Re: newbie X configuration

[Sabino Maggi]

 Thanks (belatedly :) for your help on this.  IceWM runs quite nicely on my
 32 MB IPX.  Even if it is somewhat Windows-looking, which I was trying to
 avoid ;p

You __do not__ need to make it Windows-like (urgh!).
Install the deb package 'icewm-themes' and you can choose dozens of
different-looking themes. When you find one you like, edit
~/.icewm/preferences (line: Theme) so that icewm loads automatically your
preferred theme.

 The problems I was having were with Mozilla and, I guess, fvwm(2).  I didn't
 realize graphical browsing was so problematic, and the default window
 manager was displaying an interference pattern.  At no point during the
 setup process (running in dselect) did I have an opportunity to enter scan
 rates or other data for my monitor which also led me to think my problems
 were configuration-related.

You cannot do that because the hardware in a Sun IPX is fixed, it is not
like PCs where you have thousands (better, millions) of different
combinations of motherboards, graphic cards, monitors, etc.
Then, the xsun server already knows what to do with your card/monitor.
Nevertheless, I do not have the interference pattern you see on my IPX.
Maybe the problem is in the monitor (?) Could you test it on another
machine?

Cheers
Sabino

newbie X configuration

[east256]

Hi there,

I have got a Sparcstation IPX with Debian 2.2r1 installed (connected to ADSL
behind an Edge/ThinLinux firewall I might add :) but am not sure how to
configure X.  All of the documentation I have seen so far refers to using
XF86Config but I do not have this package in my apt/FTP installation.  Am I
supposed to create the XF86config file by hand?

X actually starts up but is very unstable, and IIRC looks for a .fvwm2rc
file, which I have not set up yet either.  I have also run blackbox window
manager briefly but it too was unstable.

I have a 1MB cgsix framebuffer and am using Xsun as the server which I
believe is correct.  My monitor is a 16 Sun (365-1020-01) which AFAIK
displays 1152x900, scanning at 61.8 Hz horizontal and 66 Hz vertical.  (It
is colour).  From this I take it I am supposed to calculate the dot clock?

Any help would be very much appreciated.


TIA,

Don Chow

Re: newbie X configuration

[Sabino Maggi]

 
 I have got a Sparcstation IPX with Debian 2.2r1 installed (connected to ADSL
 behind an Edge/ThinLinux firewall I might add :) but am not sure how to
 configure X.  All of the documentation I have seen so far refers to using
 XF86Config but I do not have this package in my apt/FTP installation.  Am I
 supposed to create the XF86config file by hand?
 
 X actually starts up but is very unstable, and IIRC looks for a .fvwm2rc
 file, which I have not set up yet either.  I have also run blackbox window
 manager briefly but it too was unstable.
 
 I have a 1MB cgsix framebuffer and am using Xsun as the server which I
 believe is correct.  My monitor is a 16 Sun (365-1020-01) which AFAIK
 displays 1152x900, scanning at 61.8 Hz horizontal and 66 Hz vertical.  (It
 is colour).  From this I take it I am supposed to calculate the dot clock?

X works on Sun's out-of-the-box! No need to fiddle with XF86config or
calculate the dot clock.
Choose Xserver-xsun as your default xserver, install xdm and a wm. In
my opinion, IceWM is the best wm for an IPX, fairly small, easy to
configure and fast enough. It emulates well the look of many other wm's,
such as fvwm or motif or even windows (urgh!).

I don't understand why X should be unstable in your case. My IPX has the
same configuration as yours, with 64 MB ram, and is rock solid.
Did you install the xfonts?

Anyway, maybe you wonder what should you answer to the X config program.
This is what I did. 
When the X configurator starts (I think it is called anXiuos), choose to
install the xfonts, 75 and 100 dpi. The the program asks for the monitor
horizontal/vertical sync ranges: enter custom and write the proper
values for your monitor. 
Further you choose the  clockchip (- none) and probe for clocks (aswer:
No).
The default color depth is 8 bpp. Don't worry about the default 
resolution (I just accepted the default: 640x480, but it is not used).

If you need more help, please email me.

Bye
Sabino


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