[minix3] simple steps to getting 3.3.0 to run X

[Kristofer Younger]

To get X running on Minix 3.3.0, as has been noted elsewhere, you need to
use this image:
minix3_3_0_ide_20141119_65eccd1.iso.bz2
<http://download.minix3.org/iso/snapshot/minix3_3_0_ide_20141119_65eccd1.iso.bz2>

I installed this 2014.11.19 dev image into a 8GB (disk), 1GB(memory)
virtualbox vm
Then, once that is running, logging in as root,

# Xorg -configure

which produces a xorg,conf.new file.
editing that, I removed all the Subsections in the Section "Screen" except
the one with a Depth of 16

then copy that file into /etc/X11/ as xorg.conf
# cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf

I also put it /usr/pkg/X11R7/lib/X11/ , not sure why other than the Xorg
-configure suggested it.

# mkdir -p /usr/pkg/X11R7/lib/X11/
# cp /root/xorg.conf.new /usr/pkg/X11R7/lib/X11/xorg.conf

then in ~/.xinitrc I put...

#!/bin/sh
xsetroot -solid gray &
autocutsel -fork
xterm &
exec twm

and then X started & worked when I ran
# startx --

I switched my repo to the 3.3.1 one in
echo http://www.minix3.org/pkgsrc/packages/3.3.1/i386/All >
/usr/pkg/etc/pkgin/repositories.conf

and
pkgin update
pkgin install fluxbox

and replaced the exec twm line with
exec fluxbox

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and it's limping looking like this.

by the way, uemacs, mg and jove are all in this repo, so for us emacs'ers,
you can pkgin install one of those....

[Sambuc Lionel]

Should we add this on the wiki, in the VirtualBox section?

I think it would help a lot of people around.

Thanks for the post, this is great!


Regards,

Lionel

Great stuff, thank you!!
Regards,
David
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[Lucas Weteling]

Dear Kristofer Younger,

Thank you, it's running great. The miracle is also that I can use the mouse
in X11. So I can now copy and paste in the minix3-terminal. This is for me
a big step in the right direction. Tnx.
And now ... a browser ...
Regards,
Lucas

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Post by Kristofer Younger
To get X running on Minix 3.3.0, as has been noted elsewhere, you need to
minix3_3_0_ide_20141119_65eccd1.iso.bz2
<http://download.minix3.org/iso/snapshot/minix3_3_0_ide_20141119_65eccd1.iso.bz2>
I installed this 2014.11.19 dev image into a 8GB (disk), 1GB(memory)
virtualbox vm
Then, once that is running, logging in as root,
# Xorg -configure
which produces a xorg,conf.new file.
editing that, I removed all the Subsections in the Section "Screen" except
the one with a Depth of 16
then copy that file into /etc/X11/ as xorg.conf
# cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
I also put it /usr/pkg/X11R7/lib/X11/ , not sure why other than the Xorg
-configure suggested it.
# mkdir -p /usr/pkg/X11R7/lib/X11/
# cp /root/xorg.conf.new /usr/pkg/X11R7/lib/X11/xorg.conf
then in ~/.xinitrc I put...
#!/bin/sh
xsetroot -solid gray &
autocutsel -fork
xterm &
exec twm
and then X started & worked when I ran
# startx --
I switched my repo to the 3.3.1 one in
echo http://www.minix3.org/pkgsrc/packages/3.3.1/i386/All >
/usr/pkg/etc/pkgin/repositories.conf
and
pkgin update
pkgin install fluxbox
and replaced the exec twm line with
exec fluxbox
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v8cuphvhwMI/VUNrNUs4gMI/AAAAAAAAAe4/yLwtUtD-ljA/s1600/MinixFluxbox.png>
and it's limping looking like this.
by the way, uemacs, mg and jove are all in this repo, so for us emacs'ers,
you can pkgin install one of those....

[Tony Tam]

Post by Kristofer Younger
To get X running on Minix 3.3.0, as has been noted elsewhere, you need to
minix3_3_0_ide_20141119_65eccd1.iso.bz2
<http://download.minix3.org/iso/snapshot/minix3_3_0_ide_20141119_65eccd1.iso.bz2>
I installed this 2014.11.19 dev image into a 8GB (disk), 1GB(memory)
virtualbox vm
Then, once that is running, logging in as root,
# Xorg -configure
which produces a xorg,conf.new file.
editing that, I removed all the Subsections in the Section "Screen" except
the one with a Depth of 16
then copy that file into /etc/X11/ as xorg.conf
# cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
I also put it /usr/pkg/X11R7/lib/X11/ , not sure why other than the Xorg
-configure suggested it.
# mkdir -p /usr/pkg/X11R7/lib/X11/
# cp /root/xorg.conf.new /usr/pkg/X11R7/lib/X11/xorg.conf
then in ~/.xinitrc I put...
#!/bin/sh
xsetroot -solid gray &
autocutsel -fork
xterm &
exec twm
and then X started & worked when I ran
# startx --
I switched my repo to the 3.3.1 one in
echo http://www.minix3.org/pkgsrc/packages/3.3.1/i386/All >
/usr/pkg/etc/pkgin/repositories.conf
and
pkgin update
pkgin install fluxbox
and replaced the exec twm line with
exec fluxbox
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v8cuphvhwMI/VUNrNUs4gMI/AAAAAAAAAe4/yLwtUtD-ljA/s1600/MinixFluxbox.png>
and it's limping looking like this.
by the way, uemacs, mg and jove are all in this repo, so for us emacs'ers,
you can pkgin install one of those....

just wandering is there any documentation about this image and how it have
been built, and why X can't be install via pkgin, after all there is 4000+
package in the repo.

[Jean-Baptiste Boric]

Post by Tony Tam
just wandering is there any documentation about this image and how it have
been built,

JOBS=<number of cpus to use> releasetools/x86_cdimage.sh -X <path to xsrc
repository> should be enough to build an installation CD with X11.

I don't think the new image generation framework is documented, but you can
run releasetools/x86_cdimage.sh --help to get a list of options.

and why X can't be install via pkgin, after all there is 4000+ package in

Post by Tony Tam
the repo.

X isn't installed via pkgin, MINIX uses a native installlation (X bundled
with the base system). It's less headache to maintain apparently.

[Roc Vallès]

To run X11, I'd suggest using 3.4-rc instead.