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#1 2013-11-26 07:52:19
- ifrit05
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Run RetroArch without an X Server?
Hello All! Been messing with Linux distros for years now (~8, you name it, I ran it) and finally tried Arch. It's a fun learning experience, and almost like LFS.
Anyways I was just wondering if there was a way to install/compile RetroArch to run without an X Server? And have that automatically boot? Thanks for any tips.
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#2 2013-11-26 14:48:38
- karol
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Re: Run RetroArch without an X Server?
Why not try it?
If you're using https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/retroarch-git/ you need libgl which in turn depends on some xorg-related stuff.
Why do you want to ditch X server?
Have you tried asking the people who develop retroarch? http://themaister.net/retroarch.html
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#3 2013-11-26 14:59:32
- progandy
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Re: Run RetroArch without an X Server?
You might be configure the retroarch source to use a framebuffer or maybe sdl with a framebuffer as base window.
Edit: There were some efforts to make it run on raspbian, so there might be some code there you can reuse.
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#4 2013-11-26 17:09:42
- ifrit05
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Re: Run RetroArch without an X Server?
Thanks for the replies. I just thought of something. Maybe I could install the very minimum Xorg stuff (xorg, xorg-xinit, xorg-twm, and video drivers) and just add RetroArch to the xinitrc file? I think that could work.
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#5 2013-11-26 17:17:46
- karol
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Re: Run RetroArch without an X Server?
Thanks for the replies. I just thought of something. Maybe I could install the very minimum Xorg stuff (xorg, xorg-xinit, xorg-twm, and video drivers) and just add RetroArch to the xinitrc file? I think that could work.
What you call 'the very minimum Xorg stuff' is basically the full stack :-)
Yes, it should work.
If you want to run it in X, you can start X automatically https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Start_X_at_Login
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