On Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 12:08:31AM -0600, Phil Howard wrote:
> David Cantrell wrote:
>
> > Right now I'm working on getting X to go on the new Ultra 60. I've
> > discovered quite a few interesting things. Like you don't even need an
> > XF86Config file if you use the Xsun, XsunMono, or Xsun24 servers. Plus
>
> But that also means no opportunity to configure things that would be
> configured in there. That's what I ran into back when I was running
> Redhat on a Sparc 5. I wanted to change the mouse configuration. But
> there was no config file even being read in to do this.
That's true, but with the way those devices work is they boot up in exactly
one mode and color depth. To change that, you use fbcontrol, or something
like that under Solaris and reboot. There are similar tools under Linux to
set the framebuffer mode and color depth.
As for the mouse, as far as I know it's an on/off type setting. If anyone
knows otherwise, do tell.
> > some issues surrounding the mouse and X. I'm documenting some of these
> > things on the FAQ.TXT file. If you figure out interesting stuff, do let
> > me know. I'm not using a 32-bit SPARC machine as a primary machine, so
> > those of you in that camp, I really need your help to work out specific
> > issues and configuration problems.
>
> As soon as I solve my video switching dilemma, I can run some X on my old
> Sparc 5's. The dilemma, in case others have an answer, is that my KVM
> box won't switch to a port (where I plug the Sparc 5 into) unless there
> is also a keyboard plugged in. I only have space for 1 monitor here, so
> this has to be it. Until then, I'm on serial console because changing
> the cables around to bypass the switch locks me out of other things. I
> guess I could try hacking on the serial console problems.
There's plenty of stuff that needs testing that's not under X. The serial
console problem is definitely something that needs fixing. It's something
that I'm working while other stuff builds, but I can't seem to figure out
the best way to handle that. I suppose it could always spawn a getty on
/dev/ttyS0 and maybe /dev/ttyS1, but that could lead to other issues.
Know of a way to detect whether there's a real console or just a serial
console?
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David Cantrell | david@slackware.com *
KG6CII | Slackware Linux Project
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