Re: [Hampshire] Default X size with no screen attached

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Author: Sean Gibbins
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Default X size with no screen attached
Simon Reap wrote:
> Sean Gibbins wrote:
>
>> I have a headless mini-itx box that I run as a server. When I want a gui
>> session I log in over ssh and type the following:
>>
>>     vncserver :1 -geometry 1280x768

>>
>>
>
> I do use vncserver on other machines (Debian and Mandriva, for example),
> but here I want to be able to use the attached keyboard, mouse and
> screen from time to time, but to get the same main X resolution whether
> or not the screen is attached at boot time. The x11vnc bit is almost a
> bonus!
>
>


Fair enough Simon - the only time I attached a keyboard and mouse to it
was when I installed the OS!

Sean

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