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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] WS1.2.10; Mac OS X 10.6.4; Quartz 2.5.2; WS did´n come up

From: Michael Tuexen <Michael.Tuexen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:58:26 +0200
On Aug 6, 2010, at 7:39 PM, Thomas Knebel wrote:

> Hi Michael,
> 
> thanks a Lot for your answer
> 
>> What happens when you type
>> /usr/local/bin/wireshark
>> in a shell in Terminal.app?
> The domain/default pair of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, AppleHighlightColor) does not exist
> 
> I put this string to google and found:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg11854.html
> Checked that entry spoken about in this article and it´s correct.
> 
> Hmm - anyway I called wireshark -h - but didn´t found any verbose operator...
> 
>> 
>> The problem might be related to the fact that you use Quartz 2.5.2
>> instead of the default X11 environment...
>> 
> I installed Quartz, because of the advice inside the readme
> "This release of Wireshark requires Macintosh OS X 10.5.5 or later and XQuartz (X11.app). If you are running OS X 10.5.4 or older, you can install using MacPorts or Fink."
> And I´m using Mac OS X 10.6.4...
Hallo Tom,

bei Apple ist das immer ein Problem mit den Bibliotheken. Unter 10.6.4 bauen wir
Wireshark 1.4. Kannst Du das mal probieren?
> 
> Hmm - doesn´t need the topical version - do you run Wireshark under OS X 10.6.?
> Would last out for me having a config double (which wireshark version, which X Version) I could try again to install.
> 
> And - BTW - franken.de... I suspect.. it´s not far away from Oberpfalz... 8-)
Ist in Nürnberg gehostet. Bin aber in Norddeutschland...

Viele Grüße
Michael
> best regards
> Tom
> 
>> Best regards
>> Michael
>> On Aug 6, 2010, at 5:32 PM, Thomas Knebel wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi WS-Users,
>>> 
>>> do have an issue installing WireShark 1.2.10 on Mac OS 10.6.4 (64bit) in addition to use Quartz 2.5.2
>>> 
>>> After the installation process and starting Wireshark a Wireshark Symbol come up in the Dock.. a little bit later a X11 Symbol comes up in the dock. Doesn´t matter on which symbol i klick getting a X11 Menuline, being able to open an X11 Terminal, but didn´geht any Window or anything else to use Wireshark.
>>> 
>>> Enclosed the installation process including some original outputs from the terminal window showing the installation results.
>>> 
>>> Any ideas to move further finding a solution?
>>> Thanks a Lot in advance.
>>> 
>>> 1. downloaded and installed quartz 2.5.2
>>> 
>>> 2. Started the WS-installation process like instructed in the "Read me first.rtf" doc supported by the download.
>>> --> moved Wireshark app to /Applications
>>> an ls of /Applications shows:
>>> ***** original output start *******
>>> drwxr-xr-x   3 thomasxxxxx  admin   102B 29 Jul 09:47 Wireshark.app
>>> ***** original output END *******
>>> containing all subdirs and the other stuff likewise inside the downloade Wireshark.dmg
>>> 
>>> 3. copied the content of the command line folder from the Utility folder inside the Wireshark.dmg to /usr/local/bin
>>> ***** original output start *******
>>> macbook:Contents thomasxxxxx$ cd /usr/local/bin
>>> macbook:bin thomasxxxxx$ ls -alh
>>> total 2360
>>> drwxrwxrwx  25 root          wheel   850B  6 Aug 15:03 .
>>> drwxrwxrwx   9 thomasxxxxx  501     306B 25 Jan  2010 ..
>>> -rwxr-xr-x@  1 thomasxxxxx  wheel   482B  6 Aug 15:03 capinfos
>>> -rwxr-xr-x@  1 thomasxxxxx  wheel   482B  6 Aug 15:03 dftest
>>> -rwxr-xr-x@  1 thomasxxxxx  wheel   482B  6 Aug 15:03 dumpcap
>>> -rwxr-xr-x@  1 thomasxxxxx  wheel   482B  6 Aug 15:03 editcap
>>> -rwxr-xr-x@  1 thomasxxxxx  wheel   482B  6 Aug 15:03 idl2wrs
>>> -rwxr-xr-x@  1 thomasxxxxx  wheel   482B  6 Aug 15:03 mergecap
>>> -rwxr-xr-x@  1 thomasxxxxx  wheel   482B  6 Aug 15:03 randpkt
>>> -rwxr-xr-x@  1 thomasxxxxx  wheel   482B  6 Aug 15:03 rawshark
>>> -rwxr-xr-x@  1 thomasxxxxx  wheel   482B  6 Aug 15:03 text2pcap
>>> -rwxr-xr-x@  1 thomasxxxxx  wheel   482B  6 Aug 15:03 tshark
>>> -rwxr-xr-x@  1 thomasxxxxx  wheel   482B  6 Aug 15:03 wireshark
>>> ***** original output END *******
>>> 4. copied ChmodBPF to Startup Items
>>> ***** original output start *******
>>> macbook:bin thomasxxxxx$ cd /Library/StartupItems/
>>> macbook:StartupItems thomasxxxxx$ ls -alh
>>> total 0
>>> drwxr-xr-x   8 root  wheel   272B  6 Aug 15:21 .
>>> drwxrwxr-t+ 61 root  admin   2,0K  6 Jun 02:37 ..
>>> drwxr-xr-x@  5 root  wheel   170B  6 Aug 15:21 ChmodBPF
>>> drwxr-xr-x@ 13 root  wheel   442B  6 Aug 15:21 Command Line
>>> drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B 25 Jan  2010 HWNetMgr
>>> drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B 25 Jan  2010 HWPortDetect
>>> drwxr-xr-x   5 root  wheel   170B 11 Sep  2009 M-AudioFastTrack
>>> drwxr-xr-x   4 root  wheel   136B 11 Jul  2008 globalSAN
>>> ***** original output END *******
>>> rebootet
>>> 5. Checked rights of bpf devices....
>>> ***** original output start *******
>>> macbook:dev thomasxxxxx$ pwd
>>> /dev
>>> macbook:dev thomasxxxxx$ ls -alh bpf*
>>> crw-rw----  1 root  admin   23,   0  6 Aug 15:58 bpf0
>>> crw-rw----  1 root  admin   23,   1  6 Aug 15:58 bpf1
>>> crw-rw----  1 root  admin   23,   2  6 Aug 15:54 bpf2
>>> crw-rw----  1 root  admin   23,   3  6 Aug 15:54 bpf3
>>> macbook:dev thomasxxxxx$ 
>>> ***** original output END *******
>>> 
>>> best regards
>>> Tom
>>> thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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