[nzlug] Xorg without keyboard or mouse

[Andrew Bruce]

Nup, starting X Manually gives:

(II) Loading sub module "int10"
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libint10.so
(II) VESA(0): initializing int10
(II) VESA(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
(II) VESA(0): VESA BIOS detected
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Version 1.2
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 2048 kB
(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM: S3 Incorporated. 86C775/86C785
(II) VESA(0): virtual address = 0xb7aa8000,
        physical address = 0xa0000, size = 65536
(II) VESA(0): VBESetVBEMode failed...Tried again without customized values.
(==) VESA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) VESA(0): Backing store disabled
(WW) VESA(0): Option "PasswordFile" is not used
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing built-in extension XEVIE
(**) Option "CoreKeyboard"
(**) Keyboard1: Core Keyboard
(**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
(**) Keyboard1: Protocol: standard
(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbRules: "xorg"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbModel: "pc105"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbLayout: "us"
(**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
(**) Keyboard1: CustomKeycodes disabled
(WW) <default pointer>: No Device specified, looking for one...
(II) <default pointer>: Setting Device option to "/dev/input/mice"
(--) <default pointer>: Device: "/dev/input/mice"
(==) <default pointer>: Protocol: "Auto"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) <default pointer>: Core Pointer
(==) <default pointer>: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) <default pointer>: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) <default pointer>: Buttons: 9
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "<default pointer>" (type: MOUSE)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard1" (type: KEYBOARD)
    xkb_keycodes             { include "xfree86+aliases(qwerty)" };
    xkb_types                { include "complete" };
    xkb_compatibility        { include "complete" };
    xkb_symbols              { include "pc(pc105)+us" };
    xkb_geometry             { include "pc(pc105)" };
(--) <default pointer>: PnP-detected protocol: "ExplorerPS/2"
(II) <default pointer>: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded

Backtrace:
0: X(xf86SigHandler+0x9d) [0x80c718d]

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11.  Server aborting



Not working unfortunately :(

Vik Olliver wrote:
> Yup. Start X manually (or write an rc.local for your sysv init) and put
> the programs you want to start up in the .xinitrc file.
>
> That's how we did the Telecom yacht racing machine at the America's Cup
> exhibit a couple of years back.
>
> Vik :v)
> On Fri, 2006-10-27 at 13:57 +1300, Andrew Bruce wrote:
>   
>> Is it possible to run, on a machine that will have no mouse or
>> keyboard 
>> plugged into it, an X Session?
>>
>> I want to be able to VNC in to control the machine, but the machine
>> will 
>> have no mouse or keyboard.  It will also be a :0 screen that starts 
>> automatically when the machine starts.  I've already got the VNC
>> module 
>> installed and setup and I can see it loading, but at this point I 
>> haven't been able to get Xorg to load properly.
>>
>> Anyone know how I could go about doing this?
>>
>>     
> -------8<---------8<---------8<---------8<---------8<---------8<-----
> Keyboard, n.: Hardware used to enter errors into a computer.
>
>
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