Subject: Re: It works - Except for X11...
To: Bruce Lane <kyrrin@bluefeathertech.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 08/27/1999 14:53:52
Is it possible both framebuffers were active and the xterm was
open on the other one?
David/absolute
-=- "Why am I seething with this animosity" -=-
On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Bruce Lane wrote:
> Well, I must say... I'm impressed as heck with 1.4.1 on a SparcClassic.
> That's a quick little box, and the installation was far smoother than the
> one I went through with a MicroVAX.
>
> My one concern: I've tried both the onboard frame buffer and a higher-end
> version. With the built-in, X11 came up no problem at all with a
> decent-looking desktop and three XTerminal sessions.
>
> However, when I installed a different frame buffer (Sun #612-1021),
> something odd happened. The desktop came up, but there were no XTerminal
> windows open anywhere, and the thing would not respond to the 'Exit'
> command from the left mouse button menu.
>
> Does this incarnation of X not like some frame buffers, or did I miss a
> step in ./MAKEDEV all?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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