From 87e26a935facbb8a4c42bc9578730fce95032b11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lephenixnoir Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:20:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] meta: update X instructions with Tituya's setup --- README.md | 16 +++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9f290f8..4c2481b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ by forwarding VNC framebuffers through USB. It was made as a test of the new USB driver features introduced in gint 2.10. The program also supports multiple parallel monitors and can transmit key presses on calculators back to the PC. +* [Demo video with explanations](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXAcUgodzik) +* [Another video of the setup](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of1vAH6FpIs) + by Tituya + ![](/images/triple-monitor-setup.jpg) ## How it works @@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ doesn't seem to be a unified method. On X, [Xvfb](https://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.6/doc/man/man1/Xvfb.1.xhtml) seems to allow this (but I'm not sure whether it can run alongside the normal -display). +display). Or you can use a section of your primary display (see below). **Step 2: Exposing the virtual output on a VNC server** @@ -113,8 +117,14 @@ output, so I run two instances to get both monitors. % wayvnc -o "HEADLESS-2" 127.0.0.1 5910 ``` -As the name suggests, wayvnc is for Wayland, but here I'm not worried about -X-based alternatives. +As the name suggests, wayvnc is for Wayland. There are alternatives on X, such +as [TigerVNC](https://tigervnc.org/). The following setup +([courtesy of Tituya](https://www.planet-casio.com/Fr/forums/topic17303-1-teaser-usb-utiliser-une-calto-comme-ecran-pour-son-pc.html#191111)) +grabs grabs the top-left corner of the primary display: + +```bash +% x0vncserver -rfbauth ~/.vnc/passwd -rfbport 5910 -Geometry 394x224+0+150 +``` **Step 3: Run the VNC client and calculator add-in**