"karsten" <karsten@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > In an embedded system where there is no keyboard and no monitor > connected to the machine, how do you configure X?? > > I am running on a briQ (PPC arch, YDL - RedHat reloaded :-) ) I have > been using ssh for ever, but I would like to use X. So I downloaded > the rpm's, but of cause I get the no monitor error. > > But how do I set X up since what I will be doing is use the > DISPLAY=x.x.x.x:0.0 to get to an external x-server? I have a hunch > that I may looking at VNC as well, but that is still an x-server to > the host machine so I guess I am still back to the initial problem: > how to configure in this special environment. You don't need any configuration. Just install the libraries and set DISPLAY to your workstation. You don't need to run a local X server to use X libraries. The same applies to VNC. VNC is a special X server without a monitor. -- Måns Rullgård mru@xxxxxx _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
