Where is my X11?

Hi everybody,
I tried to install glut using fink to my Macbook Pro, and I lost my X11! I reinstalled it from OSX install DVD, but no hope! It says that fonts can not be found!
here is what I have under /usr/X11R6:
[haris@ /usr/X11R6]$ ls
include lib man
and there is no /etc/X11!!!
I reinstalled development tools + X11SDK several times, but no hope... have you got any ideas??
Here is the error message that I got when I run XDarwin:
please help!! I need the X11
2006-07-26 09:29:32.184 XDarwin[5016]
XDarwin 1.4.0
Release Date: 18 December 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
Build Operating System: Darwin Apple Computer, Inc.
Current Operating System: Darwin bldg10-5-219.nhlbi.nih.gov 8.7.1 Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386 i386
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Could not find keymapping file USA.keymapping.
Reading keymap from the system.
Couldn't open RGB_DB '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb'
_XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
Loading GLX bundle glxMesa.bundle (using Mesa)
Display mode: Full screen Quartz -- Direct Display
Screen 0 added: 1440x900 @ (0,0)
error opening security policy file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/, removing from list!
Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
OsVendorFatalError
AbortDDX
Quitting XDarwin...
2006-07-26 09:29:32.312 XDarwin[5016] X client process terminated with status 127.
MacBook Pro 2.16, ibook g4 1.33 512 MB RAM, Compaq evo n800v p4-M 2.0 GHz 512 MB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.6) and Linux on my compaq Unix rules...

X11 is not part of development tools, so reinstalling that will not do a bit of good. X11SDK is not what you want. Use the "Optional Installs" package on the Tiger DVD. See http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301229

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