Solaris 8 x86: Problems with VNC

I have installed Solaris 8 x86 on my "slave PC" and now I want to access it remotely from my "master PC". The networking runs well so far. Ping, telnet, and internet access are all possible.
Now I have installed the tightVNC 1.2.9 package on the Solaris 8 system. When I start the vncserver, the following error message appears:
"Couldn't start Xvnc; trying default font path.
Please set correct fontPath in the vncserver script."
When I try to connect with the vncviewer from my master PC, the screen is started but remains all grey.
In the vncserver script, the originally set fontPath did not work. I replaced it by some paths which are obviously recognized but with the same result.
Any help is appreciated very much.
Thank you in advance!
Thomas

I commented all the set fontPath commands in the vncserver script, and now it works properly as desired. Indeed, it seems like no adjustments for font paths are needed.
The blocking point was, that in the script ~/.vnc/xstartup, the command line "startkde" has to be inserted instead of "kde" which is used in Linux systems for that case.
Thank you!
Thomas

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Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c08390 ipf:fr_check+629 ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c08530 pfil:pfil_precheck+850 ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c08560 pfil:pfilmodwput+9f ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c085c0 unix:putnext+1f1 ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c086d0 ip:ip_wput_ire+1a98 ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c08780 ip:ip_output+ee9 ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c08790 ip:ip_wput+18 ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c087f0 unix:putnext+1f1 ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c08870 udp:udp_wput+29d ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c088d0 unix:putnext+1f1 ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c08a70 genunix:strput+3bc ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c08af0 genunix:kstrputmsg+1e8 ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c08ba0 sockfs:sosend_dgram+181 ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c08c10 sockfs:sotpi_sendmsg+1bc ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c08c80 sockfs:sendit+f0 ()
Nov 30 10:35:46 d0 genunix: [ID 655072 kern.notice] fffffe8000c08ed0 sockfs:sendmsg+1bf ()
Nov 30 10:35:47 d0 unix: [ID 100000 kern.notice]
Nov 30 10:35:47 d0 genunix: [ID 672855 kern.notice] syncing file systems...
Nov 30 10:35:47 d0 genunix: [ID 733762 kern.notice] 34
Nov 30 10:35:48 d0 genunix: [ID 733762 kern.notice] 24
Nov 30 10:36:08 d0 last message repeated 20 times
Nov 30 10:36:09 d0 genunix: [ID 622722 kern.notice] done (not all i/o completed)
Nov 30 10:37:30 d0 genunix: [ID 540533 kern.notice] ^MSunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_118844-20 64-bit
Nov 30 10:37:30 d0 genunix: [ID 943906 kern.notice] Copyright 1983-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
At some stage there are problems with creation of a new state...
I remember some time ago (Solaris 2.8) there where problems like that with ipfilter, but now ipfilter included in Solaris distribution, hardware tested and so on...
New reincarnation of a problem?
Somebody has similar problems with the software x86 Solaris 10?
Thanks, Roman Gnatenko (rvg at co.ru)

Hi. I've never seen anything like this, and it seems to be something which
the JDBC module is going to be an innocent victim of, rather than a
contributor to... Your best course is to open an official support case.
Joe

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I have installed the Jan 14, 2009 patch cluster.
I was having some problems connecting to the Web Console to do some ZFS administration. That's when I installed the patch cluster.
After the patch cluster install I couldn't connect at all. This problem was resolved here: http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5249136
Now when I login to the Web Console I get a message that says:
"+No application is registered with this Sun Java(TM) Web Console, or you have no rights to use any applications that are registered. See your system administrator for assistance.+"
I'm logging in as root, so it shouldn't be a rights issue.

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run this command
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I installed the last version of oracle 10g on a x86 SOLARIS 10 system.
When the installer arrived at Configuration assistants, the window is stopping, and I can't see forward. But when I look at the installAction.log, the installation is checked as OK (?).
When I launch sqlplus, and startup inside, it is said the ora-00205 error (problem with control files), and in the end, I'm really suprised there's no the database I told the installer to create at the beginning. But should I be surprised? As I didn't see really the end of the installation, and the installer didn't propose me the PATH where to install the DB, well, I guess there's something wrong.
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I have a problem with network interface on Solaris 10 x86 on HP Proliant ML 370 G4 server.
The problem is that at the boot time it report some problem with network interface and writes "see svcs -x"
# svcs -x
svc:/network/physical:default (physical network interfaces)
State: maintenance since Mon 21 Mar 2005 09:55:39
Reason: Start method exited with $SMF_EXIT_ERR_CONFIG.
See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-KS
See: ifconfig(1M)
See: /etc/svc/volatile/network-physical:default.log
Impact: 5 dependent services are not running. (Use -v for list.)
svc:/application/print/server:default (LP print server)
State: disabled since Mon 21 Mar 2005 09:55:38
Reason: Disabled by an administrator.
See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-05
See: lpsched(1M)
Impact: 2 dependent services are not running. (Use -v for list.)
svcs -v shows that /network/physical:default need maintance
# ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
# svcs -xv /network/physical:default
svc:/network/physical:default (physical network interfaces)
State: maintenance since Mon 21 Mar 2005 09:55:39
Reason: Start method exited with $SMF_EXIT_ERR_CONFIG.
See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-KS
See: man -M /usr/share/man -s 1M ifconfig
See: /etc/svc/volatile/network-physical:default.log
Impact: 5 dependent services are not running:
svc:/milestone/network:default
svc:/network/nfs/nlockmgr:default
svc:/network/nfs/client:default
svc:/network/nfs/status:default
svc:/network/ssh:default
# more /etc/svc/volatile/network-physical:default.log
[ Mar 21 09:55:37 Enabled. ]
[ Mar 21 09:55:38 Executing start method ("/lib/svc/method/net-physical") ]
[ Mar 21 09:55:38 Timeout override by svc.startd. Using infinite timeout ]
ifconfig: plumb: eri0: No such file or directory
moving addresses from failed IPv4 interfaces: eri0 (couldn't move, no alternative interface).
[ Mar 21 09:55:39 Method "start" exited with status 96 ]
I have not any eri device in /dev directory
How can I add a network interface?

Try elxl0 :-) This is: E L X L - zero :-) instead of: qfe0.
PS The 0 can increase to 1,2,.. if you have more 3com cards in the system.

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