Running SunVTS 4.x on Solaris 8

First we need X11 installed and the Fontserver installed since VTS will
require non-standard fonts.

Setup the Fontserver to run manually (not automatically unless this actually
is a desktop):

Make sure the X Fontserver is startable:

Solaris systems (at least since Solaris 2.5) have the X11 fontserver
preconfigured in the default installation.  It's started from inetd on
a tcp connect to port 7100:

# grep '^fs' /etc/inetd.conf
fs              stream  tcp     wait nobody /usr/openwin/lib/fs.auto    fs


# grep 7100 /etc/services 
fs              7100/tcp                        # Font server

Startup VTS:

# xset fp+ tcp/localhost:7100

If you see the message:

xset:  bad font path element (#43), possible causes are:
    Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
    Directory missing fonts.dir
    Incorrect font server address or syntax

Check the config file /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fontserver.cfg
and verify all of the font directories listed on the line

"catalogue = "

exist

/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/F3bitmaps/
/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/
/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/
/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/misc/
/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/
/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/

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