Sun Solaris : fbconsole is not running: syslog message mess up

[3042]

Sun Solaris : fbconsole is not running: Syslog message mess up the CDE destop insteading of poping up in console window.

I have tried the following steps :
/etc/init.d/syslog stop
/etc/init.d/dtlogin stop
/etc/init.d/dtlogin start
/etc/init.d/syslog start
It still does not work,syslog msg pop up on desktop screen once I start.

Then I tried to delete .dt folder and logout.It creates a new .dt but the problem persists.
I will be appreciated if anyone please give me an advice.

 

[Annihilannic]

I imagine fbconsole is used to catch messages that would normally go to the console and redirect them to "console" terminal sessions when you're running X.

This is what mine looks like in ps -ef:

[tt] root 615 303 0 Sep 18 ? 0:00 /usr/openwin/bin/fbconsole -d :0[/tt]

Maybe you could just start it by typing in that command line?


Annihilannic.

 

[3042]

Exactly,but what happening is this fbconsole NOT running
This is what I have tried but it is showing:
[svplus@bavomcip1:/usr/users/svplus]% /usr/openwin/bin/fbconsole -d :0
fbconsole: ioctl SRIOCSREDIR: Device busy

It is still not running.Kindly please give me an advice.

 

[mrmac228]

Does this help:

http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/805-4036/6j3r3qb8j?a=view

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[3042]

Thanks.This is what I have done:
% /usr/openwin/bin/openwin
openwin: There is already a server running on :0
% /usr/openwin/bin/fbconsole
fbconsole: ioctl SRIOCSREDIR: Device busy
So,some process might holding console
% fuser /dev/console
/dev/console: 479o 476o 129o

What to do about it,it is not process id ?

 

[mrmac228]

Have a read here:

http://aa11.cjb.net/sun_managers/1998/05/msg00024.html

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[3042]

Hey guy,I still NOT able to start fbconsole.
Are you saying that my Sun Solaris has a "Openwin" problem
and recommend to reinstall it ? How to,any other way to verify the problem ?

 

[mrmac228]

What was the output from "lsof -i TCP:2000" and 6000?

I'm not saying reinstall anything, using the link I was hoping you'd be able to see if any other process was using the ports fbconsole uses (through using the lsof utility).




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[3042]

lsof: Command not found
Think I do not have <<lsof utility>>
Any other way,i could see what process that using the port which fbconsole uses so that i could kill that away.

Thanks

 

[mrmac228]

Get and install lsof from

http://www.sunfreeware.com

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