Switching from serial connection to GUI

Hi,

I have installed Solaris 10 on an x86 machine over a serial connection because I needed it running right there and then and the video setup gave me major headaches. Now, with the immediate task at hand accomplished, I would very much like to take another stab at setting up X, but I can't figure out how.

In Grub, there is no indication that the serial console is selected as my I/O device:

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title Solaris 10 1/06 s10x_u1wos_19a X86

root (hd0,0,a)

kernel /platform/i86pc/multiboot

module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

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Yet, whenever I reboot, I only get a black screen with a blinking cursor at the top left and I have to connect a serial terminal to ttyb to do anything with that machine.

How do I change that and tell Solaris to use a regular keyboard and monitor for the I/O?

Any help will be much appreciated!

Thanks,

-Juergen

[924 byte] By [juergena] at [2007-11-27 2:03:34]
# 1

Juergen,

On a Sparc, the PROM would take care this.

On x86, a couple of cylinders on the disk

are used as 'virtual PROM' for these kind

of settings.

To see the current PROM settings, run

# eeprom | less

and look for something like 'output-device' that

has a value of something like /dev/tty/a.

Set that variable to 'screen' by

# eeprom 'output-device=screen'

(I'm not sure output-device is exact variable name,

but take whatever you found from the first command).

and init 6 to see if it worked.

Please let us know what happens.

cheers/tchuess.

kidari..a at 2007-7-12 1:46:03 > top of Java-index,Solaris Operating System,Solaris 10 Features...
# 2
Ah, you learn something new every day. Being new to Solaris, I really do appreciate your help. The variable was 'console' and setting it to screen did do the trick. Now to set up X to run properly on this machine... I may be back here soon.Thanks, -Juergen
juergena at 2007-7-12 1:46:03 > top of Java-index,Solaris Operating System,Solaris 10 Features...