Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Mario Lombardo
Cool. The file's date is 2001/10/23, but here it is anyway. I'm crossing my fingers. I had to remove the first dot from the filename because Mozilla for Mac had problems with it. Mario Branden Robinson wrote: >On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 12:24:02PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > >>I ha

Re: ultra: any kernel with 3c59x buildable at all?

2001-11-14 Thread Ben Collins
On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 12:41:29PM +1000, Alexander Zangerl wrote: > i've got a bit of a problem with the ultra5 i'm supposed to > install right now: > i need support for a 3c905 pci network card which is not enabled > in the stock kernels for ultrasparcs. > > building any kernel (i've tried 2.2

ultra: any kernel with 3c59x buildable at all?

2001-11-14 Thread Alexander Zangerl
i've got a bit of a problem with the ultra5 i'm supposed to install right now: i need support for a 3c905 pci network card which is not enabled in the stock kernels for ultrasparcs. building any kernel (i've tried 2.2.19 and 2.4.latest) with that thing enabled fails with an abysmal internal com

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Hakan Kuecuekyilmaz
Quoting Donald Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have same message on my SS5, I notice it after exiting X window. > > I just got that SS5 setup with Debian yesterday. Another problem > is the gdm die when I logout X window. Now I stop using gdm to start > gnome and > X window. Does anyone has come acro

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Donald Wu
I have same message on my SS5, I notice it after exiting X window. I just got that SS5 setup with Debian yesterday. Another problem is the gdm die when I logout X window. Now I stop using gdm to start gnome and X window. Does anyone has come across same problem. Donald Hakan Kuecuekyilmaz wrote:

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Ben Collins
On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 01:16:00PM -0500, Mario Lombardo wrote: > That's what I thought. In Potato, I got this every time, but in > reading /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common under the [How do I get the > Xserver to find the "fixed" font?] section it states: > > "If the X server refuses to start, c

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Mario Lombardo
That's what I thought. In Potato, I got this every time, but in reading /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common under the [How do I get the Xserver to find the "fixed" font?] section it states: "If the X server refuses to start, complaining that it cannot find the 'fixed' font, then one (or more) of t

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 12:24:02PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > I have a feeling that the fonts are the cause of the failure. They > should be non-fatal. Can you check the rest of the output (perhaps mouse > errors)? $HOME/.xsession-errorsmay have a smoking gun in it. -- G. Branden Robinson

Re: Working tftp boot image for sun4u

2001-11-14 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 03:15:05PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > Ok, I've narrowed down the problem with init not being pid-1 to 2.4.x > kernels and the presence of /linuxrc on the root disk. We don't want > /linuxrc, since we don't need it. However, on 2.2.x, this worked fine, > and on 2.4.x, the in

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Ben Collins
On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 12:24:02PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 12:00:30PM -0500, Mario Lombardo wrote: > > I purged the xfonts-pex and reinstalled. Same thing happened. > > > > In /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc > > update-fonts-alias . > > update-fonts-dir . > > update-fonts-sca

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 10:31:00AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > (using VT number 7) > > > > PEXExtensionsInit: Couldn't open default PEX font file Roman_M > > PEXExtensionsInit: Couldn't open default PEX font file Roman_M > > > > waiting for X server to shut down > > apt-get install xf

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Ben Collins
On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 12:00:30PM -0500, Mario Lombardo wrote: > I purged the xfonts-pex and reinstalled. Same thing happened. > > In /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc > update-fonts-alias . > update-fonts-dir . > update-fonts-scale . > > Tried startx again. Still, I get the same thing. Where else can

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Mario Lombardo
I purged the xfonts-pex and reinstalled. Same thing happened. In /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc update-fonts-alias . update-fonts-dir . update-fonts-scale . Tried startx again. Still, I get the same thing. Where else can I look? Where is this information coming from that would originate such an

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Mario Lombardo
I'd hug you for the SSH idea, but unfortunately my station was off the network w/o an IP address :^ You did make me think of Serial A and B, but just my luck, getty wasn't listening on those ports. There goes my work B.C.J.O wrote: On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Hakan Kuecuekyilmaz wrote: t

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Mario Lombardo
No, those don't work. I know they worked with Intel machines, but I have a Type 5 keyboard. Could it be some other sequence? I guess you are talking about a sparc. Right? Mario Hakan Kuecuekyilmaz wrote: typed Xsun, but now I can't shut it down. What's the key sequence to kill Xsun?

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Ben Collins
> (using VT number 7) > > PEXExtensionsInit: Couldn't open default PEX font file Roman_M > PEXExtensionsInit: Couldn't open default PEX font file Roman_M > > waiting for X server to shut down apt-get install xfonts-pex -- .--===-=-==-=---=-

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread B.C.J.O
On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Hakan Kuecuekyilmaz wrote: > > typed Xsun, but now I can't shut it down. What's the key sequence to > > kill Xsun? It's stuck at the Debian Welcome screen. > > > > Mario > > can't you switch your console with ctrl+alt F1, or kill the server with > ctrl+alt+backspace... > you

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Hakan Kuecuekyilmaz
> typed Xsun, but now I can't shut it down. What's the key sequence to > kill Xsun? It's stuck at the Debian Welcome screen. > > Mario can't you switch your console with ctrl+alt F1, or kill the server with ctrl+alt+backspace... you will find following similar line in your startx script: defa

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Mario Lombardo
It's a SPARC 5. With startx there are other things it does than just the X server. I don't know too much detail, but it also starts the environment and the window manager etc. (through xinit or something). I typed Xsun, but now I can't shut it down. What's the key sequence to kill Xsun? It

Re: Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Hakan Kuecuekyilmaz
> #startx > > (using VT number 7) > > PEXExtensionsInit: Couldn't open default PEX font file Roman_M > PEXExtensionsInit: Couldn't open default PEX font file Roman_M > > waiting for X server to shut down > As far as I know, you have to start 'xsun' or 'Xsun'. What kind of machine do y

Xsun has me beat

2001-11-14 Thread Mario Lombardo
I am stumped. I started reading: /usr/share/doc/xserver-xsun/README.Debian then ../xserver-common/README.Debian then I finally found what I think I wanted in ../xfree86-common/FAQ.gz under section [How do I get the Xserver to find the "fixed" font?] I've addressed everything under the recomme