[tuxgurz]

BaseDisplay::BaseDisplay: connection to X server failed

and in the console.log i get
XFree86 Version 4.3.0 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
_XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
[DRI] screen 0 installation complete
Screen 0 added: 1600x1200 @ (0,0)
bash: no job control in this shell
Faild to read: session.tabs
Setting default value
Faild to read: session.slitlistFile
Setting default value
BScreen::BScreen: managing screen 0 using visual 0x22, depth 15
Faild to read: session.screen0.imageDither
Setting default value
Faild to read: session.screen0.maxOverSlit
Setting default value
Faild to read: session.screen0.sloppywindowgrouping
Setting default value
Faild to read: session.screen0.workspacewarping
Setting default value
Faild to read: session.screen0.desktopwheeling
Setting default value
Faild to read: session.screen0.rootCommand
Setting default value
Faild to read: session.screen0.toolbar.onhead
Setting default value
BScreen::LoadStyle(): couldn't load font '-misc-8x8 system font-medium-r-normal--9-90-100-100-m-100-iso8859-*'
/bin/sh: line 1: bsetroot: command not found
BScreen:arseMenuFile: [stylesdir/stylesmenu] error, '/Users/littleb/.fluxbox/styles' does not exist
another window manager is running; exiting
Quitting XDarwin...
X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

only app running is apple x11

[suthercd]

How did you install fluxbox? Fink, darwinports, compile and make from source yourself?
Fluxbox needs to be able to find files associated with its configuration and either the files are not in your PATH or ... several possibilities.

Fluxbox is looking for the .fluxbox directory in your HOME directory to find its config files- that is what the line '/Users/littleb/.fluxbox/styles' does not exist is telling you. Depending on how it was installed, you may need another path added to you PATH env so that fluxbox can access them.

Knowing the installation method will make it possible to provide better suggestions.

Craig

[tuxgurz]

Originally posted by suthercd:
How did you install fluxbox? Fink, darwinports, compile and make from source yourself?
Fluxbox needs to be able to find files associated with its configuration and either the files are not in your PATH or ... several possibilities.

Fluxbox is looking for the .fluxbox directory in your HOME directory to find its config files- that is what the line '/Users/littleb/.fluxbox/styles' does not exist is telling you. Depending on how it was installed, you may need another path added to you PATH env so that fluxbox can access them.

Knowing the installation method will make it possible to provide better suggestions.

Craig

installed via source via fink

[suthercd]

The fink FAQ and documentation are very comprehensive. You will end up reading both more than once if you are planning to work with X11 and fink. Take a look under .xinitrc in section 4.3 for an answer to your specific question. Your ~/.xinitrc file needs to be edited to both change the parameters for quartz-wm and launch fluxbox.

Another very good resource for help is Soa's Place. There is a definite learning curve for being comfortable with X11 and OS X. All the info you need is in the documentation.

C-

[tuxgurz]

Originally posted by suthercd:
The fink FAQ and documentation are very comprehensive. You will end up reading both more than once if you are planning to work with X11 and fink. Take a look under .xinitrc in section 4.3 for an answer to your specific question. Your ~/.xinitrc file needs to be edited to both change the parameters for quartz-wm and launch fluxbox.

Another very good resource for help is Soa's Place. There is a definite learning curve for being comfortable with X11 and OS X. All the info you need is in the documentation.

C-

thanx suthercd read it up and got it to work