xterm hangs - help needed

[Jeremy Huddleston]

What do you see in /var/log/system.log during this time?

Can you start an xterm within X11.app (from the Applications menu)?

On Nov 28, 2010, at 09:22, Mike Coughlan wrote:

> I can't get an xterm to show on up my screen. I think my environment may be messed up, but I'm not sure how to troubleshoot. Or maybe ports missed a dependency.
> 
> Here's my system info.
> Mac OS X 10.6.4
> echo $DISPLAY
> /tmp/launch-Xpga6G/org.x:0
> 
> When I run xterm, the mac X11 icon shows up in my system tray, but no terminal appears. There is no reported error. 
> 
> I'm trying to run Xboard and Gnuchess. I've got Darwin ports installed. It grabbed Gnuchess, Xboard, and xterm for me. I've confirmed that Gnuchess installed successfully because I can run it in ascii mode. When I run 'gnuchess xboard' it hangs much like the xterm. I figure if I can solve that problem, this will work too.
> 
> Thanks all.  
> 
> Mike Coughlan
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