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Solaris Update Manager fails after installing VMware Tools (1013079)

Details

If you have installed VMware Tools on a Solaris 10 Update 4 guest operating system, the Solaris Update Manager fails to start and font-related errors appear on the xterm window. This error appears due to issues with the xorg.conf file.

Solution

A workaround for this issue is as follows:

  1. Make a backup copy of the VMware Tools xorg.conf file.

    # cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.vmware

  2. Open the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with any editor

  3. Add the following line in the "extmod" subsection of the "Module" section:

    Option "omit xfree86-dga"

  4. Add the following lines at the end of the "Module" section:

    Load "bitstream"
    Load "IA"
    Load "glx"

  5. Add the following lines in the specified order to the "Files" section:

    FontPath "/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/sun/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/F3bitmaps/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"

  6. Restart the X server.
    You can do this by logging out of the desktop and logging back in.

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