How to start gnome ?

[Keith J. Schultz]

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
>