac OS X Tiger page and click the
"Post New Topic."

Good luck!

😉 Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

Ok, here I go:
I also have a MacBook and I want to use the XnView which requires the X11... I went trough everything trying to install it... Ending up here I was not successful.

So, here are my questions:

1. Do you recommend that I force-install it with Pacifist?
2. Is there any option to use the XnView?
3. is there any way to find/install/use the X11 whish supossedly comes with Mac OS X 10.4.7?

Please, advise me!..