How to start gnome ?

Michael Parchet mparchet at sunrise.ch
Tue Jan 17 08:58:57 PST 2012


Hi,

Here the path of the gnome.sh file got with the locate command

/usr/X11/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/gnome.sh


If you type locate gnome.sh on the terminal what's the result ?

my gnome.sh script is it at a worn  place ?

Tanks for your answer

Best regards

mparchet

Le 17.01.12 14:02, Jasper Frumau a écrit :
> I have not. See my comment on errors I am still receiving..
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Michael Parchdt <mparchet at sunrise.ch 
> <mailto:mparchet at sunrise.ch>> wrote:
>
>
>     Hello,
>
>     How have-you fixe this bug ?
>
>     Tanks for your answers.
>
>     Best regards
>
>     mparchet
>     -----Message d'origine-----
>     De:Jasper Frumau
>     Envoyé: 17/01/2012, 12:53
>     A: Keith J. Schultz
>     Cc: MacPorts Users
>     Sujet: Re: How to start gnome ?
>
>
>     I created ~/xinitrc.d/90-gnome.sh and added
>
>     # make the freedesktop menu entries work
>     export XDG_DATA_DIRS=/opt/local/share
>     export XDG_DATA_HOME=/opt/local/share
>     export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/opt/local/etc/xdg
>
>     # enable sound
>     export ESPEAKER=localhost
>
>     # use GNOME's window manager
>     exec metacity &
>
>     # start GNOME
>     exec gnome-session
>
>     then I tried gnome-session again and I got
>
>      gnome-session
>     Failed to start message bus: launch_msg("CheckIn") IPC failure:
>     Operation
>     not permitted
>
>     EOF in dbus-launch reading address from bus daemon
>
>     Anybody other tips?
>
>
>
>
>     On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Jasper Frumau
>     <jasperfrumau at gmail.com <mailto:jasperfrumau at gmail.com>>
>     wrote:
>     >
>     > would love to hear that too. Just installed Gnome and was under the
>     impression I already fixed dbus a long time ago. But when I run Gnome
>     Session I get:
>     >
>     > $gnome-session
>     > Failed to start message bus: launch_msg("CheckIn") IPC failure:
>     Operation
>     not permitted
>     >
>     > When I used sudo I got:
>     >
>     > sudo gnome-session
>     > Password:
>     >
>     > Failed to start message bus: launchd's environment variable
>     DBUS_LAUNCHD_SESSION_BUS_SOCKET is empty, but should contain a
>     socket path.
>     >
>     > EOF in dbus-launch reading address from bus daemon
>     >
>     > But I see this is ongoing here:
>     https://trac.macports.org/ticket/29409
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Keith J. Schultz
>     <keithjschultz at web.de <mailto:keithjschultz at web.de>>
>     wrote:
>     >>
>     >> Hi Micheal,
>     >>
>     >> I hate to discourage you, but you may not be able to run a
>     >> gnome-session. I have tried before. But failed miserably.
>     >>
>     >> Even with the instructions give and having dbus started correctly,
>     >> every time I tried starting a gnome-session the system log showed
>     >> execution rights problems and would not successfully launch. Though
>     launchd
>     >> continuously tried to restart everything. I had to kill things
>     manually
>     and restart.
>     >>
>     >> I ask for help, but never got any suggestions on getting gnome
>     up and
>     running!
>     >> Nobody, even said they had gnome running!!
>     >>
>     >> Since my interest was for fun I gave up on pursuing the matter.
>     >>
>     >> I you do get a gnome-session running it would be nice if you
>     report back.
>     >> The documentation needs to be updated, too.
>     >>
>     >> regards
>     >>        Keith.
>     >>
>     >> Am 15.01.2012 um 20:57 schrieb Michael Parchet:
>     >>
>     >> > Hi,
>     >> >
>     >> > I have read this page but I need assistance to configure gnome
>     >> >
>     >> > I have copy and past the line below in a file named 90-gnome.sh
>     >> > # make the freedesktop menu entries work
>     >> > export XDG_DATA_DIRS=/opt/local/share
>     >> > export XDG_DATA_HOME=/opt/local/share
>     >> > export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/opt/local/etc/xdg
>     >> >
>     >> > # enable sound
>     >> > export ESPEAKER=localhost
>     >> >
>     >> > # use Apple's window manager
>     >> > exec quartz-wm &
>     >> >
>     >> > # start GNOME
>     >> > exec dbus-launch gnome-session
>     >> >
>     >> > The file's PATH is
>     >> >
>     >> > /usr/X11/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d
>     >> >
>     >> >
>     >> > when I start x11 I have thess lines below
>     >> >
>     >> > startx
>     >> > font_cache: Scanning user font directories to generate X11
>     font caches
>     >> > font_cache: Updating FC cache
>     >> > xauth:  file /var/root/.serverauth.1194 does not exist
>     >> > xauth:  file /var/root/.Xauthority does not exist
>     >> > xauth:  file /var/root/.Xauthority does not exist
>     >> >
>     >> > launch_msg("CheckIn") IPC failure: Operation not permitted
>     >> > Xquartz: Unable to locate waiting server: org.x.X11
>     >> > Xquartz: X11.app =
>     /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/Contents/MacOS/X11
>     >> > Xquartz: Starting X server:
>     /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/Contents/MacOS/X11 --listenonly
>     >> > X11.app: main(): argc=2
>     >> >    argv[0] =
>     /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/Contents/MacOS/X11.bin
>     >> >    argv[1] = --listenonly
>     >> > Waiting for startup parameters via Mach IPC.
>     >> > X11.app: No launchd socket handed off, unsetting DISPLAY
>     >> > X11.app: do_start_x11_server(): argc=6
>     >> >    argv[0] = /usr/X11/bin/X
>     >> >    argv[1] = :0
>     >> >    argv[2] = -nolisten
>     >> >    argv[3] = tcp
>     >> >    argv[4] = -auth
>     >> >    argv[5] = /var/root/.serverauth.1194
>     >> > Xquartz starting:
>     >> > X.Org X Server 1.10.3
>     >> > Build Date: 20110922
>     >> > X11.app: DarwinProcessFDAdditionQueue_thread: Sleeping to allow
>     xinitrc to catchup.
>     >> > (EE) Error loading keymap
>     /usr/X11/share/X11/xkb/compiled/server-0.xkm
>     >> > (EE) XKB: Failed to load keymap. Loading default keymap instead.
>     >> > font_cache: Done
>     >> > /usr/X11/bin/xinit: XFree86_VT property unexpectedly has 0 items
>     instead of 1
>     >> >
>     >> > and if I start gnome ?
>     >> >
>     >> > gnome-session
>     >> > Failed to start message bus: launchd's environment variable
>     DBUS_LAUNCHD_SESSION_BUS_SOCKET is empty, but should contain a
>     socket path.
>     >> >
>     >> > EOF in dbus-launch reading address from bus daemon
>     >> >
>     >> > Can you help me please ?
>     >> >
>     >> > Best regards
>     >> >
>     >> > mparchet
>     >> >
>     >>
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