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- Information for Solaris for x86 Users
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- David Holland
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- 16 May 1997
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- 1. What is XFree86 3.3
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- XFree86 3.3 is a port of X11R6.3 that supports several versions of Intel-based
- Unix. It is derived from X386 1.2 which was the X server distributed with
- X11R5. This release consists of many new features and performance improvements
- as well as many bug fixes. The release is available as source patches against
- the X Consortium code, as well as binary distributions for many architectures.
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- The sources for XFree86 are available by anonymous ftp from:
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- ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/current
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- Solaris binaries for XFree86 are available for anonymous ftp from:
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- ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86/current/binaries/Solaris
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- 2. Solaris for x86, versions on which XFree86 3.3 has been tested
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- XFree86 3.3 has been actively tested on:
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- o Solaris 2.4 for x86 FCS
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- o Solaris 2.5.1 for x86
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- And is expected to run under:
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- o Solaris 2.4 EA2 for x86
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- o Solaris 2.5 for x86
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- 3. The VT-switching sub-system in Solaris x86
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- The virtual terminal sub-system is a undocumented, and unsupported feature of
- Solaris x86. Therefore if you use Virtual Terminals, you do so at YOUR OWN
- RISK.
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- The virtual terminals of Solaris work basically the same way as most other
- Intel based SVR4 VT sub-systems. However, there are a number of limitations
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- First, if you are running a Solaris 2.4 x86 system, and you want VT's, you will
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- have to create the necessary devices first, so become root.
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- First verify the chanmux device driver's major number is 100:
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- # grep -i chanmux /etc/name_to_major
- chanmux 100
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- If the number after 'chanmux' is anything but 100, I would suggest you immedi-
- ately abort your attempt to create virtual terminals, and learn to live without
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- However, if it is 100, then as root type the following commands to create the
- maximum allowable number of virtual terminals.
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- # cd /dev
- # mknod vt01 c 100 1
- # mknod vt02 c 100 2
- # mknod vt03 c 100 3
- # mknod vt04 c 100 4
- # mknod vt05 c 100 5
- # mknod vt06 c 100 6
- # mknod vt07 c 100 7
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- There is no need for a reconfiguration boot.
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- Secondly, for both 2.1, and 2.4 x86 systems, add a few lines to the inittab to
- enable logins on them.
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- (Note, do NOT make a mistake here, you could lock yourself out of the system)
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- --------------------->Snip Snip<-----------------------------------------------
- v1:234:respawn:/usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -h -p "`uname -n` VT01 login: " -T AT386 -d /dev/vt01 -l console
- v2:234:respawn:/usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -h -p "`uname -n` VT02 login: " -T AT386 -d /dev/vt02 -l console
- v3:234:respawn:/usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -h -p "`uname -n` VT03 login: " -T AT386 -d /dev/vt03 -l console
- v4:234:respawn:/usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -h -p "`uname -n` VT04 login: " -T AT386 -d /dev/vt04 -l console
- ---------------------->End Here<-----------------------------------------------
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- These four lines enable four VT's on Alt-SysReq-F1 through Alt-SysReq-F4.
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- Then execute the command 'init q' to immediately enable the virtual terminals.
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- Alt-SysReq-F1 through Alt-SysReq-F7 enable VT screens 1-7 respec-
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- Alt-SysReq-n enables the next active VT screen.
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- Alt-SysReq-p enables the previous active VT screen.
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- Alt-SysReq-h returns to the console.
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- If you are using virtual terminals, you must leave at least one free for use by
- the Xserver.
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- Limitations of the virtual terminal sub-system under Solaris x86:
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- There are only a total of 8 available VT's (7 normal VT's + 1 console) not the
- usual 15. If you have all 8 allocated, and you attempt to allocate a additional
- VT you will panic the system. (This bug is worked around in the Solaris XFree86
- Xserver.)
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- From a programming stand point, they work pretty much as documented in the AT&T
- Unix System V/386 Release 4 Integrated Software Development Guide, however a
- number of ioctl() calls are broken.
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- 4. Notes for building XFree86 on Solaris x86
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- 1. The majority of all modifications you will need to make are now in
- ~xc/config/cf/xf86site.def.
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- 2. Both Gcc, and ProWorks are supported by XFree86. Gcc-2.5.8 or gcc-2.7.2
- are suggested, Gcc-2.6.0 is known not to work. You also need to set Has-
- Gcc2 correctly in ~xc/config/cf/xf86site.def.
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- You should also make certain your version of GCC predefines `sun'. 2.4.5
- is known NOT to by default. If needed edit /usr/local/lib/gcc-
- lib/*/*/specs, and modify the *predefines: line.
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- Note: A Threaded Xlib compiled with GCC has subtle problems. It'll work
- 98% of the time, however clients will occasionally exhibit strange hangs.
- Most notably image viewers such as xv-3.10 exhibit this problem.
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- It is recommended that you set ThreadedX in ~xc/config/cf/sun.cf to NO,
- if you are using GCC. ProWorks does not have this problem.
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- 3. To build XFree86 with gcc you need gcc and (optionally) c++filt from
- GNU binutils. Don't install gas or ld from GNU binutils, use the one pro-
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- With XFree86 3.3, you will need to setup a /opt/SUNWspro/bin directory
- containing symbolic links named cc, CC, and c++filt pointing respectively
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- 4. If you don't have c++filt or if you have troubles in making World with
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- 5. If you are using ProWorks to compile the XFree86 distribution, you need
- to modify your PATH appropriately so the ProWorks tools are available.
- Normally, they should be in /opt/SUNWspro/bin
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- 6. You MUST put /usr/ccs/bin at the front of your PATH. There are known
- problems with some GNU replacements for the utilities found there. So the
- /usr/ccs/bin versions of these programs must be found before any other
- possible GNU versions. (Most notably GNU 'ar' does not work during the
- build).
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- 7. If you wish to use the "memory aperture" feature of the S3, and Mach32
- servers, you need to compile, and install the Solaris x86 aperture driver
- for memory mapped I/O support. This driver is REQUIRED for the I128,
- P9000 and Mach 64 servers.
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- You need to set HasSolx86apertureDrv to YES in ~xc/con-
- fig/cf/xf86site.def.
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- to enable the aperture driver.
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- Under Solaris 2.5 and 2.5.1, there's a system driver (/dev/xsvc that pro-
- vides this functionality. It will be detected automatically by the
- server, so you don't need to install the driver.
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- For Solaris 2.1 and 2.4, the source for this driver is included in
- ~xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc/apSolx86.shar. Building, and
- installing the driver is relatively straight forward. Please read its
- accompanying README file.
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- 5. Notes for running XFree86 on Solaris x86
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- 1. If you have not made the Virtual Terminal devices, you will need to spec-
- ify the terminal device to run the Xserver on. The correct device is
- vt00 so your xinit command would look like so:
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- xinit -- vt00
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- If you have made the virtual terminal devices you do not need to specify
- the VT to run the Xserver on.
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- To be able to run XF86Setup, you must at least create /dev/vt01. Other-
- wise XF86Setup won't start.
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- 2. For Solaris you will probably want to set your LD_LIBRARY_PATH to
- /usr/X11R6/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/usr/dt/lib. Including /usr/X11R6/lib in
- your LD_LIBRARY_PATH is probably not necessary, however it doesn't hurt.
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- Including /usr/openwin/lib in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH is recommended because
- some Sun supplied binaries were not compiled with LD_RUN_PATH set prop-
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- Motif and CDE applications may require /usr/dt/lib in your
- LD_LIBRARY_PATH too.
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- 3. Xqueue is NOT supported under Solaris. The includes necessary for Xqueue
- are available, however the driver does not seem to be in the kernel. (Go
- figure)
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- 4. If you want to use xdm with Solaris, extract the files from the shar file
- in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/etc/XdmConf.svr4 into a temporary directory. The
- README file tells where the individual files need to be installed. Be
- sure to read through each file and make any site-specific changes that
- you need.
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- 6. Known bugs, and work arounds with Solaris x86
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- 1. The Solaris 2.1 for x86 OpenWindows filemgr does not work against a X11R5
- Xserver, it probably will also not work against a X11R6 Xserver.
- Attempting to 'Drag and Drop' a file causes the filemgr to abort with a
- 'X error'
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- Solaris 2.4 does not have this problem.
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- There is no known work around.
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- 7. Bug Notification
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- Bug reports need to be sent to XFree86@XFree86.org, or posted to the comp.win-
- dows.x.i386unix newsgroup. Questions or comments about the Solaris support, or
- the Solaris distribution need to be made to davidh@use.com, or danson@lgc.com.
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- CONTENTS
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- 1. What is XFree86 3.3 ...................................................... 1
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- 2. Solaris for x86, versions on which XFree86 3.3 has been tested ........... 1
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- 3. The VT-switching sub-system in Solaris x86 ............................... 1
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- 4. Notes for building XFree86 on Solaris x86 ................................ 3
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- 5. Notes for running XFree86 on Solaris x86 ................................. 4
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- 6. Known bugs, and work arounds with Solaris x86 ............................ 5
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- 7. Bug Notification ......................................................... 5
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