[PD] Start patch automatically on bootup with or without monitor (Ubuntu 10.04)

Bernardo Barros bernardobarros2 at gmail.com
Thu Aug 12 19:28:15 CEST 2010


I don't know but maybe create a perl, python or bash script that
creates 2 instances of PD, one with GUI and other without GUI?

2010/8/12 Ingo Scherzinger <ingo at miamiwave.com>:
> Hi there,
>
> is it possible to start a patch automatically on boot up containing both an
> audio and GEM patch either with or without a screen?
>
> I got a patch that contains some kind of gui working with GEM while the main
> audio patch doensn't need any graphics. All editing can be handled with a
> LCD remote unit.
> With the monitor connected everything works as expected. The problem is that
> Ubuntu (10.04) won't boot without any screen connected.
>
> I tried not to start X and fluxbox and go directly to the Pd patches. That
> didn't work!
> It still only boots (in text mode) with the monitor connected.
>
> Is there any way to detect if a monitor is hooked up and connect to some
> kind of a "virtual monitor" if not?
>
> Could VNC be used for that? (Though I don't really need or want a remote
> desktop)
>
> Thanx for any hints,
> Ingo
>
>
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