[PD] Does GEM need X-Server to be running

[IOhannes m zmölnig]

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Ingo Scherzinger wrote:
> Hi IOhannes,
> 
>> maybe it would be good to know what you want to achieve (or workaround)
>> in the first place.
> 
> I only need to keep the resources as low as possible since I'm also running
> a very heavy audio pd patch in parallel with GEM in a hardware like
> environement. So I guess turning off all graphic processes using cpu will be
> the best solution. 

well, the Xserver provides the infrastructure to access the gfx card.
it doesn't do any graphic processing on it's own.

you could see the Xserver as the "kernel" of the gfx-subsystem (e.g. it
handles the drivers for the gfx-cards)
even though your audio patch needs all the ressources, you probably
still want the kernel running...


> While keeping GEM at fullscreen I guess the regular system can't be messed
> around with because there is no access to the regular desktop.

again: X does not provide a desktop. (switch to console and become root;
stop your desktop environment (something like "/etc/init.d/gdm stop" if
you are running gnome; use kdm if you are running kde); start the
X-server by simply running "X": that's the Xserver; you _can_ run Gem in
this environment)

so there is nothing to mess around with.

> That's completely ok with me. I simply wanted to figure out how to save the
> maximum amount of resources and if it was possible to eliminate X-Server
> completely.

the Xserver will help you safe resources.

msar
IOhannes
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