Debian 4.0 (etch) distributions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * Clean Debian install debian-etch-leon3.tar.bz2 Installed as described in the snapgear manual. This is a standard SPARC Debian 4.0 install never logged in to. This is how it looks just after using the debootstrap installation utility, apart from three modifications: - added ttyS0 entry to /etc/inittab - added ttyS0 to /dev/ttyS0 - added /etc/hostname Tested on GR-XC3S-1500 using template design. * X11 Debian install debian-etch-x11-leon.tar.bz2 user: root pass: qwerqwer NOTE: remove root password by clearing password field (/etc/shadow) for user root. Installed as described in the snapgear manual. This is a debian-etch-leon3.tar.bz2 install with some modifications: - added mirror to /etc/apt/sources.list - updated packages info by: 'apt-get update' - installed X.org X11 server: 'apt-get install xorg-xserver' - installed Framebuffer tools: 'apt-get install fbset' - installed X fonts: 'apt-get install xfonts-base' - edited /etc/X11/xorg.conf (original: xorg.conf.original) - added xterm: 'apg-get install xterm' - added xterm to X startup: 'echo exec xterm >~/.xinitrc' X is started with debug output: $ X -verbose 3 Tested on GR-XC3S-1500 using template design and PS/2 mouse & keyboard, ViewSonic monitor, 640x480 8-bit. Note that you might have to remove Load "glx" and Load "dri" from /etc/X11/xorg.conf to get X working.