Subject: Re: XFree86 - testers wanted
To: None <joel@carnat.net>
From: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 03/16/2005 13:15:08
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Hello,

>  OK... I can manage with the US layout for the moment :)
Maybe it's just a missing ioctl()...

> > >  well... my problem is that there're no /var/log/XFree86.0.log generated... 
> > Are you sure it's trying to start XFree86 and not Xsun or something like that? Where does the /usr/X11R6/bin/X symlink point?
> > ~> ll /usr/X11R6/bin/X
> > lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  22 Jan  2 10:30 /usr/X11R6/bin/X -> /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86
> > 
> 
>  ahaaaa ! it is linked to Xsun.
This explains something - Xsun needs some fiddling to work with wscons kernels.

>  re(reading) the initial mail and (re)browing you FTP directory, I see XFree86.tar.bz2
>  this might be useful :)
Indeed :)

>  I'll start the DL before going back home and untar/link X/test tomorrow.
>  Wish me the 5 letters word - sorry, this joke doesn't work in english :)
Sorry, my french is next to nonexistant. I hope my upstream isn't too sucky, it's supposed to be 512kBit/s but that's pure theory.

have fun
Michael

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