Run X Windowed process on a character mode console

[Didier Rox]

Hi,

I need to run an application developed for X Windows. This run is unattended: application automatically starts a macro and closes after the macro is ended.

However there is no graphical display on my server (only a character mode terminal) and I do not want to open remote one or to install a graphical console.

Is there a way to mislead the server in order it believes a X server is running and a graphical display exists ?
So the application can run and the macrocan be executed.

PS: X does not start because there is no graphical device available.

My OS is HP-UX 11.0

Many thanks,
Didier

[twang]

I don't believe you can do that. But you can install X client application (eg. Reflection X) on your desktop and connect to the server.

[Mike Stroyan · Accepted solution]

You can use the xvfb "X virtual frame buffer" X server without any graphics device. You could either keep an xvfb running from boot time or start and stop one for just the time you run applications that need it.
Here is a document describing xvfb installation-
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000066910631

[Didier Rox]

Many thanks Mike,

Exactly what I need !