Upgrade to Solaris 10 (framebuffer)

[Jim]

I upgraded a sparc machine from ver 9 to 10.

On 9, I had the CDE login, but after the upgrade I get a "can't find
console framebuffer" and am at command line. I've installed various
packages including the two TSI*, but so far GUI hasn't returned.

Short of manually loading every package from the install disks is
there some new Sol 10 package I am missing?

Thanks.

[Casper H.S. Dik]

Jim <jgs...@hotmail.com> writes:

>I upgraded a sparc machine from ver 9 to 10.

>On 9, I had the CDE login, but after the upgrade I get a "can't find
>console framebuffer" and am at command line. I've installed various
>packages including the two TSI*, but so far GUI hasn't returned.

That's not a standard Sun provided framebuffer then?

>Short of manually loading every package from the install disks is
>there some new Sol 10 package I am missing?

I'm not sure; if the framebuffer is 3rd party, you may need to
get the 3rd party framebuffer support updated.

Casper
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[Jim]

>I've installed various packages including the two TSI*, but so far GUI hasn't returned.

>>> That's not a standard Sun provided framebuffer then?

Hmmm...I think it is standard. I was going off what clues I could
find in the newsgroup
and other websites because the CDE didn't come back up.

[Casper H.S. Dik]

Jim <jgs...@hotmail.com> writes:

Hm, OK; TSI packages are for specific framebuffers for which support
does not come bundled.

What is the exact message about the missing console driver?

What does "prtdiag" report about your system?

[Richard B. Gilbert]

It might be useful to provide a few details about the hardware;
especially the framebuffer. So far all you've told us is that the box
is SPARC and that the framebuffer is "standard".

So how about make, model, serial number, etch revision and any other
potentially useful information?

[Jim]

> What is the exact message about the missing console driver?

consconfig_dacf: [ID 367632 kern.notice] Can't find driver for console
framebuffer

> What does "prtdiag" report about your system?

bash-3.2# prtdiag
System Configuration: Sun Microsystems sun4u Sun Fire 280R (2 X
UltraSPARC-III+)
System clock frequency: 150 MHz
Memory size: 8192 Megabytes

========================= CPUs
===============================================

Run E$ CPU CPU
Brd CPU MHz MB Impl. Mask
--- --- ---- ---- ------- ----
A 0 1200 8.0 US-III+ 11.0
B 1 1200 8.0 US-III+ 11.0

========================= Memory Configuration
===============================

Logical Logical Logical
MC Bank Bank Bank DIMM Interleave
Interleaved
Brd ID num size Status Size Factor with
---- --- ---- ------ ----------- ------ ----------
-----------
CA 0 0 2048MB no_status 1024MB 4-way 0
CA 0 1 2048MB no_status 1024MB 4-way 0
CA 0 2 2048MB no_status 1024MB 4-way 0
CA 0 3 2048MB no_status 1024MB 4-way 0

========================= IO Cards =========================

Bus Max
IO Port Bus Freq Bus Dev,
Brd Type ID Side Slot MHz Freq Func State
Name Model
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----
-------------------------------- ----------------------
I/O PCI 8 B 4 33 33 1,0 ok
SUNW,XVR-100 SUNW,375-3126

[gerryt]

On Aug 16, 5:36 am, Jim <jgsa...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > What is the exact message about the missing console driver?
>
> consconfig_dacf: [ID 367632 kern.notice] Can't find driver for console
> framebuffer
>
> > What does "prtdiag" report about your system?
>
> bash-3.2# prtdiag
> System Configuration: Sun Microsystems sun4u Sun Fire 280R (2 X
> UltraSPARC-III+)

> IO Port Bus Freq Bus Dev,
> Brd Type ID Side Slot MHz Freq Func State
> Name Model
> ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----
> -------------------------------- ----------------------
> I/O PCI 8 B 4 33 33 1,0 ok
> SUNW,XVR-100 SUNW,375-3126

So you have 280R with an XVR-100 frame buffer.
I have a Blade 2000 with an XVR-100 and it works just fine.

You need packages SUNWpfb SUNWpfbcf SUNWpfbw
and I suspect you have them already. Somehow the upgrade didnt work
right
so try a reboot -- -r

"Usenet helps those who help themselves..."
IOW try a little harder next time you post.
All you said was "I upgraded a sparc machine from ver 9 to 10"
and that the CDE disappeared. Not much to go on!
How would adding PGX32 (Raptor GFX) packages help...?
Do you have two graphic adapters?

[Casper H.S. Dik]

Jim <jgs...@hotmail.com> writes:

>consconfig_dacf: [ID 367632 kern.notice] Can't find driver for console
>framebuffer

>> What does "prtdiag" report about your system?

> Bus Max
> IO Port Bus Freq Bus Dev,
>Brd Type ID Side Slot MHz Freq Func State
>Name Model
>---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----
>-------------------------------- ----------------------
>I/O PCI 8 B 4 33 33 1,0 ok
>SUNW,XVR-100 SUNW,375-3126

That's a "pfb" device; try:

grep pfb /etc/*_*

Make sure you have the following packages installed:

system SUNWpfb Sun XVR-50/XVR-100 Graphics System Software/Device Driver
application SUNWpfbcf Sun XVR-50/XVR-100 Graphics Configuration Software
application SUNWpfbw Sun XVR-50/XVR-100 Graphics Window System Support

[Jim]

Thanks. The SUNWpfb.u didn't install during the upgrade
while the other two did. I loaded the package and did the
boot reconfig and the CDE came up.

Have a most excellent day.
Jim

> You need packages SUNWpfb SUNWpfbcf SUNWpfbw

> and I suspect you have them already. Somehow theupgradedidnt work