I've read the Forum issues (http://www.object-refinery.com/phorum-3 ... 987&t=2987) surrounding the need for an X11 Window Server to be running for certain functions to work. I have a Solaris (2.7) question that no one in our group seems to know the answer to:
Can you start the X Window Server automatically when Solaris launches? It seems that the only way an X server launches is if we go to the Solaris console and actually log in after a reboot. We've tried to run /usr/openwin/bin/xinit manually, but it seems this process is already running. Thanks in advance for any help.
Starting X11 Window Server
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David Gilbert
Re: Starting X11 Window Server
I'm not sure about system configuration for starting X11. One thing you might consider (if you are using JDK 1.4) is using the new "headless" mode, which just requires adding -Djava.awt.headless=true to the command line when you start Java. Then you don't have to have X11 running...
Regards,
DG.
Regards,
DG.
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Drew Varner
Re: Starting X11 Window Server
For pre-JDK 1.4 Virtual machines, you can use X Virtual Frame Buffer (xvfb). It allows you to generate images in RAM without access to a Video Card. Oracle keeps a Solaris distribution of it on Technet. You can run xvfb and regular X Windows on the same machine.
- Drew
- Drew