Subject: Re: X problems
To: Chris Min <gmt@earthlink.net>
From: Paul Goyette <paul@pgoyette.bdt.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/14/1996 01:01:43
On Mon, 13 May 1996, Chris Min wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I've installed X.11Mar95.tgz succesfully but I'm prompted the following message
> when I try installing Xmacbsd.950912.gz on the unix side.
> I type: cd /usr ; tar xzvpf Xmacbsd.950912.gz
> This is what prompted:
> tar: Hmm, this doesn't look like a tar archive.
> tar: Skipping to next file header...
> and it comes back to the shell!
> Can someone please tell me where to get the tar file of Xmacbsd.950912

Sounds like you didn't ftp the file in binary mode!  Try the ftp again.

> After I startx I can't seem to get uwm to work.
> Also, when using xterm and xclock I get the following prompt:
> Command not found

Same as above.  If the file was ftp'd in text mode, then it wouldn't find 
any files;  not the Xmacbsd server code nor any of the X utilities.