Originally posted by: SystemAdmin
I may not understand you.
I apologize if the following answer is inappropriate.
Am I correct, that you seek to use X without a graphics card?
>> xhost + from root return me ( $DISPLAY is not set) :
>> 1356-200 xhost unable to open display ""
>> xhost + from root return me ( $DISPLAY is set to localhost:0) :
>> 1356-200 xhost unable to open display "localhost:0"
> I have no graphic card, and then no /dev/lft0
If I understand your situation correctly, a few concepts may be helpful.
X is a communications protocol for sending graphical presentations
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_server#Design_principles_of_X)
The X server must be running on the machine whose monitor you use.
Clients can be running anywhere limited by communication bandwidth.
Each client must be informed where to send its graphical directions,
by setting $DISPLAY to <host>:<server>.<screen>.
If not set, most clients will default to DISPLAY=:0.0 which is normally
equivalent to 127.0.0.1:0.0 (the first screen controlled by the first
X server, running on the local host).
When started, the X server must be informed about the graphics card and
monitor that is installed for use. Most X servers default to a VGA graphics
card and 640x480 VESA monitor.
<IMHO>
Though XGGI (http://www.stacken.kth.se/~mackan/ggi/xggi/) exists as an
X server that requires no graphics card, it is not generally practical.
</IMHO>
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