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# 1  
Old 10-03-2005
Startup error: The X-server can not be started on display :0...

Earlier today SPARCBOOK 5000 was working, but was asked to upgrade an application on it.
1. uninstalled application
2. loaded latest solaris 8 recommended cluster (downloaded it yesterday).
3. reboot machine after patch update

On reboot all looks OK upto the point it attempts to run X-server..
1st I see:
"Starting Desktop login Display: 0"
the screen then goes fuzzy (it looks likeas if the screen res in incorrectly set)..then see
The X-server can not be started on display :0

Unable to login as root or any other account.


Restarted SPARCBOOK & got into boot. then tried to boot from CDROM..Get language prompt but keyboard now fails (same with external keyboard)!!..Both keyboard work while in boot (did stop-A during boot-up)....
Any ideas?
# 2  
Old 10-06-2005
See if this helps - search down the page for "I just installed the Solaris 8 Recommended Patch Cluster and my system is no longer responsive"
# 3  
Old 10-07-2005
having probs apllying the fix suggested...
tried boot -s command, but no response from keyboards (i.e. unable to login)..How can I get round this?
If I restart the tadpole & hit STOP-A this works (& also in boot I can enter commands like printenv)..so why doesnt the keyboard work after this?
Any ideas?
# 4  
Old 10-07-2005
Post the output of the printenv command.
# 5  
Old 10-07-2005
I think this is the problem of usb vs ps2 for input devices on a tadpole. If I'm correct you need apply the tadpole patch for input devices, which you should be able to get from the tadpole support site.
# 6  
Old 10-08-2005
printenv output:
Variable Name Value Default Value
power-cycles 1431655885 No default
system-board-serial# No default
system-board-date No default
ttyb-rts-dtr-off false false
ttyb-ignore-cd true true
ttya-rts-dtr-off false false
ttya-ignore-cd true true
ttyb-mode 9600,8,n,1,- 9600,8,n,1,-
ttya-mode 9600,8,n,1,- 9600,8,n,1,-
pci-probe-list 7,11,2,1,3,8,14,d,13 7,11,2,1,3,8,14,d,13
battery-reporting? true true
backlight-brightness 99 99
mfg-mode off off
diag-level max max
fcode-debug? false false
output-device screen screen:dual
input-device keyboard keyboard
load-base 16384 16384
auto-boot-retry false false
boot-command boot boot
auto-boot? true true
watchdog-reboot? false false
diag-file
diag-device net net
local-mac-address false false
net-timeout 0 0
ansi-terminal? true true
screen-#columns 80 80
screen-#rows 34 34
silent-mode? false false
use-nvramc? false false
nvramc
security-mode none No default
security-password No default
security-#badlogins 0 No default
oem-logo No default
oem-logo? false false
oem-banner No default
oem-banner? false false
hardware-revision UUUUUUUU ... No default
last-hardware-update UUUUUUUU ... No default
startup-noise 1 1
diag-switch false false



When I boot cdrom -s (use Solaris 8 02/02 1 of 2 CD) I can get a USB keyboard to work, but not the tadpole's.. I see in /etc/dacf.conf lines :

driver-minorname="hid:keyboard" consconfig_dacf:kb_config post-attach - pushmod="usbkbm"
driver-minorname="hid:keyboard" consconfig_dacf:kb_config pre-attach - pushmod="usbkbm"

driver-minorname="zs:keyboard" consconfig_dacf:kb_config post-attach - pushmod="kb"
driver-minorname="su:keyboard" consconfig_dacf:kb_config post-attach - pushmod="kb"

driver-minorname="kb_ps2:keyboard" consconfig_dacf:kb_config post-attach - pushmod="kbsm_ps2"
driver-minorname="su_pnp:keyboard" consconfig_dacf:kb_config post-attach - pushmod="kb"

How do I boot the machine so that I can modify the dacf.conf file as per fix above?...
# 7  
Old 10-08-2005
Finally!! Sparcbook keyboard works, but X-server still not working..to get laptop keyboard working in run level 3 did:

1. boot cdrom -s
2. mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 /mnt
3. cd /mnt/etc
4. chmod 744 dacf.conf
5. cp dacf.conf dacf.conf.ORIG
6. cat >>dacf.conf
7. Enter two lines mentioned above (e.g. "driver-minorname="kb8042 ..etc") then exit using CTRL-D
8. cd /
9. umount /mnt
10. reboot

Now can any-1 help with getting X-server working :-)
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