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Hello,

> >> when I try startx I get: "no screens found"
> >
> > That's exactly what it's supposed to do when it can't find any
supported
> > graphics hardware.
> >
> >> so I guess there is no XF86Config file.
> >> And according to the sparc64 FAQ I should run
> >>
> >> X -configure
> >>
> >> however this just spews out the switch list for the
> >> command X as if configure is not an option.
>=20
> I think the problem is that /usr/X11R6/bin/X is a link to Xsun. If you
> set the link to /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86, it should work...

Not on any 2.x release.
XFree86 needs wscons and a few driver enhancements on sparc64 which
simply aren't there there before 3.x. You can try to run XFree86 but it
won't find any display hardware or input devices which makes the
exercise kind of pointless.

have fun
Michael

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