Ubuntu desktop freeze on login if headless

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  • #13231
    n0m@ch1ne
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    Client Windows 7 ultimate, NoMachine 5.1.62_1.

    Server Ubuntu Linux 14.04 NoMachine 5.1.62_1, kubuntu desktop.

    The Linux server is headless (no monitor, keyboard or mouse).

    I can type password and see the desktop displayed with icons on the left. The desktop freezes before the GUI is fully displayed, e.g. the icons & buttons normally seen at the top-right of the screen are not displayed. I can move the mouse cursor around, but otherwise the Linux desktop is completely unresponsive.

    If I attach monitor, keyboard and mouse then it works ok.

    Thanks in advance for any help.

     

     

    #13240
    fra81
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    This probably occurs because when no monitor is attached no rendering actually happens (graphics card is “turned off”). You can try to stop the X server as suggested here: https://www.nomachine.com/forums/topic/ubuntu-16-04-headless-resolution-stuck-1024×768#post-11035. NoMachine will then create his own virtual display.

    Alternatively you can use a display emulator dongle.

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