Re: Debian on SparcStation 5 - XF86 problems

On 6 Jan 2007 20:56:46 -0800,
486box <geckoboy2424@xxxxxxxxx>, in
<1168145806.676687.203470@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
+ Hello, I recently installed Debian 3.1 for Sparc on an unexpanded
+ SparcStation 5. The system works perfectly except for the fact that
+ there is no X. When I try to use startx it replies with "command not
+ found" even though it is installed,

I find it highly unlikely that startx is installed - startx is
available in /usr/bin. What is your path? startx is provided in
xbase-clients. Does

dpkg -l | grep xbase-clients

give you a hit?

Sounds to me like you have partial or incomplete X installation.

+ and when I use ./X in the /etc/X11
+ directory it scrolls through a few screens of text then gives me a "No
+ Screens Found" error. I am aware this is a driver issue, but need to
+ know the driver to use with an unexpanded SS5. I have searched the
+ Debian help and found no useful results. Any help would be greatly
+ appreciated.

Sounds like it is misconfigured (or more likely, not configured). You
can reconfigure the X server (as root):

dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xfree86

I don't recall which driver the SS5 uses, but I have installed Debian
on a SS4 without any hitches. I suspect they use the same driver.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/SPARC-HOWTO-20.html : "The table below helps you
choose the XFree86 4.2.0 server that matches your graphic adapter:

Graphic Adapter Xserver

Sun Creator 3D sunffb
Sun Elite 3D sunffb
Sun GX suncg6
Sun Leo (ZX) sunleo
Sun TCX suntcx
Sun Turbo GX suncg6
Sun bw2 sunbw2
Sun cg14 suncg14
Sun cg3 suncg3
"

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