ajkidle;531064 Wrote: > Just ordered the components for an Atom based music server that I intend > to run headless. Will remote into it with VNC from my MacBook whenever > I need to do something with the server, which will be rare (hopefully.) > My question for the community is: VortexBox or Ubuntu 9.10? > > My current rig is an old P4 power hog running Ubuntu 9.04. It was a > pain to setup, but has been running fine. Biggest problem is that it > refuses to truly run headless. Ubuntu gives a monitor error on boot > (and doesn't finish the boot process) if it doesn't detect a monitor > connected, so I have an old unused monitor connected just to make sure > the system will boot. Whatever I do for the new system needs to > eliminate this. > > Anyone know if the monitor boot issue still exists in Ubuntu 9.10? Can > VortexBox run headless?
VB has everything you need (except OS GUI) so it' ideal for a headless server because you aren't running anything you don't need. GUI's like (but not limited to) KDE use resources (a lot) so VB will perform better on limited hardware. P -- pski real stereo doesn't wake neighbors (it enrages them) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76914 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
