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#1 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 06:23 AM

Newbee question:
i got openbsd running on a ultrasparc10. i want Xwindows running but it
won't install/run (don't know if it is installed already)
Any suggestions?
Casper

#2 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 06:24 AM

try a 'locate startx'

if thats not there no x11

I DONT recomment compiling it from the ports tree as that is slow

so i would burn all of the packages for x11 onto a cd and pk_add them
otherwise download ports and untar it
cd /usr/ports/x11

make install

PREPARE TO WAIT FOR DAYS
well i dunno about days anymore... well just longer than i like to wait

#3 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 06:24 AM

"808blogger" <808blogger@gmail.com> wrote...
> try a 'locate startx'
>
> if thats not there no x11
>
> I DONT recomment compiling it from the ports tree as that is slow

ports? What?

If the /usr/X11R6 dir doesn't exist, he needs to get the X distribution sets
(xbase??.tgz, xetc??.tgz, etc) and look at:

http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#AddFileSet

If it does exist, he needs to a) read the FAQ, there are several parts about
X and b) if none of them help, be more specific on how it doesn't work.

> so i would burn all of the packages for x11 onto a cd and pk_add them
> otherwise download ports and untar it
> cd /usr/ports/x11

Once X is installed any X apps wanted can be installed from packages or
ports in the normal way.

-- Nicholas.

#4 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 06:24 AM

correct

Ignore my useless ramblings....
my brain must have farted when i was typing it

#5 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 06:24 AM

> Newbee question:
> i got openbsd running on a ultrasparc10. i want Xwindows running but it
> won't install/run (don't know if it is installed already)
> Any suggestions?

Type `startx` on the console.
or "/usr/X11R6/bin/startx"

If X hasn't been installed.... Install it

cd /where/you/got/space
ftp ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.6/sparc/xbase36.tgz
ftp ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.6/sparc/xetc36.tgz
ftp ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.6/sparc/xfont36.tgz
ftp ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.6/sparc/xserv36.tgz
ftp ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3....c/xshare36.tgz

cd /
tar xzfvp /where/you/got/space/xbase36.tgz
tar xzfvp /where/you/got/space/xetc36.tgz
tar xzfvp /where/you/got/space/xfont36.tgz
tar xzfvp /where/you/got/space/xshare36.tgz

Then edit the /etc/rc.conf

--change this line
shlib_dirs="/usr/lib /usr/local/lib"
--To this
shlib_dirs="/usr/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/X11R6/lib"

Reload the libs

# ldconfig -m /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/X11R6/lib

startx

--
] Bas Keur
] `Energizer Bunny arrested, charged with battery`

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