[vox-tech] [Lug-nuts] Linux Mint 17 without monitor

[Darth Borehd]

I'm not sure how to actually implement this.

On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 10:05 PM, <linus at fullsack.com> wrote:

> Screw frys, you've got X.
> http://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.6/doc/man/man1/Xvfb.1.xhtml
>
>
> On Mon, 31 Aug 2015 07:10:14 -0700
> Darth Borehd <darth.borehd at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I am using a standard Linux Mint 17.2 computer as a Minecraft server
> > (amongst other things).
> >
> > I have it set to auto-login to the desktop and launch the script.  I
> > also have desktop sharing turned on so I can control it via VNC.
> >
> > A curious thing I found is that if the monitor is not plugged in, the
> > X server will not start.  Because the desktop does not load, the
> > Minecraft script does not start and I cannot control it via VNC.
> >
> > I previously had an old version of Ubuntu on the box before upgrading
> > and I did not have this problem.
> >
> > Any ideas how to get around this problem?  I want it to just sit on
> > the shelf and not have a monitor attached.
>
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