Questions tagged [xorg]
Xorg is a full featured X server that was originally designed for UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems running on Intel x86 hardware. It now runs on a wider range of hardware and OS platforms.
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Xorg: "Cannot run in framebuffer mode" infinite loop on boot and how to access a text interface before startx? [AntiX/Debian]
Upon rebooting my laptop today it appears to boot normally and then xorg is started.
This immediately locks it into a loop where this message is displayed indefinitely.
I would add the log file but ...
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Fix USB connection without rebooting
OS is Debian. I have a USB switcher set up so that I can use the same keyboard and mouse with two different computers.
I use this switch dozens of times a day.
For the most part, everything seems to ...
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Skippy-xd and keyboard bindings and detection
This is the developer of skippy-xd, which has been under active development with many new features in https://github.com/felixfung/skippy-xd!
Youtube demos are here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
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How to configure input devices when using Wayland instead of Xorg?
I'm using KDE desktop environment, and I have recently switched from Xorg to Wayland. The compositor is KWin.
I'm concerned about configuring my mouse and keyboard properly, because obviously it can't ...
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Second monitor is detected but not working
I have a Ubuntu 22 PC with an NVIDIA GPU. Two monitors are connected and detected:
However, only one monitor works, while the other remains black. The monitors and cables have been already tested on ...
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Find out keyboard identifier for X11
I have a custom keyboard layout for my default laptop keyboard and other keyboards added, which is set in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf like this:
Section "InputClass"
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archlinxu - xorg.conf for X11
I am using archlinux with kde and X11.
I have two monitors, one connected to nvidia and one connected to built-in intel gpu. The nvidia monitor has been recognized properly, while the intel monitor is ...
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How to disable monitor on boot using xorg.conf?
I have an always-connected monitor using the HDMI-1-0 port, and I want to set the default xrandr value to xrandr --output HDMI-1-0 --off on Linux boot. Even when I add this to my .xinitrc, the monitor ...
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Using xorg.conf creating 2 x servers?
So I have 2 displaylink displays, each shows as a framebuffer device, fb0, and fb1. I am using raspberry pi os, and it will show on one display, but the other is blank, however if I move the cursor ...
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How can I launch an Xorg server on another tty?
I found this command, which lets me launch an Xorg on tty8
sudo systemd-run --property PAMName=login --property User="$user" --property StandardInput=tty --property TTYPath=/...
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Permanently set layout for all keyboards in X11
On my laptop running Gentoo Linux with StumpWM as a window manager, I have a custom keyboard layout called daselt, which I'm using all the time. Until now I've set it by automatically running ...
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In some linux system , echo $DISPLAY shows :1 instead of :0 why is that?
DISPLAY as :1 typically means that your X server instance is running on display :1, but why it doesn't runs in :0, there is no other display nothing else is connected with my laptop, why it chose :1 , ...
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XQuerytree returns wrong number of child windows
I am trying to get the number of top level windows aka children of the root window in Xlib using XQuerytree. It is just working fine when only experimenting with basic X utilities such as Xterm or ...
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How to inspect GUI elements (buttons, fields, forms) in Linux and automate, control them from Python script?
There are some tools to simulate users actions (moving mouse, clicking buttons, filling forms and so on) in Linux, like we do it in Windows with Python and pywinauto or pyautogui libraries.
On Linux ...
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X11 DISPLAY Configuration for SSH and Nvidia Optimus Graphics
There are one Intel integrated graphics and the other Nvidia graphics card in my remote box, where OpenSSH and X11 servers run on Ubuntu Desktop 24.04. The graphics drivers and utils are installed ...
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Disabling laptop's built-in touchpad and keyboard during boot, before the display manager starts
My laptop's built-in touchpad and keyboard are malfunctioning and I'm currently using the USB touchpad and keyboard instead. I'm looking for a way to disable the built-in touchpad and keyboard even ...
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Repeated TUXEDO Control Center Service Error: Cannot Access /run/user/1000/Xauthority
I'm experiencing an issue with the TUXEDO Control Center Service (tccd) on my system. The service is running, but it keeps logging the following errors every 5 seconds about not being able to access /...
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xRDP/XORG Login fails for other users
Im currently providing a physical ubuntu machine which should be used as a remote machine.
I don't have any problems connection to it from a windows machine, but for others user the login mask ends up ...
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How to change Caps lock shortcut from Shift+CAPS to Alt+CAPS
Debian Linux, which includes /etc/default/keyboard file to setup keyboard, both on console and X.
I have this line in it:
XKBOPTIONS="grp:caps_toggle"
Through this configuration, CAPS is ...
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Running X11 session from SDDM on Wayland
I'd like to open a new X11 user session from SDDM on Wayland.
Default SDDM behavior is to run on X11. Thus, it starts X11 server first, then it can successfully start a session first for itself, and ...
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Is it possible to selectively add input devices to a running Xorg server?
I'm using Xorg with AutoAddDevices disabled, because I have many input devices on my server, which mustn't all be added to my physical session.
The input devices I need are pre-configured in the xorg....
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Xorg FBDEV refuses to use the specified framebuffer
I'm using Xorg with the FBDEV driver, configuration:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "fbdev"
Option "fbdev" "/dev/fb0"
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Keylogger protection in TTY3
I noticed that, when I go to TTY3 (by typing CTRL+ALT+3), bucklespring stops working, and when I go out to the GUI it works again. Also, when I run xinput test-xi2 on TTY3, it tells me 'Unable to ...
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What is the `ssh -X` equivalent for Wayland?
An answer to How to forward X over SSH to run graphics applications remotely? explains how to forward GUI applications via an X11-compliant display server (like XOrg).
However, I see no equivalent for ...
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DISPLAY variable in systemd user session
I'm trying to write a simple systemd user service that should be able to run a GUI, so DISPLAY must be set. Whenever the service is started automatically during login, DISPLAY is missing. When I ...
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The X Server switches back to itself after CTRL-ALT-F? and chvt try to switch to another virtual terminal; the screen flickers, and chvt hangs
I have the same question on my Mageia Linux system as Why can't I switch virtual terminal now? (which was never adequately answered).
When I boot my system into multi-user mode, lightdm starts the ...
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How to change Xorg screen resolution on Surface Pro?
I have a Surface Pro, Gen. 5 with Debian installed. When I open X, everything is so tiny, I cannot read text. Its as if the writing is 2px high. Windows similarly are really tiny, with a terminal ...
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Debian 12 boot fails to load lightdm and stops
Debian 12 fails to boot after last upgrades writing sth like
[failed] Lightm did not load
The content of /var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log is as follows
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Starting Light Display Manager 1.26....
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xorg-xdm cannot output Cyrillic text
The Ubuntu Nerd font is installed on the system.
xfontsel defines the font. As you can see in the screenshot, the Cyrillic alphabet is displayed correctly (the last line)
man iso_8859-5 it tells me ...
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nvidia-xconfig issue: error retrieving symbol nvCfgIsPrimaryDevice from libnvidia-cfg.so.1
I'm trying to setup my nvidia graphics card in Debian 11. To the best of my knowledge I've setup the drivers correctly, and have the following output for nvidia-smi:
Mon Mar 25 10:04:05 2024
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One user cannot run startx anymore
As root, I changed one user’s home directory to a soft link to another drive (while the user was not logged in). Then this user could not run startx anymore, though other users with the same .xinitrc ...
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Why is keyboard and mouse unable to be hotplugged in FreeBSD jail?
I have an entire system with xorg-x11 running in a jail. My only issue is that I am unable to add or remove a keyboard or mouse while X is running. If I restart X, the newly connected keyboard or ...
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Setting modifier using xmodmap
I am using GNU/Linux (Devuan) with the mate desktop and with i3wm.
I would like to assign mod1 to Meta_L. If I show the current assignment with
$ xmodmap
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mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Meta_L (0xcd)...
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Wayfire does not work on FreeBSD 14.0?
Ehy bro',
I'm trying to install wayfire watching the tutorial below,at minute : 21:07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVNC1z016M8&t=1267s
because I would like to install wayland / wayfire on my ...
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How to restore desktop color settings?
OS is Debian 12. Video driver is Nvidia 525.147.05.
I'm trying to play an older game via wine that uses directx. (diablo 2). I launched the game in windowed mode, but when I did so, the colors of the ...
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Custom Display Resolution Nvidia driver Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
I'm trying to set a custom resolution for my primary display, one that the monitor doesn't advertise as available. On Windows I could set a custom resolution in the NVIDIA Control Panel, and then ...
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How can I force an application to run with my dedicated Nvidia GPU using open source drivers
I'm using the open source Nouveau drivers, and I'd like to be able to run applications with my dedicated GPU, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 in X11.
Proprietary drivers are out of the question for me as they ...
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I want to control the desktop properties (wallpaper, icons ...) from the command-line
I am using a graphical environment, but I want to control the desktop properties through scripts as well.
I would like to keep my commands limited to bash and xorg programs. However I would like it to ...
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Unable to launch applications from Terminal in XRDP session
I currently have an AlmaLinux 9.3 machine with remote accessing using xrdp. I have noticed that if I try to launch a program via in a Terminal Window like $ sudo gedit I get the following error ...
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X server does not keep running
since yesterday I run an issue with my GUI. I installed fresh arch Linux and I can not keep running bspwm-git, after login I get login console again.
Here is my .xinitrc
#!/bin/sh
userresources=$...
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Ubuntu not booting when switching from Wayland to Xorg
It's Ubuntu 22.04 on dual boot with Windows 10. I'm using Intel HD 620 Graphics. Not sure if it's causing the issue.
It works great on Wayland but when I switch to Xorg by editing /etc/gdm3/custom....
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X11 "bleeds" the output of programs to the tty
I use bspwm with a simple .xinitrc config file instead of a display manager, and there is only a simple exec dbus-launch bspwm command there.
Whenever I start a program via, for example, dmenu_run (...
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XKB spec says 63 levels max per type. For me it's 8. What am I doing wrong?
X.org version: 1.21.1.7
Distribution: Kubuntu 23.04
I duplicated the included EIGHT_LEVEL_ALPHABETIC_LEVEL_FIVE_LOCK type, inserted an additional level as Level1, and shifted all existing levels by +1....
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How many levels can XKB accomodate?
I am intending to add an additional level to the unconventional 8-level German Neo2 layout for redirecting keys to QWERTY when the control modifer is pressed.
Whilst I don't expect 9 levels to not ...
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mouse freeze - SYN_DROPPED event when using graphical applications
I first noticed the issue when using Davinci Resolve (video editor) : I get random mouse freezes logged by the X server as "SYN_DROPPED event"
$ tail -f /var/log/Xorg.0.log
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Samsung QN700B monitor loses 8k resolution (stuck 4k) when reconnected/turned back on, forgets settings
I'm having a problem with a Samsung TV as a monitor. Thank you for any insight:
debian + xorg + RTX4090 + qn700b + (HDMI 2.1 cable seems good)
Problem: when waking the TV and computer, I can't get it ...
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How is the use of virtual consoles controlled in Debian 12
I noticed that in Debian 12 (amd64, but I guess that's independent of the platform actually), when a user logs into the graphical UI (Xorg based with nvidia), the GDM3 server no longer is active on :0 ...
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How to disable tty's?
I want Ctrl+Alt F* to do nothing
Currently I go to a tty at F3-F6, the login screen at F1 and the DE at F2.
How to remove that ability?
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Make a window handle * input?
Xorg/DE always handles some keyboard/mouse input events rather than the currently focused window, which is useful, but I want to make an exception for a particular app (because reasons).
That is, is ...
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Correct way to launch xdg desktop portal under bare WM setup?
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I'm running Void Linux with X11. I'm not using any desktop environment or display manager. I simply type startx from tty to launch X11, and ~/.xinitrc launches BSPWM, polybar, and all the ...
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