Starting X Windows on Solaris

austinramsay · 09-06-2010, 04:12 PM

Hey guys,
I just installed Solaris 10 on my Dell laptop. It's starting up fine I think, but how do I start the X window system? And if I need to, how do I set it up first? Thanks, sorry for all the noob questions.

hebeles · 09-06-2010, 05:39 PM

greetings,

for solaris 10 x86,

i using thinkpad laptop Xsun

Xsun kdmconfig sample screen

kdmconfig - View and Edit Window System Configuration

Current or Proposed Window System Configuration:
kdmconfig should show this:
Video Device: VIA Technologies, Inc. S3 Unichrome Pro VGA Adapter
Video Driver: XF86-VESA
Resolution/Colors: 1024x768 - 256 colors @ 70Hz
Screen Size: 17-inch (43cm)
Monitor Type: MultiFrequency 56kHz (up to 1280x1024 interlaced)
Keyboard Type: Generic US-English(104-Key)
Pointing Device: Generic USB Mouse (3 Button)
Configure Devices

[X] No changes needed - Test/Save and Exit
[ ] Change Video Device/Monitor
[ ] Change Keyboard
[ ] Change Pointing Device

Quote:

kdmconfig

command use and select Xsun
next time an X Window session is started.

use kdmconfig to select Xorg instead of Xsun.

ex. Xorg, which asks questions and creates file /etc/X11/xorg.conf View errors, if any, in /var/log/Xorg.0.log.

kdmconfig (image)

http://sy2920.s151.xrea.com/solaris/.../kdmconfig.png
http://steve-parker.org/articles/sol...mware/11.x.jpg

Become superuser.

Run the program to configure keyboard, display, and mouse.

# kdmconfig

On the Introduction and X Server Selection screen, select the Xsun server.

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*****************************************************
The X-Server can not be started on display :0..
see /var/dt/Xerrors
*****************************************************

/var/dt/Xerrors looking error log

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other options

Quote:

# ./usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -D (dtlogin become daemon)
# ./usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -e (enable startx)

Quote:

kdmconfig

# chose Xorg
# Note that it still tells me it can't read the Xorg config info

Quote:

/usr/X11/bin/xorgconfig

# follow instructions, used manual.

Quote:

jlliagre wrote:

kdmconfig to select and configure the server, possibly /usr/X11/bin/xorgconfig if you use Xorg (vs Xsun).
Then you can start X11 manually with xinit or automatically with "dtconfig -e

Quote:

/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig

Quote:

/etc/init.d/dtlogin start

austinramsay · 09-06-2010, 07:51 PM

Okay thanks, but I'm having another problem. Sometimes X will start and it will show me the solaris login screen and I can get in without problems. Other times it won't start and will bring me to the console. Any idea why this is happening? And I looked at the Xerrors. It's saying it can't find a screen. Maybe because the laptops lcd is gone and I'm using an external monitor.