On Sat, 11 Mar 2017 19:48:59 +0100 Simon Eigeldinger <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > I sent this message to the x server mailing list as well because i > figured out that the server doesn't start the desktop because of no > screen being connected. > so i am asking this on the wayland list as well. > > ------ Snip ------ > > Hi all, > > I am a blind person from austria. > I am using the computer often without a screen. > I figured out on many distros there are issues with the desktop without > a screen. > Seems the desktop isn't coming up when no screen is connected? > I read in the arch wiki that this is caused by the screen auto config > function of the server. > can that be worked around? > I wanted to install a system on a machine but the live dvd seems not to > come up because of this. > Is there something i can specify at boot? for example some parameters i > can enter at the boot menu? > > For people using no screen this is pretty frustrating. > > greetings and thanks for helping, > Simon > > ------ Snip ------ > > In my opinion we need to get that working even without a screen. Hi, personally I can only offer a very short answer: it is up to each display server to support a case of no screens. In a Wayland-based desktop environment, it is literally up to the desktop environment project since they provide their own display servers, also known as Wayland compositors. Thanks, pq
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