D'Alembert and $u_{tt}-4u_{xx}=0$

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I'm having trouble with this PDE

$$u_{tt}-4u_{xx}=0$$

$$u(x,0)=u_t(x,0)=0$$

$$u(0,t)=t$$

with $x\geq 0$, $t\in R$.

Making $w=u-t$ I get

$$w_{tt}-4w_{xx}=0$$

$$w(x,0)=0$$

$$w_t(x,0)=-1$$ $$w(0,t)=0$$

Applying d'Alembert's formula

$$w(x,t)=\frac{1}{2c}\int_{x-t}^{x+t}g^*(s)ds=\frac{-2t}{4}$$

But this doesn't fit the contour conditions. What went wrong?