XVR-100 and DVI output

I'm trying to configure the Blade 1500 running Solaris 10 to use the DVi output. Still haven't got a signal.
Anyone successfully do this? I followed suggestions for modifying the Servers file and adding
:0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/X11/bin/Xserver :0 -nobanner -dev /dev
/fbs/pfb0a -dev /dev/fbs/pfb0b
but this hasn't worked.

In September 2006, I read in the Sun System Handbook, in the Graphics card section for the Ultra 25, that Solaris 10 does not support dual displays. But now this statement appears to have been removed.
I was able to get two outputs out of an XVR-100 in a SB 1500, but using Solaris 9 9/04.
I use a start up script to call
/usr/openwin/bin/xinit -- -nobanner -dev /dev/fbs/pfb0a -dev /dev/fbs/pfb0b
Also, do a fbconfig -dev /dev/fbs/pfb0a -prconf to make sure it configured. Do the same with pfb0b

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