Mac OS X 10.5.5, X11: "NVConfigurator: Can't connect to X11!" when opening NVConfigurator / NVGUI

  • Last Modified: November 19, 2008
  • Article: TS2322

Symptoms

Attempting to open NVConfigurator / NVGUI in X11 with Mac OS X 10.5.5 results in a dialog stating "NVConfigurator: Can't connect to X11!  Please ensure that the X11 package is installed and running".

Products Affected

Mac OS X 10.5.5, X11

Resolution

  1. Open X11.app.
  2. Choose Preferences... from the X11 menu.
  3. Click the Security tab and check (enable) "Allow connections from network clients".  
  4. Quit and open X11.app again.  

NVConfigurator should now work as expected.

Additional Information

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