MBP X11 launch failure

After using the Migration Assistant to transfer all my files and settings, etc. from my PowerBook G4 to my new MacBook Pro and also after updating to 10.4.6 and all relevant software updates, I discovered that X11 hadn't been installed by default nor did it come over in the Migration process. So I pulled out the install disc and proceeded to install X11 using the provided install program.
However, upon attempting to launch X11, it bounces in the dock briefly, changes the cursor to the familar "X" cursor, stops bouncing, puts a triangle beneath the application icon in the dock and then... dies. No X-term window ever appears or even flashes briefly. It just dies and that's that.
Console reports a problem in the console.log with fonts loading but this isn't the source of the problem, I believe, because I get this same warning on my old PowerBook but it still goes on to successfully launch X11.
If I monitor the system.log in Console, I find that a kernel error is being reported every time I attempt to launch X11. It looks like this:
"kernel[0]: (57: coreservicesd)tfp: failed on 0:"
Apple support was pretty clueless on this as they don't really support X11 other than helping you install or reinstall it (I've done that twice now). There are a few X11 apps I really would like to get working on this spiffy new machine but this one has me stumped and so far I can't find any mention of a similar problem yet in the discussions.
Please post any ideas you may have.
Thanks much!
Cary Talbot
Vicksburg, MS
15" MacBook Pro 2.16/2GB Mac OS X (10.4.6) also a Power Mac G5-2x2.5GHz

After reinstalling Tiger with X11 this time, I found that the behavior hadn't changed - X11 would try to launch but then die prior to the xterm appearing on the screen. I then had an idea. This user account was migrated from a 3-year old PowerBook so it's been around the block a few times. There are a number of "hidden" files in my home directory (.thises and .thats) that might be causing the problem. I created an admin account, logged in with that account and launched X11. It worked like a charm. So that narrowed the problem down to one of the hidden files in my home directory.
My first three suspects were the files .Xauth-OSX (it was dated from sometime in '03), .Xauthority and .xinitrc (zero bytes in size). The first file is evidently from XDarwin or something previous that is no longer used - it wasn't the culprit. .Xauthority is recreated as soon as you delete it and it's not the problem either. Deleting the zero-byte file .xinitrc solved the problem. Dunno where that file came from (it was dated with yesterday's date) but deleting it solved my X11 launch problem on my login.
Hope this info helps someone else down the line somewhere.
15" MacBook Pro 2.16 w/ Boot-Camp Mac OS X (10.4.6) also Power Mac G5-2x2.5

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This also happens with Excel, Word and some other programs.
Anyone have any ideas?

Oops, I should have mentioned that I've repaired permissions both from a DVD bootup as well as from the current hard drive. I reinstalled the last update.
I have Time Machine so I guess I could go back to a previous state if I knew what the problem was.

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At startup I am now getting a window saying "Application Launch Failure" with a big red stop sign and white exclamation mark.
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What can I do to fix this? (I've run Disk Utility and Disk Warrior, but the window still appears.)
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Duncan
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From the error message, the application Transport Monitor failed to launch because it cannot find the library HotSyncLib.ppc. Perhaps you deleted or removed items related to Palm Desktop. If you no longer need this capability you can remove Transport Monitor from your Login items (see Accounts preference pane).
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Does anyone know what this is related to? I have tried repairing permissions with no luck. Does it have something to do with my Palm desktop software? How else can I try to get rid of it?
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I might add, there was this similar problem here which may pertain to your issue:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=277895

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