On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Ata Roboubi <[email protected]> wrote: > I am using an AGP ATI Radeon 9200 SE card (i believe with the fglrx > driver) on AMD64 linux to render 3D on a headless server. I then > gl_readpixels() and use the result without it ever being looked at on > the interactive display. > > On xserver-xorg 7.0.0-0ubu (ubuntu 6.04), I made the following changes > to my xorg.conf to make it not harp about the missing monitor: > --------------------------- > 1.under Section "Screen", all SubSection "Display" removed any > explicit references to resolution other than my desired 1280x1024 > > 2.added: > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Headless" > HorizSync 80.0 - 80.0 > VertRefresh 75.0 > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > 3.under Section "Screen", changed > Monitor "Headless" > -------------------------- > This worked very well. > > I recently upgraded to 7.5+5ubu (ubuntu 10.04). The above seized to > work. I have tried the standard and fglrx driver and both refuse to > work without a monitor.
In the monitor section add: Option "Enable" "true" See this page for more on configuring X using randr 1.2+: http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12 Alex > > -------------------------- > X.Org X Server 1.7.6 > Release Date: 2010-03-17 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-27-server x86_64 Ubuntu > Current Operating System: Linux test 2.6.32-24-server #43-Ubuntu SMP > Thu Sep 16 16:05:42 UTC 2010 x86_64 > Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-server > root=UUID=e5ee83ed-44f7-4a30-a8a8-552fe2a893a3 ro quiet > Build Date: 21 July 2010 01:03:39PM > xorg-server 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.3 (For technical support please see > http://www.ubuntu.com/support) > Current version of pixman: 0.16.4 > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.1.log", Time: Fri Sep 24 19:58:07 2010 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > (==) Using config directory: "/usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d" > (II) [KMS] Kernel modesetting enabled. > (EE) RADEON(0): No modes. > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support > at http://wiki.x.org > for help. > Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.1.log" for additional > information. > > ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log > giving up. > xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to X server > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. > --------------------------- > > I tinkered with > > Option "NoDDC" "True" > Option "IgnoreEDID" "True" > Option "ReverseDDC" "False" > Option "LVDSProbePLL" "False" > > in Section "Device" and various combinations of them on/off to no > avail, as well as > > Modeline "1280x1024_75.00" 138.54 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 > 1025 1028 1069 -HSync +Vsync > > in Section "Monitor" produced by a very standard: > > gtf 1280 1024 75 > > With a monitor, the standard driver works great! I just want to be > able to take the monitor off and it does the same. There _must_ be a > way to tell this system to stop caring! To have a monitor sit in a > farm cage, for no other reason than to report DDC info to the card, > when no one will ever look at this monitor, is philosophically > pathetic. > > Please help!!!! > > -- > Ata Roboubi > Co-Founder > EarthDetails Inc. > email: [email protected] > http://www.earthdetails.com/ > _______________________________________________ > [email protected]: X.Org support > Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg > Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg > Your subscription address: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ [email protected]: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: [email protected]
