SUMMARY: Running an X server on a headless Sun server

I received many helpful answers.  Some respondents indicated
that I shouldn't have a problem running an X server even without
any graphics hardware, but most responses fell into two categories:

-  Use xfvb

   A precompiled version is available from:

        ftp://ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/special_request/xvfb/solaris/

   See also:

        http://ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/Ferret/FAQ/graphics/Solaris_Xvfb.html

   There is also a precompiled version available from the Oracle support
   Web site (MetaLink).  This requires an account on the site to access
   the downloadable binary.  Versions are available for Solaris 2.6, 7,
   and 8.


-  Use VNC

   Software can be downloaded from http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

A couple of people indicated that xvfb is included in Solaris 9.  

Since our DBAs have access to the support section of the Oracle Web site,
that's the solution I went with.  Installation and configuration were
quite straightforward.

Thanks to:

   Amit Mahajan [amahajan@santelnet.com]
   Max Kartsev [mkartsev@yahoo.com]
   Vahid Moghaddasi [sunman@ureach.com]
   Zaigui Wang [zaigui@yahoo.com]
   Krister Bergman [krister.bergman@sun.com]
   Thomas Anders [anders@hmi.de]
   Very Pinguin [dt1649651@yahoo.com]
   Doug Winter [dwinter@icpeurope.net]
   Wanke Matthias [Matthias.Wanke@itellium.com]
   Harrington, David B [David.Harrington@dscr.dla.mil]
   Jeff Putsch [putsch@mxim.com]
   Patrick O'Reilly [patrick.oreilly@uni.edu]
   David Foster [foster@dim.ucsd.edu]
   Lee, Elizabeth [elizabeth.lee.contractor@fnmoc.navy.mil]
   Matthew Stier [Matthew.Stier@fnc.fujitsu.com]
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