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From: envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith)
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Subject: Re: X11 R4 in Ultrix 2.3 Qvss?
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Date: 21 Feb 90 22:35:25 GMT
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In article <9002210720.AA00397@camacs.sph.jhu.edu.>,
carey@CAMACS.SPH.JHU.EDU (v c) writes:
> 
> 
> My basic problem is running X11 R4 on Vaxstation 2000 running
> Ultrix 2.3.  I can find no indication that this is impossible,
> but when I start the server I get Fatal server bug -- no screens
> found.  I cannot upgrade the operating system because Ultrix versions
> 2.3 won't configure for a 4MB machine (to my knowledge.)

That is not true.  We used to run 2.3 and 3.0 on a 4 meg machine.

You need to have the devices in /dev as follows:

for a MONOCHROME vs2000 (Xqvss):

crw-rw-rw-  1 root       0,   1 May  4  1989 mouse
cr--r--r--  2 root       0,   2 May  4  1989 smscreen

for a color vs2000 (Xqdss):

crw-rw-rw-  1 root       0,   1 May 11  1989 sg0
cr--r--r--  2 root       0,   2 May 11  1989 sgscreen

You can make them (in superuser mode) by:

(MONOCHROME)
mknod /dev/mouse c 0 1
mknod /dev/smscreen c 0 2

(COLOR)
mknod /dev/sg0 c 0 1
mknod /dev/sgscreen c 0 2

I believe that will make it work.

_____________________________________
Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith@lbl.gov)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
I don't speak for LBL, these non-opinions are all mine.