But, keep in mind, that that is a "solution" to your described problem, not a
real solution to the real problem, which is, that in moving all graphical
login into a zone you really start creating a Virtual Desktop
Environment/Infrastruture. So, check Oracle VDI for that, and think about Sun
Ray or something similar...

        Matthias

I (Matthias Pfützner) wrote:
> Christian,
> 
> it's obvious, that Xsun can't start, because in LOCAL Zones, normally no
> access to GLOBAL resources is allowed.
> 
> So, you would need to define/reconfigure either
> 
> the Gnome-login process to NOT use Xsun, but use a virtual Xserver like Xvfb
> 
> or
> 
> allow the zone access to the framebuffer (but you would also need to allow
> access to /dev/mouse and the standard keyboard, which would "steal" the
> keyboard from the sys-admin in the global zone, so this is discouraged!
> 
>         Matthias
> 
> You(Christian Meier) wrote:
> > Dear List
> > 
> > I'm facing the following problem:
> > 
> > We want to "move" Solaris Workstations into Solaris 10 lokal Zones using
> > the p2v feature by Solaris 10 Update 9+
> > 
> > We created a flash-Archive from the Workstation and installed this Flash
> > on in a local zone.
> > The Installation and also the post-install which removes all the SMF
> > Services doesn't belong to lokal Zones was successfull.
> > 
> > All the Services and also packages installed on the workstation are working.
> > The only Problem we have now is, that the Xsun process does not start,
> > because he need/want a frame buffer device.
> > 
> > cde-login Service is running
> > Xsun not, if I try to start it it claims about the missing /dev/fb devices
> > 
> > Because Users are used to connect to the dtlogin-Screen this should run.
> > Starting gome-session through X-Tunnel is working.
> > 
> > -bash-3.2# svcs -vx cde-login
> > svc:/application/graphical-login/cde-login:default (CDE login)
> >  State: online since January 31, 2012 11:09:00 PM MET
> >    See: man -M /usr/dt/share/man -s 1 dtlogin
> >    See: /var/svc/log/application-graphical-login-cde-login:default.log
> > Impact: None.
> > 
> > -bash-3.2# ps -ef | grep dtlo
> >     root  8885  8877   0 23:09:41 pts/2       0:00 grep dtlo
> >     root  8690  8327   0 23:09:01 ?           0:00 /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin
> > -daemon
> > 
> > -bash-3.2# ps -ef | grep Xsun
> >     root  8887  8877   0 23:09:46 pts/2       0:00 grep Xsun
> > 
> > -bash-3.2# /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun
> > /dev/fb: No such file or directory
> > /dev/fb: No such file or directory
> > Graphics Adapter device /dev/fb is of unknown type
> > 
> > Fatal server error:
> > InitOutput: Error loading module for /dev/fb
> > 
> > -bash-3.2#
> > 
> > -bash-3.2# svcs -vx
> > -bash-3.2# pkginfo -p
> > -bash-3.2# uname -rv
> > 5.10 Generic_147440-09
> > -bash-3.2#
> > 
> > thank you for any suggestions
> > Christian
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