manage x window

stockerz · 07-14-2005, 06:22 PM

Hi!

I run solaris 9 onto a sun ultrasparc5 and i'd like to know more about x window on solaris.
I can find anything about it onto sun doc.... except the whole development guide.....

First of all, x window start at boot. I would prefer to start on a terminal and then "startx" when i feel like it.
The stuf is that in /etc/init.d i don't see anything like Xfree86-common, or something like that.
So, where is it specified that X should start when system does init?

I found a whole world in /usr/openwindow
....

Thanks

G

synaptical · 07-14-2005, 08:35 PM

does solaris have an /etc/inittab file? that's what sets the runlevel in *nix.

jlliagre · 07-15-2005, 03:36 AM

Xfree86 is for x86 hardware, SPARC is not.

You can disable automatic X11 startup with the command:

Code:

dtconfig -d

Solaris doesn't use a specific run level for X11 unlike Linux.

stockerz · 07-17-2005, 09:08 AM

Thanks!

By the way, i'd have another question!

I'd like t oexport the whole solaris display on my linux box.

on linux : xhost + solaris_machine
on solaris : export DISPLAY=linux_machine:0.0

then lauch app on solaris should be displayed on the Linux_machine.

But it doesn't work....

However, i'd like the whole CDE environment from solaris to be displayed on the Linux.
like the linux F8 terminal to reflect the solaris X server.

Do you have any idea how to do this?

G

stockerz · 07-17-2005, 09:29 AM

Allright,

I can export single app now.

I guess, i would need to export the equivalent of gdm on solaris to have a xsession loggin and the whole CDE environment.

But i don't have a clue what is the application that manage the xsession login on solaris....

stockerz · 07-17-2005, 10:26 AM

Yeah! it works now!

thanks jlliagre : everything was of course connected with dtconfig.

i edited /usr/dt/config/Xacces and put the client hostname there.
then /usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -reset

On the linux client :
X :1 -query serv eur_name

Now i have two xsessions on the linux box and i can easily switch : one locally and the other one from the solaris box.

Save me the price of a kvm

G

jlliagre · 07-17-2005, 10:41 AM

Glad to know, thanks !