geof@uunet.uu.net (Geof Cooper) (01/02/90)
I'm trying to get X11.3 up on our new Sparcstation 1's with 17" BW monitors (8-bit/pixel). I installed the generic "core" system and attempted to run xinit on the console. It dies with a large core file and a message that it couldn't contact the X server, and leaves the keyboard in key-transition mode, so the machine must be booted from an rlogin to be useable from the console again. Can someone tell me either [1] what I did wrong, or [2] where to get an X11.3 for this Sparcstation configuration. Any ideas on how to unfreeze the keyboard when this happens? unplugging it and re-plugging it doesn't work, nor does entering the monitor briefly. Reply by mail to geof@smiley, please. - Geof
bob@morningstar.com (Bob Sutterfield) (01/30/90)
X-From: smiley!geof@uunet.uu.net (Geof Cooper) X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 9, Issue 7, message 8 of 9 |It dies with a large core file and a message that it couldn't |contact the X server, and leaves the keyboard in key-transition |mode, so the machine must be booted from an rlogin to be useable |from the console again. |Any ideas on how to unfreeze the keyboard when this happens? |unplugging it and re-plugging it doesn't work, nor does entering |the monitor briefly. I'm not sure what you did wrong, but rather than rebooting, try saying "kbd_mode -a". This has been thoroughly cussed and discussed on xpert/comp.windows.x Also, rather than sweating a lot to solve this problem for X11R3, you might as well get X11R4. It may already be solved, but if not, at least you won't have to re-integrate your work into the new (and better) R4 server.