Gtk-Warning **: Cannot open display

[Barnaby Scott]

Kevin Kinsey wrote:
> Barnaby Scott wrote:
>>
>> So, I installed Firefox from ports, having made sure everything was 
>> bang up to date. Evrything seemed to go perfectly well, but lo and 
>> behold, first attempt to use it and I get this:
>>
>> (firefox-bin:582): Gtk-Warning **: Cannot open display
>>
>> What the..?
>>
>> I have searched for this problem and found plenty of references 
>> similar error messages, but none of it seems to apply in my case. I am 
>> not trying to run Firefox as root, I am not doing it from a remote 
>> terminal, I am not standing in a bucket of water, I have the computer 
>> plugged in.
> 
> I think these are Good Things(tm), 'though I have been able to operate
> a browser whilst standing in a bucket of water.
> 
> Q: Are you running an X display at the time this message is given,
> or are you attempting to run Firefox from the console?
> 
> Kevin Kinsey
> 
I have tried both. It is running from the console that gives the message 
  quoted - if I am running an X display at the time it fails with no 
message at all.

Barnaby