[GRASSLIST:1460] Re: GRASS on OSX -

[Ian Macmillan]

You have probably already done this, but make sure you are logged in as an
administrator, I remember I had similar problems when I tried to use grass as a
normal osx user.  Good luck

-i


Quoting Hugh Evans <hevans at mac.com>:

> Hi - I'm trying to run Grass GIS 5.0.2. on Mac OS X (from Openosx.com)
> 
> The install went smoothly enough but am unable to get the GUI / Window 
> System running. I have installed Apple X11. I am up to date on all 
> System SW.
> 
> I am able to get a pallete up called "Wish" - however when I try to get 
> load some kind of rastor - I get the message "No graphics monitor has 
> been selected for output.
> Please run "d.mon" to select a graphics"
> 
> I run d.mon and list my displays...
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Hit RETURN to return to menu
>  > list -f
> 
> Monitors:
> 
> name            description                    status
> ----            -----------                    ------
> x0              X-windows graphics display     not running
> x1              X-windows graphics display     not running
> x2              X-windows graphics display     not running
> x3              X-windows graphics display     not running
> x4              X-windows graphics display     not running
> x5              X-windows graphics display     not running
> x6              X-windows graphics display     not running
> CELL            Create GRASS Raster File       not running
> HTMLMAP         Create HTML Image Map          not running
> PNG             Create PNG Map                 not running
> 
> hit RETURN ->
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Examples of other errors:
> 
> GRASS 5.0.2 > NavGetReply failed, -128 xterm Xt error: Can't open 
> display:
> GRASS 5.0.2 > tcltkgrass & [2] 2774
> GRASS 5.0.2 > xterm Xt error: Can't open display:
> NavGetReply failed, -128
> 
> I feel like I am so close to getting going on GRASS - but this Monitor 
> thing is totally hosing me.
> 
> Has anyone battled this in OS X? Any advice and guidance would be 
> appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Hugh Evans
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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Ian MacMillan
Geological Sciences-UCSB