Install GNOME on OpenBSD 6.2 on a Sun Ultra 45 (Sparc) Workstation?

[jmar83]

Hi there!

The base package from http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/pub/Open.../install62.iso was installed successful with a DVD, then i tried to install the gnome packge:

export PKG_PATH=http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/pub/OpenBSD/6.2/packages/sparc64/

pkg_add -v gnome
pkg_add -v gnome-extras

In /etc/rc.conf make sure You have this:
pkg_scripts=dbus_daemon

Edit /root/.xinitrc
And add the line:
exec gnome-session
reboot

startx

(https://www.administrator.de/forum/g...en-254574.html )

-> there was serveral warnings on both packages "gnome" and "gnome-extras", e.g. "can't resolve yelp-3.22.0p3" was the first one... But so it seems there was just some warnings, but no errors - there are no dependency problems because of that..?? Maybe the source is errorful? -> http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/pub/OpenBSD/6.2/sparc64/ ???

The only one "yelp" thing i see is that, in another (smaller) version that 3.22.0p3: http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/pub/Open...ols-3.18.0.tgz

And Google shows exactly 1 result for that message: https://www.google.ch/search?q=%22ca...hrome&ie=UTF-8 - really strange!!

After reboot, when i enter "startx", i get the following messages:


"xauth: (stdin):1: bad display name “ultra45.my.domain:0” in “add” command. "

and

"xauth: (argv):1: bad display name “ultra45.my.domain:0” in “remove” command. "


/etc/rc.conf contains:

Last login: Fri Feb 23 03:32:28 2018
OpenBSD 6.2 (GENERIC.MP) #303: Tue Oct  3 22:46:49 MDT 2017

Welcome to OpenBSD: The proactively secure Unix-like operating system.

Please use the sendbug(1) utility to report bugs in the system.
Before reporting a bug, please try to reproduce it with the latest
version of the code.  With bug reports, please try to ensure that
enough information to reproduce the problem is enclosed, and if a
known fix for it exists, include that as well.

# more /etc/rc.conf
#       $OpenBSD: rc.conf,v 1.216 2017/05/30 12:04:26 tb Exp $

# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!!
#
# This file defines the default service selection as shipped in a
# release.  Upgrades of your system will modify this file.
#
# To select the service options you desire, please override these
# options in the file /etc/rc.conf.local
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!!

# Set these variables to "NO" to turn the respective service off.
# Set them to "" to run them with the default flags.
# Otherwise, these variables override the default flags.
apmd_flags=NO
bgpd_flags=NO
bootparamd_flags=NO
cron_flags=
dhcpd_flags=NO
dhcrelay_flags=NO       # for normal use: "-i interface [server]"
dvmrpd_flags=NO
eigrpd_flags=NO
ftpd_flags=NO           # set to NO if ftpd is running out of inetd
ftpproxy_flags=NO
ftpproxy6_flags=NO
hostapd_flags=NO
hotplugd_flags=NO
httpd_flags=NO
identd_flags=NO
ifstated_flags=NO
iked_flags=NO
inetd_flags=NO
isakmpd_flags=NO
iscsid_flags=NO
ldapd_flags=NO
ldattach_flags=NO       # for normal use: "[options] linedisc cua-device"
ldomd_flags=NO
ldpd_flags=NO
lpd_flags=NO            # for normal use: "" (or "-l" for debugging)
mopd_flags=NO
mrouted_flags=NO        # be sure to enable multicast below
npppd_flags=NO
nsd_flags=NO
ntpd_flags=
ospfd_flags=NO
ospf6d_flags=NO
pflogd_flags=           # add more flags, e.g. "-s 256"
radiusd_flags=NO
rarpd_flags=NO
rbootd_flags=NO
relayd_flags=NO
rebound_flags=NO
ripd_flags=NO
route6d_flags=NO        # be sure to set net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=1
rtadvd_flags=NO         # for normal use: list of interfaces
                        # be sure to set net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=1
sasyncd_flags=NO
sensorsd_flags=NO
slaacd_flags=
slowcgi_flags=NO
smtpd_flags=
sndiod_flags=
snmpd_flags=NO
spamd_flags=NO          # also see spamd_black below
spamlogd_flags=         # use eg. "-i interface" and see spamlogd(8)
sshd_flags=
switchd_flags=NO
syslogd_flags=          # add more flags, e.g. "-u -a /chroot/dev/log"
tftpd_flags=NO
tftpproxy_flags=NO
unbound_flags=NO
vmd_flags=NO
watchdogd_flags=NO
wsmoused_flags=NO       # for enabling console mouse support (i386 alpha amd64)
                        # for ps/2 or usb mice: "", serial: "-p /dev/cua00"
xenodm_flags=NO         # on some architectures, you must also
                        # disable console getty in /etc/ttys

# services related to RPC, NFS, and YP
amd_flags=NO            # also see amd_master below
lockd_flags=NO
mountd_flags=NO
nfsd_flags=NO
portmap_flags=NO        # note: inetd(8) rpc services need portmap too
statd_flags=NO
ypbind_flags=NO
ypldap_flags=NO
ypserv_flags=NO

# set the following to "YES" to turn them on
pf=YES                  # Packet filter / NAT
ipsec=NO                # IPsec
check_quotas=YES        # NO may be desirable in some YP environments
accounting=NO           # process accounting (using /var/account/acct)

# Multicast routing configuration
# Please look at netstart(8) for a detailed description if you change these
multicast=NO            # Reject IPv4 multicast packets by default

# miscellaneous other flags
amd_master=/etc/amd/master      # AMD 'master' map
library_aslr=YES                # set to NO to disable library randomization
savecore_flags=                 # "-z" to compress
spamd_black=NO                  # set to YES to run spamd without greylisting
shlib_dirs=                     # extra directories for ldconfig, separated
                                # by space

# rc.d(8) packages scripts
# started in the specified order and stopped in reverse order
# pkg_scripts=
pkg_scripts=dbus_daemon
gdm_enable=YES
hostname="ultra45"

(red ones are added by myself!)


/etc/hosts contains:

127.0.0.1       localhost ultra45
::1             localhost ultra45

-> i added both "ultra45"


file /root/.xinitrc contains:

exec gnome-session

-> added by myself, mayb the file didn't exist before, or was empty. (?)


AND: i try to execute "startx" as root user, mybe there is a problem.

The graphic card i use is a sun "XVR-300", the "XVR-100" create some graphical errors while booting, screen isn't readable anymore..

The "Sun Ultra45 Workstation" is officially supported by OpenBSD 6.2 ("sparc64"), but that seems to be just a theoretically thing.

Thank you very much for your feedbacks!