this seems to be fixed in 1.6 (karmic)
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- Xvfb failed to start on sparc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/410711 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp