SUMMARY: openwin problem on Ultra 60 with 2 screens (M64)

From: Stefan Voss (s.voss@terradata.de)
Date: Tue Oct 13 1998 - 09:26:39 CDT


Hi,

i got only one reply: try patch 103792. This patch was already installed:

   # showrev -p | grep 103792
   Patch: 103792-06 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWm64, SUNWm64cf, SUNWm64w

SOLUTION: i installed a newer version of this patch (103792-14) and this did it.

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ORIGINAL QUESTION:

i have a Ultra 60, Solaris 2.5.1 (HW 11/97), with two screens. I start
openwindows with this command:

   openwin -dev /dev/fb0 -dev /dev/fb1
   
The window manager is started with

   mwm -multiscreen or olwm -multi
   
So far, so good, this procedure works on all our double screen stations. But
after starting X Windows, i run into trouble: the left screen behaves normal,
but on the right screen, i cannot read any text (e.g. mwm root menu, olwm root
menu or menus in an xterm (vt font selection etc...)). The menu itself appears
quite normal, but the pixels of the text are scattered over the screen. Even the
openwin logo appears distorted. ghostview is unusable - i could not find the
quit-button ! However, the contents of an xterm is readable. The cursor looks
good too.

Unfortunately, the machine is important for our production (at night and on
weekends), so i cannot reboot it as I would like.

What can I do ? Am I missing a patch ?

This is the output from dmesg :

SunOS Release 5.5.1 Version Generic_103640-12 [UNIX(R) System V Release 4.0]
Copyright (c) 1983-1996, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
mem = 1048576K (0x40000000)
avail mem = 1054629888
Ethernet address = 0:20:78:c:27:17
root nexus = UltraStation U60/2AX (2 X UltraSPARC-II 296MHz)
pci108e,80000 at root: UPA 0x1f 0x4000
pci108e,80001 at root: UPA 0x1f 0x2000
glm0: Rev. 4 Symbios 53c875 found.
PCI-device: scsi@3, glm #0
sd0 at glm0: target 0 lun 0
sd0 is /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/sd@0,0
<IBM-DDRS-39130W-S97B cyl 8186 alt 2 hd 10 sec 218>
sd3 at glm0: target 3 lun 0
sd3 is /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/sd@3,0
<IBM-DDRS-39130W-S97B cyl 8186 alt 2 hd 10 sec 218>
root on /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/disk@3,0:a fstype ufs
PCI-device: ebus@1, ebus #0
su0 at ebus0: offset 14,3083f8
su0 is /pci@1f,4000/ebus@1/su@14,3083f8
su1 at ebus0: offset 14,3062f8
su1 is /pci@1f,4000/ebus@1/su@14,3062f8
keyboard is </pci@1f,4000/ebus@1/su@14,3083f8> major <37> minor <0>
mouse is </pci@1f,4000/ebus@1/su@14,3062f8> major <37> minor <1>
stdin is </pci@1f,4000/ebus@1/su@14,3083f8> major <37> minor <0>
PCI-device: ATI,Video-Xpression@2, m64 #0
SUNW,m64B0 is /pci@1f,4000/ATI,Video-Xpression@2
m64#0: 1024x768, 2M mappable, rev 5654.40
PCI-device: ATI,Video-Xpression@4, m64 #1
SUNW,m64B1 is /pci@1f,4000/ATI,Video-Xpression@4
m64#1: 1024x768, 2M mappable, rev 5654.40
stdout is </pci@1f,4000/ATI,Video-Xpression@2> major <8> minor <0>
boot cpu (0) initialization complete - online
cpu 1 initialization complete - online
se0 at ebus0: offset 14,400000
se0 is /pci@1f,4000/ebus@1/se@14,400000
SUNW,hme0: CheerIO 2.0 (Rev Id = c1) Found
PCI-device: network@1,1, hme #0
SUNW,hme0 is /pci@1f,4000/network@1,1
dump on /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s1 size 1241472K
pcmcia: no PCMCIA adapters found
SUNW,hme0: Using Internal Transceiver
SUNW,hme0: 100 Mbps full-duplex Link Up

This is the output from showrev -p :

Patch: 103640-12 Obsoletes: 103591-09, 103658-02, 103920-05 Packages: SUNWkvm,
SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWcar, SUNWhea
Patch: 104595-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWkvm
Patch: 104795-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWkvm
Patch: 105256-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103582-14 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr
Patch: 103594-10 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103600-18 Obsoletes: 103609-02 Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr
Patch: 103603-05 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103612-30 Obsoletes: 103615-04, 103654-01 Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr,
SUNWarc, SUNWscpu, SUNWnisu, SUNWsra, SUNWsutl
Patch: 103622-08 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWhea
Patch: 103623-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103627-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr
Patch: 103630-08 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr
Patch: 103663-08 Obsoletes: 103683-01 Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWhea
Patch: 103680-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103690-04 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103693-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103696-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr
Patch: 103699-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103738-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103785-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103810-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103817-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103834-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103857-07 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWhea
Patch: 103867-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr
Patch: 103891-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 103934-06 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWhea
Patch: 103981-08 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWpd, SUNWpdu
Patch: 104029-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104066-04 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104072-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWxcu4
Patch: 104081-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104166-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104182-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104220-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104227-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104236-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104245-04 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWhea
Patch: 104263-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104266-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104277-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104297-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104312-08 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWhea
Patch: 104317-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104331-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104334-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104361-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWarc
Patch: 104380-04 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104389-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104406-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104433-04 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr
Patch: 104440-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104447-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104463-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWxcu4
Patch: 104478-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104484-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104490-02 Obsoletes: 103847-02 Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104576-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104578-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104613-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104642-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104650-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104652-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWsutl
Patch: 104654-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104664-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104672-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104692-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104696-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWesu
Patch: 104706-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWxcu4
Patch: 104736-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104742-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104776-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWarc
Patch: 104818-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWnisu
Patch: 104820-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104822-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWarc
Patch: 104850-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWhea
Patch: 104935-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104956-04 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104958-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104960-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104968-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 105016-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWarc
Patch: 105044-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 104708-09 Obsoletes: 104710-01, 103766-02 Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWhea,
SUNWssadv, SUNWssaop
Patch: 104560-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr, SUNWcsr
Patch: 103597-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 103618-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 103621-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 103734-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 103903-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr, SUNWhea
Patch: 103928-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 104055-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 104201-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 104283-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 104580-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 104607-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 104608-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr, SUNWhea
Patch: 104609-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 104615-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 104810-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 104849-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 104893-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 105004-09 Obsoletes: 104604-04 Packages: SUNWcsr, SUNWcar, SUNWhea
Patch: 105185-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 104259-05 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 104628-05 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsr
Patch: 103669-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcar
Patch: 103821-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcar
Patch: 103955-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcar
Patch: 104200-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcar
Patch: 104594-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcar, SUNWhea
Patch: 104656-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcar
Patch: 104489-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWtltk, SUNWtltkd
Patch: 103566-21 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWxwplt, SUNWxwopt, SUNWxwslb
Patch: 104338-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWxwplt, SUNWxwslb
Patch: 103901-06 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWolrte, SUNWolinc, SUNWolslb
Patch: 104533-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWolrte, SUNWolslb
Patch: 104538-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWolimt
Patch: 104995-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWolimt
Patch: 104287-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWoldte
Patch: 104093-04 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWoldst
Patch: 104162-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWoldst
Patch: 104453-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWoldst
Patch: 104918-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWoldst
Patch: 104976-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWoldst
Patch: 104977-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWoldst
Patch: 103792-06 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWm64, SUNWm64cf, SUNWm64w
Patch: 104010-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWvolu
Patch: 104841-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWvolu
Patch: 103558-11 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWadmap, SUNWadmc, SUNWsadml
Patch: 104635-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWdoc
Patch: 104658-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWdoc
Patch: 104807-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWdoc
Patch: 104854-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWdoc
Patch: 103879-04 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWkcsrt
Patch: 104589-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWxwpsr
Patch: 103948-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWaccu
Patch: 104816-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWaccu
Patch: 104482-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWpppk
Patch: 104516-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWapppu
Patch: 103750-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWarc
Patch: 104637-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWarc
Patch: 103959-04 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWscpu, SUNWlpu, SUNWlps
Patch: 104644-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWscpu
Patch: 103866-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWbcp
Patch: 103911-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWbnuu
Patch: 104873-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWbnuu
Patch: 103839-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWbtool
Patch: 104208-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWbtool
Patch: 104824-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWfac
Patch: 103743-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWfns
Patch: 103606-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWhea, SUNWtoo
Patch: 104094-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWhea
Patch: 104605-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWhea, SUNWpd
Patch: 104212-09 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWhmd, SUNWhmdu
Patch: 104246-05 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWhmd, SUNWhmdu
Patch: 103643-04 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWnisu
Patch: 103686-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWnisu
Patch: 103770-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWnisu
Patch: 103995-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWnisu
Patch: 104475-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWnisu
Patch: 104443-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWpcmcu
Patch: 104596-05 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWpd
Patch: 104280-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWtoo
Patch: 103900-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWowbcp
Patch: 105310-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWluxal, SUNWluxop, SUNWluxdv
Patch: 105324-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWses
Patch: 104239-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWdial
Patch: 103795-02 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWleow, SUNWleor, SUNWleoo
Patch: 103794-03 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWsx, SUNWsxow, SUNWsxxgl, SUNWsxxil
Patch: 103793-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWtcxow
Patch: 103796-18 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWvlxil
Patch: 103801-06 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWsprot, SUNWxcu4t

Thanks,

                Stefan

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