help with headless Sparc box - cannot get X and vnc running...

[Robert Noland]

On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 10:39 -0400, drake3 meredith 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.
> 
> Thanks for any help - Paul.

see x11-servers/xorg-vfbserver

robert.

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