Questions about X.Org Server (commonly known as Xorg Server, XServer or Xorg), the software that runs the X window system used by most desktop window managers (GNOME, KDE, etc).
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Ethernet connection lost after starting X server
Prior to starting an X server running OpenBox, I am able to ping networks successfully. I have tested this by successfully pinging 8.8.8.8 (Google's DNS server).
Soon after launching any graphical ...
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Can I run the RPI driver in ArchLnux?
The RPI driver perports (source) to bring accelerated Xorg performance by routing X output through a frame buffer driver.
The wiki page has clear instructions, but they are very specific to Rasbian, ...
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I am getting segmentation fault after running Midori with x-org
I am trying to start midori like a web kiosk with ArchLinux.
I am getting an error after 1 minute:
(EE)
(EE) Backtrace:
(EE)
(EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x30
Fatal server error:
Caught ...
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Check if X is already running
I've set up automatic login and made X auto start like this:
.bach_profile:
sh ~/startup.sh
startup.sh:
#!/bin/sh
if [ -e "/tmp/X0-lock" ];
then
echo "X has already been ...
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How can I remove the GUI from Raspbian/Debian?
I would like to know how to completely remove X.org and all GUI-related components from Raspbian or soft-float Debian. The most obvious solution would be sudo apt-get purge xorg, but I am afraid that ...
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How to uninstall X Server and Desktop Manager when running as headless server?
I'm using my Raspberry Pi as a headless server which I can ssh into. I don't need the X Server, LXDE etc.
I'm running Raspbian "wheezy". I've already disabled "Start desktop on boot" using ...
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High DPI @ lxde
The touchscreen monitor I'm using for my Raspberry Pi is about 150 DPI (1280x800 @ 10"). Such high dpi is hard to work with with a touch interface. I'd like to increase the DPI such that text is ...
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Forward mouse and keyboard input to X session
I'm accessing my Pi via SSH.
My network is too slow to actually forward the Pi's desktop back to my laptop, so I have a monitor connected to my Pi. When I startx through Putty, I see the desktop on ...
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Is zero semblance of Xorg rendering performance normal?
I'm trying to setup a simple little configuration running a dedicated piece of software to display slides. Unfortunately the software uses some OpenGL extensions. No 3D mind you, just some basic font ...
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Running X11 without Window Manager?
I would like to run X11 (so that I can run mplayer from the console) without running lightdm or any other window manager. How do I start just the xserver without running a window manager?
X11 is the ...
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Installing Qt5 on Arch Linux
I've used pacman on Arch to install xorg-server and Qt5, but keep running into "display not found issues" or "qmlviewer cannot connect to x server" when running xhost and qmlviewer respectively.
The ...
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X forwarding and GPU memory allocation
I run my Raspberry Pi headless and typically use X forwarding to run applications.
I'm wondering what split I should use for allocating the RAM. I am not sure whether it is the server or the ...
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Prevent screen from going blank for kiosk
I should start off by saying I am fairly new to Linux. I want my pi to scroll through pictures in Image Viewer and never sleep. I've followed these instructions from another question to try to fix the ...
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Unable to start X after Cheese and VLC are installed
I installed Cheese and VLC from the Raspbian repositories. The programs worked perfectly until I tried to restart the computer. Now, after executing startx I get a black screen. After killing X I see ...
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Launching vino-server on display :0 at boot
I run my Raspberry Pi with Raspbian with an X server running but without a monitor connected to it. I installed tightvncserver and now running:
vncserver :1 -geometry 1600x900 -depth 24
I can have ...
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please help -startx fails/hangs, finally returns error message “xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/pi/.Xauthority ”
Running Rasbian 20120715 (see below)
Current Operating System: Linux AllansPi 3.1.9+ #168 PREEMPT Sat Jul 14 18:56:31 BST 2012 armv6l
Using usb keyboard, ...
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X11 Connection Rejected Because of Wrong Authentication
I'm trying to run gparted on my Raspberry Pi. After logging in with ssh -X pi@pi and trying to run sudo gparted, I get the error message...
X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
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X11 forwarding with Xming over SSH?
I've got SSH access, and I have Xming installed, along with Xming fonts. I've configured putty to forward x11 and told it to place the desktop at localhost:0, according to the instructions here.
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Is URxvt's slow rendering because of the limited RAM'?
My URxvt is renders texts very slowly about 5 lines per second and doesn't render fully when resized. Is this normal for Xorg and URxvt? Is this caused by limited RAM or my configuration? Even Xterm ...
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Problems starting X
Just whacked Raspian on an SD card, and booted up my Pi.
A message at the top says 'Use startx to start a graphical interface'.
So I startx.
I get a load of details: OS version; X version; all that ...
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Boot without starting X-server
During the installation of Raspian I chose "Start X-Server after boot", but now I want to boot it once without starting the X-Server, so I've got more memory to run a program.
How do I boot without ...
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Xorg alternatives for Raspberry Pi architecture?
Could you list out some of the lightweight Xorg alternatives for the ARMv6?Xorg consumes a lot of resources.
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What would a default xorg.conf look like?
I'm trying to setup Xdmx, which isn't easy. I'm having issues with xinerama and differing colour depths, which can be rectified by change xorg.conf on each of the machines. Of course, these days ...
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Can I use the Raspberry Pi as a second monitor?
I have a desktop running Ubuntu 10.04 (which I should upgrade - I know!), which uses GDM. It currently has 2 screens installed, which are configured using xorg.conf. It includes using xinerama to act ...
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How do I prevent the screen from going blank?
I am running the Debian wheezy beta and using my Pi to display my geckoboard dashboards using midori, as a result I want to prevent the screen from going blank, which it does after 10 minutes (though ...
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How do I use the Raspberry Pi as a Thin Client?
Is Raspberry Pi good as graphical thin-client ?
Is Raspberry Pi strong enough to run remote X session or do stuff like Xmove to share remote X apps ?
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How do I attach two monitors in a dual head configuration?
I'm considering buying a Raspberry Pi or compatible solution. My problem is that I could not find how to achieve a dual head configuration.
I would like to attach two 1920x1200 displays by digital ...
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Is it safe to remove the xserver?
I do not use a digital monitor and no TV either with my Raspberry Pi. I would like to remove unnecessary packages, to save disk space and memory consumption. I would like to preserve the possibility ...
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Auto-start X-windows / gdm on the standard Debian build
I've built a bootable SD from the official debian release.
Is there an easy way to get GDM to auto-start when the machine boots (like a typical Linux desktop).
For bonus points, is there a way to ...
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Having launched X, can I shutdown without a mouse?
I've launched into X using startx, but now can't shutdown my pi, as I have no mouse, and I can't seem to access anything with the keyboard alone. What can I do?
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Running 1080p video from within XOrg smoothly
The 1080p examples that work outside of X.Org run very smoothly on my Pi, but within X.Org they don't run very smoothly at all at the moment.
Given that X.Org is currently not GPU-accelerated, this ...
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Is there a GPU accelerated Xorg server?
At present all of the official builds of the X Window System run on the CPU, which takes up a lot of processing power and runs X rather slowly.
I know there's no official GPU accelerated version of ...
