Common Desktop Environment

The following bugs in Solaris 10 OS apply to the Common Desktop Environment (CDE).

x86: Support for Intel Integrated i810 and i815 Graphics Chipsets

Intel Integrated i810 and i815 Graphics Chipsets are not supported by the Xorg X Window System server. Support is available with the Xsun server. To configure the Xsun server to use these chipsets, follow these steps:

1. Become superuser.

2. Run the program to configure keyboard, display, and mouse.

   # kdmconfig

3. On the Introduction and X Server Selection screen, select the Xsun server.

   On the View and Edit Window System Configuration screen, Intel i810/i815 (4MB) should be automatically selected and displayed as the Video Device.

4. If the Intel i810 and i815 Chipsets are not automatically selected, select the Change Video Device/Monitor option.

5. On the Video Device Selection screen, select the Intel i810/i815 (4MB) option.

6. Continue to select other kdmconfig options.

Arabic Text Not Appearing in ar Locales

If your x86 system is using Xorg as the default Xserver, the Arabic font (iso7759-6) does not appear in the ar locale. This error does not occur if you are using XSun instead of XOrg.

Workaround: Follow these steps.

1. As superuser, edit /usr/dt/config/Xservers.

   • Uncomment or add the following line:

     :0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0 
     -nobanner -defdepth 24

   • Comment out the following line:

     :0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/X11/bin/Xorg :0

2. Reboot the system.

Alternatively, you can log in to ar_EG.UTF-8 or other UTF-8 locales.

Compose Key Sequences Might Not Work When You Use X Keyboard Extension in Some Locales (6219932)

Some Compose key sequences might not work in locales that do not use keyboard input methods, such as the C locale. The error occurs if either of the following system configurations is used in those locales:

• System using Xorg X server on Solaris 10 for x86

• System using Xsun X server with X Keyboard Extension (XKB) enabled on Solaris 10 for both SPARC and x86

Specifically, Compose sequences in these systems fail if the sequence requires the use of the Shift key to type one of the characters.

Workaround: Choose one of the following options:

• Use an alternate Compose sequence that does not include the Shift key.

  For more information, see Appendix C, Compose Key Sequences, in Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User’s Guide. The appendix provides a list of available sequences, some of which have alternate sequences that do not use the Shift key.

• Log in by using a locale that uses keyboard input methods, such as any of the available UTF-8 locales.

x86: kdmconfig Command Does Not Create System Identification Configuration File for Xorg X Server (6217442)

If you use the JumpStart installation method, the process might use a system identification configuration (sysidcfg) file. This file is used to generate a specific Xsun configuration file for a system. The Xsun configuration portion of a sysidcfg file is created by the command kdmconfig -d filename. However, on systems that use the default Xorg server, the command does not create a file with any Xorg configuration information. Consequently, you cannot use the JumpStart method on these systems without some additional preparatory steps.

Workaround: Before using the JumpStart installation method on a system that uses the Xorg server, perform the following steps.

1. Prepare a specific xorg.conf file to be used on the system. Store this file in the JumpStart directory of the JumpStart server.

   For instructions to create an xorg.conf file and to access Xorg information, see x86: Program That Configures Keyboard, Display, and Mouse Not Working for X Server (6178669).

2. Create a finish script that copies the xorg.conf file to the /etc/X11 directory in the system that you want to install. For example, the script might include the following line:

   cp ${SI_CONFIG_DIR}/xorg.conf /etc/X11/Xorg.conf

3. In the custom JumpStart rules file, include the finish script in the rules entry for systems of the type that you want to install.

4. Perform the custom JumpStart installation.

For instructions about how to perform a custom JumpStart installation, see the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations. Chapter 4 includes information about the JumpStart rules file, while Chapter 5 contains a section about finish scripts.

x86: kdmconfig Instructions to Configure Xorg X Server Are Incomplete (6205881)

Instructions that are provided in the kdmconfig program to configure the Xorg server are incomplete. The program lists basic instructions to generate an xorg.conf file. However, some relevant information is unavailable. For example, options in the xorg.conf file can be overridden in several places:

• Command-line options

• Information that is detected by the Xorg server when the server starts

• The startup scripts for the Xorg server, which might include passing overriding arguments

Thus, for more information about Xorg configuration, refer to the following sources:

• Xorg(1x) man page in the /usr/X11/man directory

• Man pages for the desktop systems that use the X server, such as the following:

  • dtlogin(1X) in the /usr/dt/man directory

  • gdm(1) in the /usr/share/man directory

If these directories are not in your man path, use one of these options:

• Add the directory to the MANPATH environment variable setting.

• Use the -M directory option of the man command.

Some scripts that start the Xorg server use smf(5) repository properties. In particular, the FMRI svc:/applications/x11/x11-server is used for storing X server properties. The following properties are relevant to the Xorg server:

• options/xserver

• options/default_depth

• options/server_args

You can set and retrieve these properties by becoming superuser and using the svccfg command, as shown in the following example:

# svccfg 
svc:> select application/x11/x11-server 
svc:/application/x11/x11-server> listprop options/default_depth options/default_depth integer 24


 
svc:/application/x11/x11-server> setprop options/default_depth = 8 
svc:/application/x11/x11-server> listprop options/default_depth options/default_depth integer 8


 
svc:/application/x11/x11-server> end
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x86: Program That Configures Keyboard, Display, and Mouse Not Working for X Server (6178669)

In this current Solaris 10 release, the default X server has changed from Xsun to Xorg. The program that configures keyboard, display, and mouse ( kdmconfig ) applies only to the Xsun server. The program has no effect on Xorg server configuration. Consequently, you cannot use kdmconfig to configure the Xorg server. While kdmconfig allows you to select which server to use, kdmconfig only configures the Xsun server.

Workaround: To configure the Xorg server, perform the following steps:

1. Create an xorg.conf file with one of these commands:

   • /usr/X11/bin/Xorg -configure

   • /usr/X11/bin/xorgconfig

   • /usr/X11/bin/xorgcfg

2. Edit the resultant xorg.conf file with the necessary changes.

3. Move the xorg.conf file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

For more details about Xorg configuration, refer to the Xorg man pages in /usr/X11/man. This directory is not in the default man page path. To view these man pages, use one of the following options:

• Add the path to the settings of the environment variable MANPATH .

• Use the syntax man -M /usr/X11/man.

SPARC: Some UTF-8 Locales Are Unavailable in the Common Desktop Environment Login Service (5042573)

The following UTF-8 locales are missing when the login server starts and the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) login service is launched:

• ar_SA.UTF-8

• el_GR.UTF-8

• nl_BE.UTF-8

• nl_NL.UTF-8

• pt_PT.UTF-8

Workaround: To use these locales, log in to any other UTF-8 locale. Then, set the LC_ALL variable at the command line. For example:

export LC_ALL=ar_SA.UTF-8

CDE Removable Media Auto Run Capability Removed (4634260)

The Removable Media auto run capability in the CDE desktop environment has been temporarily removed from the Solaris 10 software.

Workaround: To use the auto run function for a CD-ROM or another removable media volume, you must do one of the following:

• Run the volstart program from the top level of the removable media file system.

• Follow the instructions that are included with the CD for access from outside of CDE.

Solaris PDASync Cannot Delete Last Entry From the Desktop (4260435)

After you delete the last item from the desktop, the item is restored from the handheld device to the desktop when you synchronize your handheld device. Examples of items that you might delete, and then have restored, are the last appointment in your Calendar or the last address in the Address Manager.

Workaround: Manually delete the last entry from the handheld device prior to synchronization.

Solaris PDASync Does Not Support Data Exchange With the Multibyte Internationalized PDA Device (4263814)

If you exchange multibyte data between a PDA device and Solaris CDE, the data might be corrupted in both environments.

Workaround: Back up your data on your personal computer with the PDA backup utility before you run the Solaris PDASync application. If you accidentally exchange multibyte data and corrupt that data, restore your data from the backup.