Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of Xdummy

Timestamp:

06/21/14 05:05:22 (6 years ago)

Author:

Antoine Martin

Comment:

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Xdummy

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 == Usage ==
 === Xdummy standlone ===
-With this new xserver, you can start a new display using the dummy driver without needing any special privileges whilst still specifying your own log and config files:
+You can start a new display using the dummy driver without needing any special privileges (no root, no suid), you should specify your own log and config files:
 {{{
 Xorg -noreset +extension GLX +extension RANDR +extension RENDER -logfile ./10.log -config ./xorg.conf :10
@@ -25 +25 @@
 
 === Xdummy with Xpra ===
-With Xpra, this should all have been configured automatically for you by your package manager (whenever possible..). 
-You can specify this virtual framebuffer alternative using the {{{--xvfb}}} switch:
-{{{
-xpra --xvfb="Xorg -dpi 96 -noreset -nolisten tcp \
-                        +extension GLX +extension RANDR +extension RENDER \
-                        -logfile ${HOME}/.xpra/Xvfb-10.log -config ${HOME}/xorg.conf" \
-                        start :10
-}}}
-or more simply by setting the xvfb option in your {{{/etc/xpra/xpra.conf}}}:
+With Xpra, this should all have been configured automatically for you by your package manager.
+You can specify this virtual framebuffer alternative using the {{{--xvfb}}} switch or by setting the xvfb option in your {{{/etc/xpra/xpra.conf}}}:
 {{{
 xvfb=Xorg -dpi 96 -noreset -nolisten tcp \
@@ -52 +45 @@
 
 === Defaults ===
-By default the configuration file shipped with xpra allocates 192MB of memory (96MB for versions 0.12 and older) and defines a large number of common screen resolutions, including double and triple display setups.
+By default the configuration file shipped with xpra allocates 192MB of memory and defines a large number of common screen resolutions, including double and triple display setups.
 
 === Modelines ===
-But since it is impossible to pre-define all the combinations possible, if your client resolution does not match one of the pre-defined values, you may want to add your specific resolution to the configuration file.
+Since it is impossible to pre-define all the combinations possible, if your client resolution does not match one of the pre-defined values, you may want to add your specific resolution to the configuration file.
 
 Use a modeline calculator like [http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl xtiming.sf.net] or using a command line utility like [http://gtf.sourceforge.net/ gtf] or [http://www.uruk.org/~erich/projects/cvt/ cvt] and add the new modeline to the [http://xpra.org/xorg.conf /etc/xpra/xorg.conf].
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 === Versions Required ===
 Most recent distributions now ship compatible packages though some may have issues with non world-readable binaries (see below), for those that ship outdated versions there are two changes to core Xorg code which are needed:
-* The [http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=ead968a4300c0adeff89b9886e888b6d284c75cc xserver patch]: which is part of the 1.12 xserver.
+* The [http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=ead968a4300c0adeff89b9886e888b6d284c75cc xserver patch]: which is part of the 1.12 xserver and later.
 * This [http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-dummy/commit/?id=fb0888f90d5d1c10d69ec2add0a66e88c94f5d5c xf86-video-dummy patch]: which is part of version 0.3.5. (if your clients' screens are always smaller than 2048x2048, you may not need it)