Ethereal for Mac OS X, how? - Page 2

sao · 05-11-2005, 08:07 AM

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	Wampiro-UHA wrote: How do I start the Ethereal GUI?

Ethereal needs to be run as root. If you are not root, you will not see any devices. Start it from an xterm with 'sudo ethereal'.

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yellow · 05-11-2005, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sao


	Ethereal needs to be run as root. If you are not root, you will not see any devices. Start it from an xterm with 'sudo ethereal'.

To that I will add, make sure you're running and using an xterm from X11.app when you do it. This won't work it you try to use Terminal.app.

sao · 05-11-2005, 01:18 PM

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Yes, if you want to start it from Terminal.app set the DISPLAY environment variable in your ~/.bash_profile if you're using bash or in your ~/.zlogin if you're using zsh:

Code:

if [[ -z $DISPLAY ]]; then
  export DISPLAY=:0.0
fi

and make sure X11 is running when you start ethereal.

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Wampiro-UHA · 05-11-2005, 04:35 PM

When I try to run Ethereal from the terminal, I get following error:
(ethereal:501): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

When I try from X11 I get the error:
bash: ethereal: command not found

Wampiro-UHA · 05-11-2005, 04:39 PM

When I run sudo ethereal from X11 I get:
sudo: ethereal: command not found

hayne · 05-11-2005, 04:41 PM

I think you are having a PATH problem.
Did you insert the ". /sw/bin/init.sh" line in your .profile or .bashrc?
Check if ethereal works if you use the full path: /sw/bin/ethereal

dmacks · 05-11-2005, 04:44 PM

When I try to run Ethereal from the terminal, I get following error:
(ethereal:501): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

Someone already mentioned you gotta do it from an xterm or set your DISPLAY explicitly.

When I try from X11 I get the error:
bash: ethereal: command not found

There's a Fink FAQ entry entitled Q5.15: I get "command not found" errors when I run Fink or anything that I installed with Fink that sounds relevant.

Wampiro-UHA · 05-11-2005, 04:59 PM

When I try to run ethereal with the complete PATH /sw/bin/ I get the error:
No fonts found; this probably means that the fontconfig
library is not correctly configured. You may need to
edit the fonts.conf configuration file. More information
about fontconfig can be found in the fontconfig(3) manual
page and on http://fontconfig.org

I have now run the command:
cp /private/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ~/.xinitrc
I guess this copy the xinitrc file to my root-directory. What should I do more with the new .xinitrc-file?

Wampiro-UHA · 05-11-2005, 05:02 PM

When I run /sw/bin/pathsetup.sh I get the message that Fink is already setup correctly.

sao · 05-12-2005, 12:19 PM

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	Wampiro-UHA wrote: What should I do more with the new .xinitrc-file?

Please, read from Fink documentation, "4.3 The .xinitrc File":
http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/x11/...ang=en#xinitrc
or
http://homepage.mac.com/sao1/fink/index.html#top15

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Wampiro-UHA · 05-12-2005, 03:09 PM

I think it worked adding . /sw/bin/init.sh to .xinitrc.
Now I can type just ethereal. But it still doesn't start, because of the error of the fonts.conf-file.

Wampiro-UHA · 05-12-2005, 03:27 PM

I've tried to type edit fonts.conf and then in fonts.conf I've added:

<dir>/System/Library/Fonts/</dir>
<dir>/Library/Fonts/</dir>
<dir>/Users/my-user-name/Library/Fonts/</dir>

But it doesn't work?

yellow · 05-12-2005, 04:45 PM

Can you please copy and paste the exact output from the xterm when Ethereal fails?

Wampiro-UHA · 05-12-2005, 04:51 PM

I type sudo ethereal in X11 and get the following error after I've typed the password:

No fonts found; this probably means that the fontconfig
library is not correctly configured. You may need to
edit the fonts.conf configuration file. More information
about fontconfig can be found in the fontconfig(3) manual
page and on http://fontconfig.org

yellow · 05-12-2005, 04:56 PM

Where did you install X11 from?

sao · 05-12-2005, 04:57 PM

Quote:


	Wampiro-UHA wrote: No fonts found; this probably means that the fontconfig library is not correctly configured. You may need to edit the fonts.conf configuration file. More information about fontconfig can be found in the fontconfig(3) manual page and on http://fontconfig.org

Nobody knows what causes the problem, exactly, but running:

sudo fc-cache

should fix it.

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Wampiro-UHA · 05-12-2005, 04:58 PM

From the Mac OS X (Tiger) CD.

yellow · 05-12-2005, 04:59 PM

Sao to the rescue! Again!

Wampiro-UHA · 05-12-2005, 05:00 PM

IT WORKS!
What does sudo fc-cache do?

hayne · 05-12-2005, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wampiro-UHA


	What does sudo fc-cache do?

Rephrasing your question:
What does the command xxxyyyzzz do?

Answer:
Read the man page on xxxyyyzzz:
man xxxyyyzzz

05-11-2005, 01:18 PM	#23
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	. Yes, if you want to start it from Terminal.app set the DISPLAY environment variable in your ~/.bash_profile if you're using bash or in your ~/.zlogin if you're using zsh: Code: if [[ -z $DISPLAY ]]; then export DISPLAY=:0.0 fi and make sure X11 is running when you start ethereal. .

05-11-2005, 04:35 PM	#24
Wampiro-UHA Triple-A Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 182	When I try to run Ethereal from the terminal, I get following error: (ethereal:501): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: When I try from X11 I get the error: bash: ethereal: command not found

05-11-2005, 04:39 PM	#25
Wampiro-UHA Triple-A Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 182	When I run sudo ethereal from X11 I get: sudo: ethereal: command not found

05-11-2005, 04:41 PM	#26
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 32,473	I think you are having a PATH problem. Did you insert the ". /sw/bin/init.sh" line in your .profile or .bashrc? Check if ethereal works if you use the full path: /sw/bin/ethereal

05-11-2005, 04:44 PM	#27
dmacks All Star Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 678	When I try to run Ethereal from the terminal, I get following error: (ethereal:501): Gtk-WARNING *: cannot open display: Someone already mentioned you gotta do it from an xterm or set your DISPLAY explicitly. When I try from X11 I get the error: bash: ethereal: command not found There's a Fink FAQ entry entitled Q5.15: I get "command not found" errors when I run Fink or anything that I installed with Fink* that sounds relevant.

05-11-2005, 04:59 PM	#28
Wampiro-UHA Triple-A Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 182	When I try to run ethereal with the complete PATH /sw/bin/ I get the error: No fonts found; this probably means that the fontconfig library is not correctly configured. You may need to edit the fonts.conf configuration file. More information about fontconfig can be found in the fontconfig(3) manual page and on http://fontconfig.org I have now run the command: cp /private/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ~/.xinitrc I guess this copy the xinitrc file to my root-directory. What should I do more with the new .xinitrc-file?

05-11-2005, 05:02 PM	#29
Wampiro-UHA Triple-A Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 182	When I run /sw/bin/pathsetup.sh I get the message that Fink is already setup correctly.

05-12-2005, 03:09 PM	#31
Wampiro-UHA Triple-A Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 182	I think it worked adding . /sw/bin/init.sh to .xinitrc. Now I can type just ethereal. But it still doesn't start, because of the error of the fonts.conf-file.

05-12-2005, 03:27 PM	#32
Wampiro-UHA Triple-A Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 182	I've tried to type edit fonts.conf and then in fonts.conf I've added: <dir>/System/Library/Fonts/</dir> <dir>/Library/Fonts/</dir> <dir>/Users/my-user-name/Library/Fonts/</dir> But it doesn't work?

05-12-2005, 04:45 PM	#33
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,677	Can you please copy and paste the exact output from the xterm when Ethereal fails?

05-12-2005, 04:51 PM	#34
Wampiro-UHA Triple-A Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 182	I type sudo ethereal in X11 and get the following error after I've typed the password: No fonts found; this probably means that the fontconfig library is not correctly configured. You may need to edit the fonts.conf configuration file. More information about fontconfig can be found in the fontconfig(3) manual page and on http://fontconfig.org

05-12-2005, 04:56 PM	#35
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,677	Where did you install X11 from?

05-12-2005, 04:58 PM	#37
Wampiro-UHA Triple-A Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 182	From the Mac OS X (Tiger) CD.

05-12-2005, 04:59 PM	#38
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,677	Sao to the rescue! Again!

05-12-2005, 05:00 PM	#39
Wampiro-UHA Triple-A Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 182	IT WORKS! What does sudo fc-cache do?