mthome@bbn.com (Mike Thome) (01/09/91)
I keep hearing rumors about a software package which is capable of turning (for instance) a diskless Sun 3/60 into an Xterminal. Does such a beast actually exist? or is SunOS with an X server the only option? thanks, -mik (mthome@bbn.com)
david@phys.anu.edu.au (David Baldwin) (01/10/91)
In article <61959@bbn.BBN.COM>, mthome@bbn.com (Mike Thome) writes: |> I keep hearing rumors about a software package which is capable of |> turning (for instance) a diskless Sun 3/60 into an Xterminal. Does |> such a beast actually exist? or is SunOS with an X server the only |> option? I have successfully put up a package called Xkernel on some Sun 3/50s which works fairly well. I got it from munnari.oz.au via anonymous-ftp from X.V11/R4/contrib/Xkernel.tar.Z -- ======================================================================== ========= David Baldwin Internet: david@phys.anu.edu.au Head, School Computer Unit, Phone: (intl) +61+6+2490104 Research School of Physical Sciences, (Australia) (06) 249 0104 Australian National University FAX: (intl) +61+6+2491884 Canberra, ACT, Australia (Australia) (06) 249 1884 ======================================================================== =========
stripes@eng.umd.edu (Joshua Osborne) (01/11/91)
In article <61959@bbn.BBN.COM>, mthome@bbn.com (Mike Thome) writes: > I keep hearing rumors about a software package which is capable of > turning (for instance) a diskless Sun 3/60 into an Xterminal. Does > such a beast actually exist? or is SunOS with an X server the only > option? The only one I have seen is a set-up with a minimal Kernel and support (4M swap, nothing but init runs...). The diffrence between a real Kernel & the assorted daemons and X vs. the Xkernel on a 3/50 is asstounding. On a 3/60 it is not even noticable (I susspect if you had a 4M 3/60 it would be noticable :-). The version I got only supported SunOS4.0 on a 3/50. I have made 4.1 & 3/60 versions. I also discovered how to make the 3/50 (or 3/60) boot as a normal workstation with the DIAG switch (the switch on the back of the Sun that normally does nothing interesting) in one position, and an X terminal with it in another... I had to emacs the kernel to do it 'tho... (change /etc/init to /etc/Xnit, then use eeprom -i to make the diagbootpath /Xunix, and the normalbootpath /vmunix, the normabootdev should be left alone [le(0,0,0), or se(0,0,0)], and the diagbootdev should be set to le(0,0,0) [the Xkernel has no disk support, to save memmory for things it needs like background bitmaps...). -- stripes@eng.umd.edu "Security for Unix is like Josh_Osborne@Real_World,The Multitasking for MS-DOS" "The dyslexic porgramer" - Kevin Lockwood "Don't over-comment" - p151 The Elements of Programming Style 2nd Edition Kernighan and Plauger