X11 on macbook pro does not open an xterm

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X11 on macbook pro does not open an xterm

I recently installed X11 on my new core 2 duo macbook pro from the DVD that came with it. When I start it and select Applications -> Terminal, nothing happens. I downloaded the X11 1.1.2 update from support.apple.com and this does not seem to fix it either.

Anyone else see this or have any ideas?

macbook pro, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Nov 8, 2006 6:12 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 9, 2006 8:38 AM in response to Sam Miller3

What exactly are you trying to do? Terminal works independently from X11 - it just opens a command line window. If you don't see a Terminal window, Cmd+N will open a new one.

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Nov 9, 2006 7:27 PM in response to Tim Lorenzen

Hi Tim. I'm aware of the distinction between Terminal and X11. I compiled gobby using MacPorts and realized I hadn't installed X11 yet. It turns out MacPorts installed XFree86 due to some dependency, my guess is there's a conflict between that and X11.

I haven't had time to dig further into the old DarwinPorts mailing list archives, I imagine the answer is in there. Thanks for your help.

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