Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:35:39 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn <gary.jennejohn@freenet.de> To: "drake3 meredith" <drake3@pmeredith.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: help with headless Sparc box - cannot get X and vnc running... Message-ID: <20080807193539.426c9fa4@peedub.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: <581dbfed0808070739p7ff40f5w63abe8f7f0897a1e@mail.gmail.com> References: <581dbfed0808070739p7ff40f5w63abe8f7f0897a1e@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:39:47 -0400 "drake3 meredith" <drake3@pmeredith.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am new to FreeBSD and could use some help. > I installed 7.0 on a Sun Netra T1 AC200 headless server. Installed through > serial terminal and got networking up. Installed X.org distribution and > realvnc package. When I run vncserver I get some errors in the vnc log file > and see nothing but a black screen when I connect to the session on the > sparc. > > Contents of the log file: > > Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.2 - built Aug 6 2008 06:38:59 > Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd. > See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC. > Underlying X server release 40300000, The XFree86 Project, Inc > > > Thu Aug 7 14:01:46 2008 > vncext: VNC extension running! > vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5901 > vncext: Listening for HTTP connections on port 5801 > vncext: created VNC server for screen 0 > Could not init font path element /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/, removing > from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing > from list! > Xlib: connection to ":1.0" invalid setup > xsetroot: unable to open display ':1' > Xlib: connection to ":1.0" invalid setup > twm: unable to open display ":1" > Xlib: connection to ":1.0" invalid setup > vncconfig: unable to open display ":1" > Xlib: connection to ":1.0" invalid setup > xterm Xt error: Can't open display: :1 > > [end file] > > I have deinstalled the xorg-server package and reinstalled, but same > result. I had to configure the xorg.conf file using "xorgconfig" because > the other method did not work since it is a headless unit - no display found > - could not use the console driver. > > I have searched X.org and mailing list archives for "invalid setup" message, > but cannot find anything. > What's in your /var/log/Xorg.0.log? Is there even a graphics card in this thing? Seems like vnc needs an X-capable box for it to work, since it appears to run like Xnest does as a client of the real X server. This comment is based on a cursory review of the documentation on the web site, which isn't exactly overwhelmingly detailed. --- Gary Jennejohn
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