Hi Sid, THANKS A LOT for this! Great! No hassle with MIT Cookies and xauth and... Best! Again a live was saved! ;) Best regards, mcc
Sid Boyce <sbo...@blueyonder.co.uk> [14-10-11 07:40]: > Xvfb is the answer. > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Headless_With_X > > With the Xvfb package installed on Ubuntu ARM and over an ssh login > "Xvfb &", works without any of the other stuff mentioned in the URL > above or on Wikipedia. > Regards > Sid. > > On 11/10/14 03:40, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The Beaglebone Black runs Gentoo Linux with kernel 3.8.13-bone67. > > After trying to switch to newer system I found some missing features > > and new features ;) I dont prefer over 3.8.13-bone67. So I will stay > > with this one until its worth to switch. > > > > My Beaglebone Black should run in headless mode: No kind of display > > is attached. > > > > But I want to run X and use X forwarding to my PC. > > Unfortunately X does not start... > > > > Log: > >beagleboneblack:/home/mccramer>cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log > >[ 3544.547] > >X.Org X Server 1.15.0 > >Release Date: 2013-12-27 > >[ 3544.554] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > >[ 3544.557] Build Operating System: Linux 3.8.13-20150516.01-bone53 > >armv7l Gentoo > >[ 3544.559] Current Operating System: Linux beagleboneblack > >3.8.13-bone67 #2 SMP Thu Sep 25 05:52:37 CEST 2014 armv7l > >[ 3544.561] Kernel command line: console=tty1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 ro > >rootfstype=ext4 rootwait fixrtc > >capemgr.disable_partno=BB-BONELT-HDMI,BB-BONELT-HDMIN,BB-BONE-EMMC-2G > >[ 3544.566] Build Date: 09 June 2014 04:21:01PM > >[ 3544.568] > >[ 3544.570] Current version of pixman: 0.32.4 > >[ 3544.574] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org > > to make sure that you have the latest version. > >[ 3544.575] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default > >setting, > > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > >[ 3544.588] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Oct 11 > >04:12:05 2014 > >[ 3544.619] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d" > >[ 3544.621] (==) Using system config directory > >"/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" > >[ 3544.629] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section. > >[ 3544.629] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults. > >[ 3544.630] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0) > >[ 3544.630] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" > >[ 3544.636] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen > >Section". > > Using a default monitor configuration. > >[ 3544.637] (==) Automatically adding devices > >[ 3544.637] (==) Automatically enabling devices > >[ 3544.637] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices > >[ 3544.701] (**) FontPath set to: > > /usr/share/fonts/terminus, > > /usr/share/fonts/dina, > > /usr/share/fonts/proggy-fonts, > > /usr/share/fonts/misc/, > > /usr/share/fonts/TTF/, > > /usr/share/fonts/OTF/, > > /usr/share/fonts/Type1/, > > /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/, > > /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/ > >[ 3544.701] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules" > >[ 3544.701] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of > >input devices. > > If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable > >AutoAddDevices. > >[ 3544.703] (II) Loader magic: 0x1c8e68 > >[ 3544.703] (II) Module ABI versions: > >[ 3544.703] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 > >[ 3544.703] X.Org Video Driver: 15.0 > >[ 3544.704] X.Org XInput driver : 20.0 > >[ 3544.704] X.Org Server Extension : 8.0 > >[ 3544.711] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension > >[ 3544.713] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE > >[ 3544.716] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM > >[ 3544.718] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension > >[ 3544.721] Initializing built-in extension XTEST > >[ 3544.723] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS > >[ 3544.724] Initializing built-in extension SYNC > >[ 3544.726] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD > >[ 3544.727] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC > >[ 3544.728] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA > >[ 3544.730] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES > >[ 3544.732] Initializing built-in extension RENDER > >[ 3544.733] Initializing built-in extension RANDR > >[ 3544.734] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE > >[ 3544.735] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE > >[ 3544.736] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER > >[ 3544.737] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER > >[ 3544.739] Initializing built-in extension RECORD > >[ 3544.740] Initializing built-in extension DPMS > >[ 3544.741] Initializing built-in extension Present > >[ 3544.742] Initializing built-in extension DRI3 > >[ 3544.743] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource > >[ 3544.745] Initializing built-in extension XVideo > >[ 3544.745] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation > >[ 3544.747] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension > >[ 3544.747] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA > >[ 3544.749] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI > >[ 3544.751] Initializing built-in extension DRI2 > >[ 3544.751] (II) LoadModule: "glx" > >[ 3544.758] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so > >[ 3544.852] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > >[ 3544.852] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.0.0 > >[ 3544.852] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 8.0 > >[ 3544.852] (==) AIGLX enabled > >[ 3544.856] Loading extension GLX > >[ 3544.856] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 0 > >[ 3544.856] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 1 > >[ 3544.857] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout > >[ 3544.857] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting" > >[ 3544.861] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting > >[ 3544.862] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting" > >[ 3544.862] (II) Unloading modesetting > >[ 3544.862] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not > >exist, 0) > >[ 3544.862] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev" > >[ 3544.864] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so > >[ 3544.869] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > >[ 3544.869] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 0.4.4 > >[ 3544.869] Module class: X.Org Video Driver > >[ 3544.869] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 15.0 > >[ 3544.870] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev > >[ 3544.870] (--) using VT number 7 > > > >[ 3544.872] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev > >[ 3544.872] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw" > >[ 3544.872] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw" > >[ 3544.875] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so > >[ 3544.879] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > >[ 3544.880] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 0.0.2 > >[ 3544.880] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 15.0 > >[ 3544.881] (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory > >[ 3544.881] (EE) No devices detected. > >[ 3544.883] (EE) > >Fatal server error: > >[ 3544.889] (EE) no screens found(EE) > >[ 3544.895] (EE) > >Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support > > at http://wiki.x.org > > for help. > >[ 3544.900] (EE) Please also check the log file at > >"/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. > >[ 3544.903] (EE) > >[ 3544.908] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file. > > > > > > > > > >I googled for the missing "modesetting" module but as it seems it is > >not needed. > > > >I tried to modprobe -a omapfbdev (the module exists): > >beagleboneblack:modules/3.8.13-bone67>modprobe -a omapfb > >modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'omapfb': No such device > >[1] 6174 exit 1 modprobe -a omapfb > > > >Since omapfb depends on omabdss (dependency graph of the kernel) I > >tried to modprobe -a omapdss: > >modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'omapdss': No such device > >[1] 6178 exit 1 modprobe -a omapdss > > > >Now dont know how to proceed. > > > >What do I need to do to run X on a headless Beaglebone black to > >use X forwarding? > > > >Thank you very much in advance for any help! > > > >Have a nice weekend! :) > >Best regards, > >mcc > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sid Boyce ... 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