Subject: xdm on machine w/o screen/keyboard/mouse
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: Joel CARNAT <joel@carnat.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 04/29/2005 21:53:09
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Hi,

I decided to try to connect to my firewall using xdm/Xnest.
My FW has no screen, no keyboard, no mouse connected.
I boot it with serial console enabled.

I used "XFree86 -configure" to set XF86Config.
Then added:
Option "Protocol" "wskbd"
Option "Device" "/dev/wskbd0"

Now, when I start xdm, it goes :
################################################################
Config Error:
cannot open "/dev/wskbd0"
(EE) Unable to determine the screen layout
(EE) Error parsing the config file

Fatal server error:
no screens found
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"/dev/wskbd0" is there and looks good :
crw-------  1 root  wheel  48, 0 Feb  6 15:04 /dev/wskbd0

The FW is running 2.0_STABLE.

I'm wondering if there're any tweaks to run xdm when you have no
keyboard/screen.

TIA,
	Jo
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