On Tuesday 01 May 2007 18:20, Greg Folkert wrote: > > For me, if I want to "log in from a graphical screen" on a headless > machine. I use a gdm setup and xorg using the dummy xserver. I then > enable XDMCP. On linux (since I use gdm to manage my displays > typically), I use "gdmflexiserver -n" which starts it in xnest mode.
Thanks, for the suggestions! Unfortunately I haven't gotten it to work yet. what do you mean with "I use gdmflexiserver -n". When I enable XDMCP and connect from a remote machine I get an empty X-Server desktop (with the X-mouse). I'm sorry, but this is all new to me. I don't need anything fancy, a primitive first approach was to setup an autologin from kdm, then run X11vnc from a sript so that I could connect from a remote computer. It would work if I kept everything plugged in, but I'd like to just put the box an a shelf and run it from a laptop or whatever. Chris > > From there, once you get everything setup properly you should be able to > login through an xnest session and do everything you want. This is using > straight X11. > > Now for the windows side, I just use the X11 server cygwin provides. It > works, doesn't take a TON of resources and is faster and easier to use > than VNC any day. Of course, YMMV. > > For getting things setup on you headless machine, you need to basically > configure X to not care that a mouse or keyboard are not there. And to > use the "dummy" xserver. And you will also need to install the "void" > input driver. > > apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-void xserver-xorg-video-dummy > > There are multiple methods to do this... but I suggest finding the > (still applicable) XDMCP howto. http://tldp.org/HOWTO/XDMCP-HOWTO/ > > Key sections of xorg.conf are: > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "void" > EndSection > > and > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Generic Keyboard" > Driver "void" > EndSection > > and > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Headless" > Driver "dummy" > EndSection > > and > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > Device "Headless" > EndSection > > Nothing else _should_ be needed to be changed. It should work without > changing much of anything else (except to get the XDMCP working from gdm > on the "remote machine") > > The void driver allows the keyboard and mouse to be missing, as they are > "dummy" drivers. -- C. Hurschler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
