SlackwareThis Forum is for the discussion of Slackware Linux.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
Hey all. This is my first posting here, so will try to make it a good one.
I installed Splack onto my Sun Ultra 5 and for some reason when I run startx the monitor goes black and then it goes back to the command prompt and KDE does not start. I have a KDS X-Flat monitor on the onboard Sun display adapter.
Do you get some kind of error message in the console (you can also search for the error in /var/log/)? If you do, try posting it here.
You probably need to configure the X enviroment to suit your system. I don't know if Splack uses Xfree86 or Xorg, so try to configure it xf86config or xorgconfig
Originally posted by gbonvehi Do you get some kind of error message in the console (you can also search for the error in /var/log/)? If you do, try posting it here.
You probably need to configure the X enviroment to suit your system. I don't know if Splack uses Xfree86 or Xorg, so try to configure it xf86config or xorgconfig
I will take a look at this when I get home as I am at work at present. Will run that utility and see what happens.
Splack uses very old software and kernel versions for the Sparc arc. I suggest you use debian's sparc edition, or to actually try out Solaris. I had a similar thread asking a few questions, and i ended up using Solaris 10 on my ultra 60 without regret.
As for your problem, to check the error log, its usually found in
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
so view it with one of
pico /var/log/Xorg.0.log
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
vi /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
To modify or fix the settings, the file is usually found in
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
or
/etc/X11/xfree86.conf
Depending on whether you're using Xorg or XFree86
Originally posted by xushi Splack uses very old software and kernel versions for the Sparc arc. I suggest you use debian's sparc edition, or to actually try out Solaris. I had a similar thread asking a few questions, and i ended up using Solaris 10 on my ultra 60 without regret.
As for your problem, to check the error log, its usually found in
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
so view it with one of
pico /var/log/Xorg.0.log
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
vi /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
To modify or fix the settings, the file is usually found in
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
or
/etc/X11/xfree86.conf
Depending on whether you're using Xorg or XFree86
I would like to run Solaris on my Ultra 5, but for some reason newfs does not like the 20GB hard drive I upgraded my Ultra 5 to.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
