From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 66-109-36-44.ip.termserv.net ([66.109.36.44] helo=mhonline.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16A8kG-00083a-00 for ; Sat, 01 Dec 2001 06:55:48 -0500 Received: (qmail 28249 invoked from network); 1 Dec 2001 11:55:16 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hudson.mhonline.net) ([209.23.37.47]) (envelope-sender ) by smtp.mhonline.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 1 Dec 2001 11:55:16 -0000 Received: from localhost (chuckh@localhost) by hudson.mhonline.net (8.11.4/8.10.2) with ESMTP id fB1Bt7P00318 for ; Sat, 1 Dec 2001 06:55:09 -0500 Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 06:55:05 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Hallenbeck To: Subject: Re: Setting up X without a monitor In-Reply-To: <00e401c17a35$427b0b60$0100a8c0@polaris> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Thomas - What if you lie to X? Must the monitor be turned on to use X, or merely connected? What if you get the video card parameters right but just provide any old arbitrary data for the monitor and then never turn it on? Would that work? Chuck On Sat, 1 Dec 2001, Thomas Ward wrote: > Hi, I am afraid you won't be able to do this. X-windows requires specific > settings from your vidio card and from the monitor. The designers assumed > that you would be using a monitor with your computer, and thus x requires a > monitor and mouse or it will fail. > At least this has been my experience. I've successfully setup x, but in each > case if the monitor wasn't present x didn't load. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Victor Tsaran" > To: "Speakup List" > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 5:09 AM > Subject: Setting up X without a monitor > > > > Hello, listers! > > I do not have a monitor attached to my computer, it just so happened. As a > > result, every time I attempt to configure X, the procedure fails. How am I > > to tell X to ignore the monitor? > > Best regards, > > Victor > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh The Moon is Full