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Operating Systems Solaris How to configure Xorg and fvwm on x86 Solaris 10 update 10? Post 303028016 by jlliagre on Saturday 29th of December 2018 06:44:09 PM
Old 12-29-2018
Quote:
Originally Posted by vectrum
I installed x86 solaris 10, update 10. I mentioned it in the title of my post.
Okay, better to put this in the post body.
Anyway, why are you running Solaris 10u10 and not Solaris 10u11?
Quote:
Xorg is running with dtlogin and I've been using JDS for a while.
I'd activated GDM via smf but restored to CDE login.
Why?
Quote:
I follow the instructions from the following link but, missing something.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!to...is/4TfG-jZuGg4
These instructions are more than 20 years old and about Solaris 2.6. That's four major versions and seven years earlier than Solaris 10.
Not a big surprise they didn't work for you.

In any case, if you don't care about CDE and Gnome, the simpler way to run fvwm would be to disable the graphical login:

Code:
dtconfig -d
dtconfig -reset

Then run a shell script that launch what you want, e.g. (to be adjusted with the required window manager and terminal emulator paths):

Code:
#!/bin/ksh
/usr/X11/bin/Xorg :0 -depth 24 -nobanner -auth /var/dt/A:000 &
export DISPLAY=:0
sleep 2
/opt/sfw/bin/fvwm &
/usr/X/bin/xterm &

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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS

install-solaris

install-solaris(1M)                                                                                                            install-solaris(1M)

NAME

       install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system

SYNOPSIS

       install-solaris

       install-solaris  invokes  the  Solaris  Install  program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation,
       install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer.

       The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation:

       For SPARC machines:

       128 MB

           Minimum physical memory for all installation types

       128 MB

           Minimum physical memory required for windowing system

       384 MB

           Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation

       For x86 machines:

       256 MB

           Minimum physical memory for all installation types

       256 MB

           Minimum physical memory required for windowing system

       512 MB

           Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation

       In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number  of  fea-
       tures available.

       install-solaris  exists  only  on  the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the  for more
       details.

       install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the
       installation media. Refer to the  for disk space requirements.

       Refer to the  for more information on the various menus and selections.

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability                 |SUNWcdrom  (Solaris instal-  |
       |                             |lation media)                |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability          |Evolving                     |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

       pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)

       It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus.

                                                                    23 Sep 2005                                                install-solaris(1M)
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