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  From: Matthew Geddes <mgeddes@xavier.sa.edu.au>
  To  : LinuxSA <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 14:24:13 +1030

Re: <off topic> Solaris not Linux

> "Earnshaw, Mike" wrote:
> 
> How can I check to see if X is installed on Solaris and if so how to
> start it.
> 
> This machine has an XAccell.ini in /etc, but I am stumbling trying to
> start X. There is no nice startx commands.
> 
> I thought of maybe rebooting in a different run level, but the
> "states" as they are referred to in Solaris, don't seem to match Linux
> run levels.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Mike Earnshaw
> Systems Support Engineer
> Union Switch & Signal Pty Ltd
> Tel : 08 9256 1079
> Fax : 08 9256 1199

It depends on the version. try /usr/openwin/bin/openwin

If it's version 7, try kdmconfig to configure your Video card and stuff
and it should complain when it goes to test the configuration.

Hope it helps,
Matt

-- 
"Our goal for the next release of Windows 2000 is to have zero bugs."
- Lucovsky, Microsoft

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