Solaris 8 login GUI doesn't come up.

Hi experts,
I've installed Solaris 8 to Sunfire V480. After installation I only could login to the server using CLI command. Can you show me how to start the login GUI? I use standard SUN graphic monitor and keyboard.
Thanks in advanced.
VN

/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -e

Is "dtlogin" running? Nearly every installation of Solaris I have done has enabled GUI login then I have had to go out of my way to disable it.

Looks for files called Xaccess and Xservers (or similar), normally in /usr/dt/config

Thank you for quick replies.
I tried:
/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -e
/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -D
I also checked for Xaccess and Xservers in /usr/dt/config and they were already there. But it still doesn't work. What can I do next?

Does Xservers have a line referring to ":0" ? That means the first screen connected to the system. Do the log files method anything starting and failing.

On my systems there is a message on the system console at startup saying the ":0" is starting up.

Can you point an X terminal at the machine?

Where can I find that?
BTW, I can access the webmin tool and I also can use Xming from other client PC.
Thanks

As in you get the full X login followed by a CDE session?

do you have a line like the following in /usr/dt/config/Xservers

   :0   Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0 -nobanner

and if you do the following ps:

# ps -ef | grep dt
    root   400     1  0   Jul 11 ?        0:00 /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -daemon

Try running Xsun by hand and see what it prints out.

Thanks porter.
Follow your advice I've checked these things:

cat /usr/dt/config/Xservers
:0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0 -nobanner
# ps -ef | grep dt
root 282 1 0 23:21:47 ? 0:00 /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -daemon
root 3313 722 0 23:28:44 pts/1 0:00 grep dt
Did I miss anything?

Is Xsun running? Use "ps -ef | grep Xsun" to find out.

Try running "/usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0" as root from the command line. What does it print out, or write in any log file?

IIRC the log file would be /var/dt/Xerrors

It seems that I didn't install Graphics Adapter properly.

# ps -ef | grep Xsun
# /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0
/dev/fb: No such file or directory
/dev/fb: No such file or directory
Graphics Adapter device /dev/fb is of unknown type

Fatal server error:
InitOutput: Error loading module for /dev/fb

And here is the content of Xerrors:

# cat /var/dt/Xerrors 
/dev/fb: No such file or directory
/dev/fb: No such file or directory
Graphics Adapter device /dev/fb is of unknown type

Fatal server error:
InitOutput: Error loading module for /dev/fb


Tue Sep 25 17:32:04 2007
error (pid 280): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
/dev/fb: No such file or directory
/dev/fb: No such file or directory
Graphics Adapter device /dev/fb is of unknown type

Fatal server error:
InitOutput: Error loading module for /dev/fb


Tue Sep 25 17:32:04 2007
error (pid 280): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
/dev/fb: No such file or directory
/dev/fb: No such file or directory
Graphics Adapter device /dev/fb is of unknown type

Fatal server error:
InitOutput: Error loading module for /dev/fb


Tue Sep 25 17:32:04 2007
error (pid 280): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
/dev/fb: No such file or directory
/dev/fb: No such file or directory
Graphics Adapter device /dev/fb is of unknown type

Fatal server error:
InitOutput: Error loading module for /dev/fb


Tue Sep 25 17:32:04 2007
error (pid 280): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1

Tue Sep 25 17:32:04 2007
error (pid 280): Server for display :0 can't be started.

What should I do next?
Thanks for your patience. :slight_smile:
VN

Is this what you have as a graphics adapter "Sun PGX64 8/24-bit "?

Did you install Solaris 8 using a terminal or using the graphic console?

Have you installed 8_Recommended.zip ?

I installed it using a terminal console. And I have no idea about my Graphic Adapter. How can I check that? I also can't remmember if I installed 8_Recommended.zip.

If I was you and I had nothing on the machine I needed to keep I would reinstall the operating system using the graphic console with keyboard and mouse plugged in, let the installer do the configuration.

Alternatively you could do an upgrade installation, again do it with keyboard, screen and mouse, and boot from the 1st Solaris 8 CD.

In both cases, don't have anything connected to serial-A.

Can you execute the following:

eeprom

and look for "output-device" and "input-device"?

they should say something like "screen" and "keyboard", not "ttya" and "ttya".

I've execute the eeprom command. Here is the output:

# eeprom 
test-args: data not available.
diag-passes=1
local-mac-address?=false
fcode-debug?=false
silent-mode?=false
scsi-initiator-id=7
oem-logo: data not available.
oem-logo?=false
oem-banner: data not available.
oem-banner?=false
ansi-terminal?=true
screen-#columns=80
screen-#rows=34
ttya-rts-dtr-off=false
ttya-ignore-cd=true
ttya-mode=9600,8,n,1,-
output-device=screen
input-device=keyboard
auto-boot-on-error?=false
load-base=16384
auto-boot?=true
boot-command=boot
diag-file: data not available.
diag-device=net
boot-file: data not available.
boot-device=/pci@9,600000/SUNW,qlc@2/fp@0,0/disk@w2100000c504ea348,0:a disk net
use-nvramrc?=false
nvramrc: data not available.
security-mode=none
security-password: data not available.
security-#badlogins=0
diag-out-console=true
post-trigger=error-reset power-on-reset 
diag-script=normal
diag-level=min
diag-switch?=false
obdiag-trigger=error-reset power-on-reset 
error-reset-recovery=boot

I try to boot from CD to upgrade my system using graphic mode

ok> boot cdrom

This is what I saw when the system rebooted:

Can't find driver for console framebufferConfiguring /dev and /devices 

And then it went to CLI installation mode not graphic mode.

I suggest you go to Sun Microsystems and look for hardware release notes regarding your machine.

eg http://docs-pdf.sun.com/817-4348-11/817-4348-11.pdf

if you have got to graphich cards (pgx or XVR)
cd /dev
rm -r *fb*
reboot -- -rv
and check /usr/dt/config/Xservers
is it screen link is correct

if you haven't got to graphic kart you must connect to serial port
other macine hyper terminal

Thanks guys for your help. I keep investigating, I'll tell ya if I find something new.

can you check what the device alias screen points to? It may be that the grapics card has been changed at some point and the alias is no longer valid.