Headless Server with 1600x900 resolution

Hi,
I'm running my Mac Mini without a monitor in a headless mode. It has OS X Server installed.
Now I'd like to connect to the server using VNC with a resolution of 1600x900. My notebook uses this
one. OS X onmy offers me 2 resolutions like 1024x768 and 1280x1024.
AFter following a hint of this community I've installed Display Menu which gives me much more choices. But I'm still missing 1600x900.
Someone has a hint for me to make OS X offer this resolution under Yosemite?
Thx
Sascha

When a Mac is running in headless mode the video card is actually disabled completely and a minimal software driven 'screen' is used. Apart from the limited range of resolutions provided you will also find it is slower to draw the screen - even for Screen Sharing.
The use of DisplayMenu and SwitchResX are software solutions but you could consider a hardware based solution -
If this computer is a server in a rack then you could connect it to a KVM and the KVM will make the Mac think the monitor is permanently attached and you will see the resolutions supported by the monitor attached to the KVM
If you use a Gefen DVI Detective+ or HDMI Detective+ then these devices will 'learn' the resolutions offered by a monitor and keep sending that information to the Mac even if the monitor is turned off or completely disconnected
If you use a Fit-Headless then it will similarly to the Gefen devices send a signal to the Mac to trick it in to thinking a monitor is attached, however the Fit-Headless is cheaper but unlike the Gefen is not a pass-through device
For the Gefen see http://www.gefen.com/kvm/ext-hd-edidpn.jsp?prod_id=14859 or http://www.gefen.com/kvm/ext-dvi-edidp.jsp?prod_id=4715
For the Fit-Headless see http://www.fit-pc.com/web/products/fit-headless/
Note: The latest Mac mini supports 4K resolutions at 30fps on the HDMI but older Mac minis only support 1920x1080 on the HDMI. As you only want to do 1600x900 this should be ok.

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ALIAS_URL0=extldap:///$V?*?sub?$R
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2. the $D in the DOMAIN_MATCH_URL is not replaced by the domainname before the LDAP query is started, so in the output of imsimta test -rewrite -debug and in the log file of OpenLDAP the $D characters show up instead of the domainname they should represent
Ad 1. error log in OpenLDAP:
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: read active on 12
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: epoll: listen=7 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: epoll: listen=8 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: connection_get(12)
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: connection_get(12): got connid=10
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: connection_read(12): checking for input on id=10
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: conn=10 op=0 do_bind
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: >>> dnPrettyNormal: <cn=Manager,dc=domain,dc=nl>
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: <<< dnPrettyNormal: <cn=Manager,dc=domain,dc=nl>, <cn=manager,dc=domain,dc=nl>
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: conn=10 op=0 BIND dn="cn=Manager,dc=domain,dc=nl" method=128
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: do_bind: version=3 dn="cn=Manager,dc=domain,dc=nl" method=128
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: ==> bdb_bind: dn: cn=Manager,dc=domain,dc=nl
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: conn=10 op=0 BIND dn="cn=Manager,dc=domain,dc=nl" mech=SIMPLE ssf=0
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: do_bind: v3 bind: "cn=Manager,dc=domain,dc=nl" to "cn=Manager,dc=domain,dc=nl"
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: send_ldap_result: conn=10 op=0 p=3
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: send_ldap_result: err=0 matched="" text=""
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: send_ldap_response: msgid=1 tag=97 err=0
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: conn=10 op=0 RESULT tag=97 err=0 text=
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: activity on 1 descriptor
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: activity on:
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]:
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: epoll: listen=7 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: epoll: listen=8 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: activity on 1 descriptor
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: activity on:
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: 12r
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]:
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: read active on 12
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: epoll: listen=7 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: epoll: listen=8 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: connection_get(12)
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: connection_get(12): got connid=10
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: connection_read(12): checking for input on id=10
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: ber_get_next on fd 12 failed errno=0 (Success)
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: connection_read(12): input error=-2 id=10, closing.
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: connection_closing: readying conn=10 sd=12 for close
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: connection_close: conn=10 sd=12
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: daemon: removing 12
Aug 28 15:18:50 ws22763 slapd[7535]: conn=10 fd=12 closed (connection lost)
and in the output of imsimta test -rewrite -debug:
15:15:10.38: Looking up host "host.domain.nl".
15:15:10.38: - found on channel l
15:15:10.38: Routelocal flag set; scanning for % and !
15:15:10.38: Checking reverse URL cache for: [email protected]
15:15:10.38: Applying reverse URL pattern extldap:///$V?$N?sub?$R to: [email protected]
15:15:10.38: Resulting URL: extldap:///$V?$N?sub?$R
15:15:10.38: mmc_open_url_reason called to open extldap:///$V?$N?sub?$R, flags = 384
15:15:10.38: URL with quotes stripped: extldap:///$V?$N?sub?$R
15:15:10.38: LDAP URL identified
15:15:10.38: URL context #1 will be used
15:15:10.38: Performing URL search on: extldap:///$V?$N?sub?$R
15:15:10.39: URL open result -2: Search failed: Bad search filter (87)
15:15:10.39: URL resolution failed, status = -2
15:15:10.39: Override postmaster:
15:15:10.39: Mapped return address: [email protected]
15:15:10.39: from_access mapping check: ||MAIL|l|[email protected]|
Ad 2: the imsimta test -rewrite output:
*** Debug output from rewriting a forward envelope address:
15:10:59.48: Rewriting: Mbox = "user", host = "domain.nl", domain = "$*", literal = "", tag = ""
15:10:59.48: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, hash table -
15:10:59.48: Found: "$A$E$F$U%[email protected]"
15:10:59.48: Match, pattern = "domain.nl", current = "(*domaincheck*)"
15:10:59.48: old state = not checked.
15:10:59.48: Domain check on domain.nl.
15:10:59.49: mmc_open_url_reason called to open extldap:///dc=domain,dc=nl?objectclass?sub?(&(objectClass=sunManagedOrganization)(|(associatedDomain=$D)(sunPreferredDomain=$D))), flags = 0
15:10:59.49: URL with quotes stripped: extldap:///dc=domain,dc=nl?objectclass?sub?(&(objectClass=sunManagedOrganization)(|(associatedDomain=$D)(sunPreferredDomain=$D)))
15:10:59.49: LDAP URL identified
15:10:59.49: URL context #1 will be used
15:10:59.49: Performing URL search on: extldap:///dc=domain,dc=nl?objectclass?sub?(&(objectClass=sunManagedOrganization)(|(associatedDomain=$D)(sunPreferredDomain=$D)))
15:10:59.50: URL open result 0: Search succeeded but result set was empty
15:10:59.50: Added domain result 0 to cache for domain.nl.
15:10:59.50: new state = fail pending.
15:10:59.50: Rewrite failed due to prechannel mismatch.
and in OpenLDAP:
Aug 28 15:14:39 ws22763 slapd[7535]: conn=9 op=1 SRCH base="dc=domain,dc=nl" scope=2 deref=3 filter="(&(objectClass=sunManagedOrganization)(|(associatedDomain=$d)(?sunPreferredDomain=$D)))"
Some questions:
1. are the settings in option.dat correct
2. if so, why is the $D not expanded before the LDAP lookup is performed?
3. it seems OpenLDAP doesn't like the search filter; where can I find the meaning of the $R
Your help greatly appreciated.
/rolf

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Now restart the server.
Step 2: iTunes Service Errors
Dial back into the server using RDC, Download the latest version of iTunes installer (32bit) from Apple, Run the installer, when the installer gets to "running services" it will hang for a bit then a error message will pop up regarding "ipodservice failed to start", Click IGNORE and the iTunes install will complete.
After install has completed you may get several windows error messages regarding "iPodservice 32bit" and, or "iTunesHelper" simply keep clicking "Don't Send" until the messages stop appearing.
Now disable iTunesHelper and the iPodService. Do this by:
iPodService:
Start > Run > type msconfig > Services Tab > Uncheck iPodService.
iTunesHelper:
Startup Tab > Uncheck iTunesHelper (you should also uncheck "Logon Warning" also to stop the annoying popup warning every time you login using RDC)
Apply Changes, Click Restart LATER.
Step 3: Add iTunes to the DEP list
Now you need to add iTunes components to the DEP exempt list. Do this by:
While in your server desktop using RDC,
Right click "My Computer" > Properties > Advanced Tab > Under Performance section click Settings > Data Execution Prevention tab >Ensure "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select" is selected > Click ADD > Add "iTunes.exe", "iTunesHelper.exe", "iPodService.exe", "iTunesPhotoProcessor.exe"
you will find iTunes.exe, iTunesHelper.exe and iTunesPhotoProcessor.exe at C:/Program Files/iTunes/ (default location)
you will find iPodService.exe at C:/Program Files/iPod/bin/ (default location)
Restart the Server.
You may think why not just select "Turn on DEP for essential windows programs and services only" I thought the same but I can ensure you, you will run into issues if you do this!
Step 4: Audio Configuration Error
Login in using RDC, you should hopefully not see any iTunes/iPod related error messages when logging into Windows. If you do check your DEP list to ensure all of the above are on there, OR you could try disabling Windows Error Reporting:
Right click "My Computer" > Properties > Advanced Tab > Error Reporting > Disable Error Reporting.
Launch iTunes, You will notice you get a " iTunes had detected a Audio Configuration Error" Click OK, iTunes will launch. Close iTunes
this happens because the server has no Audio Hardware, You need to install a "virtual audio cable" Download the following free program:
http://www.softpile.com/Multimedia/Audio/Review13135index.html(this is the virtual audio cable)
Now disconnect from the Server by closing RDC connection
Now for this to work you must change a setting in the RDC program: Sound output MUST be selected to: "from the windows based computer only" (RDC for Mac) or "leave at remote computer" (Windows RDC) you need to do this for the Virtual Audio Cable to install correctly on the server. Log back in using RDC and run the Virtual Audio Cable setup file. Now start iTunes, you should not see any Audio configuration error messages.
If you do,
close iTunes, go to: Start > Control Panel > Quick Time > Audio Tab > Select "Direct Sound" > Apply settings and close > Try iTunes again.
If you still have a issue make sure you changed the sound option in RDC correctly or try a restart of the server.
This should now mean iTunes can start without any user input.
You should also add your iOS remote device now if you are going to be using one.
Step 5: iTunes auto launch on startup
Now that iTunes is free of errors, we need to make it auto start up when your server starts without needing to login into your server via RDC every time to start iTunes.
Simply add iTunes to the Start up folder, by either dragging the desktop shortcut to the start menu > all programs > and drop it into the startup folder OR place the iTunes shortcut into C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\
Now to make the Administrator console login automatically on Windows start up, To do this you need to edit the registry of windows, Don't be afraid its simple and easy!
Start > Run > type regedit.exe > HKEYLOCALMACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows NT >CurrentVersion > Winlogon
Double-click the DefaultUserName entry, type Administrator, and then click OK.
Double-click the DefaultPassword entry, type your password, and then click OK.
NOTE: If the DefaultPassword value does not exist, it must be added. To add the value, follow these steps:
On the Edit menu, click New, and then point to String Value.
Type DefaultPassword, and then press ENTER.
Double-click DefaultPassword.
In the Edit String dialog, type your password and then click OK.
Now Double-click AutoAdminLogon entry
In the Edit String dialog box, type 1 and then click OK. (delete the zero (0) if there is one)
Quit Registry Editor.
As a nice touch (you don't have to do this)but if your like me, when logging in using RDC you see iTunes open, really you want it to startup minimized to the tray right? Yes! Do so by downloading and installing iTunes Control onto your server, its a free program.
You can get iTunes Control form here:
http://itunescontrol.com/download.php
Once installed, open iTunesControl > Startup & Shutdown > Select Minimize iTunes on Startup > Apply setting and close.
Also in iTunes go to: Edit > Preferences >Advanced > Select "Show iTunes icon in system tray" and also select "Minimize iTunes window to system tray"
Your Done! if you restart the server it should automatically launch iTunes without ANY user input, easy way to check is by using a iOS device remote app to see if it connects after a server restart. or by using your apple tv to confirm iTunes is running. If you are streaming to a AirPort Express make sure it is selected as the speaker output from iTunes or via Remote App.

Problems with camera resolution...

Hi everyone,
I've acquired a security cam to test a video-chat with FMS2
and encounter a problem with the resolution of my cam. It's a CPcam
CPC371P and It is said to have a resolution of 510*492 (certain
sites speak of standard resolution?).
I wrote two simple applications, one to send the cam stream
and one to receive it, here is the code of both my applications :
Send.fla:
var my_nc = new NetConnection();
cam = Camera.get(IndexCam);
cam.setQuality(0,80);
cam.setMode(510,492,15,false);
my_vid.attachVideo(cam);
my_nc.connect("rtmp://server.no-ip.org/tchat_cam/");
ns = new NetStream(my_nc);
ns.attachVideo(cam);
ns.publish("webcam","live");
receive.fla
var my_nc = new NetConnection();
my_nc.connect("rtmp://server.no-ip.org/tchat_cam/");
ns = new NetStream(my_nc);
my_vid.attachVideo(ns);
ns.play("webcam");
As you can see, nothing really complicated. The applications
work perfectly but no matter the resolution I choose, the image
seems to be extrapolated and pixellised. I tried 512*384,
510*492(supposed to be the cam res) and 240*160.
In any case, the image quality is still really poor...
If anyone could help me on this, Is it a problem with the
camera, I may have forgotten an option in my stream ???
Thanks in advance.
Guaca666.

After many tests, trying many different resolutions, It seems
that It can't go beyond a resolution of 510x480...
Does anyone know if it is the maximum res of a Stream or if
there is an option to outpass this problem ? It may be the cause of
the poor final quality of my video as the camera native resolution
is 510x492...
If anyone could help me, it would be a great relief... :)
Guaca666.

Layout with different resolutions

Hallo and good morning!
Once again I need some advice:
I have a program that is running on different machines with different resolutions.
Is it possible to avoid, that the layout is paning all around?
Best regards
Hilby
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi Hilby,
No... that is currently a limitation of the layouts, where we try to adapt to each screen, but the objects and the layout may not fit into a different aspect ratio with a different number of pixels.
The aspect ratio is the most important, followed by the total resolution of the screen.
Some more information on aspect ratios is below.
In summary, DASYLab is unable to completely adapt the "Screen" layout for evey monitor size and resolution. If you want to have a fixed layout that does not completely occupy some monitors, then consider using a fixed size, like A4 or A3.
If you make something on a big monitor, 1600x1200 for example, and move it to a wide screen monitor,, 1600x900.
From my friends at Wikipedia
With computer displays, aspect ratios wider than 4:3 are also called widescreen. Widescreen computer displays were previously typically of 16:10 aspect ratio, now they are shifting to 16:9.
Until about 2003, most computer monitors had a 4:3 aspect ratio and some had 5:4. Between 2003 and 2006, monitors with 16:9 and mostly 16:10 (8:5) aspect ratios became commonly available
- cj
Measurement Computing (MCC) has free technical support. Visit www.mccdaq.com and click on the "Support" tab for all support options, including DASYLab.

Duplicating stream object to new stream with lower resolution

Hi all generally I have a question, Is it possible for ams to split my original live stream to a new stream but with lower resolution, so i have two streams one with high resolution and one with low resolution?
If not I how does it Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder do? I can steam up to 3 different resolutions from one camera object. Is it possible to do also from flash?
I want to built a multi user conference application. But have some cpu usage issues, so I need a additional lower resolution stream to use for the miniature views.
Could You help me with this, any tips how could I do such a thing?
I using rtmp protocol to communicat and adobe media server 5.
Sorry if a similar thread was already published on this forum.

Thx 4 the replay.
So maybe I could do something like this:
I am able to send two streams from one camera but they both have the same resolution.
Is there any way from flash app to send two streams from one camera with different resolution like FMLE does?

Terminal Server as Console on a Workstation/Server with graphic Screen

Hello,
I have the problem to have to support a server and a workstation (both under Solaris 8) which are far from the company in a remote subsidiary. We have an Annex terminal server connected to the WAN and to serial line (ttya) on both machines. When we want to run the console over the terminal server, we have to disconnect the keyboard - in this case console will run over the serial line.
Anyway, we want (and sometimes need) to use the graphics screen when on the site of the achines.And it is quite inconvenient to plug/unplug the keyboard and reboot any time we want to do so.I was told there is a solution how to have both graphics terminal and console over serial line running, yet our local Sun support guys couldn't tell us. Any hints?
regards, e. sanio

This sounds like a thread on comp.unix.solaris I was recently into, but that's not a surprise since it's a common question. It also sounds familiar since in that case, the person was told by Sun that it wasn't possible. Hmmm, let's bust some myths!
There is a sun info doc that covers exactly what you are trying to do. It will show you how to set up the headless server and what to change in your /usr/dt directory to allow the console login and the cde login to live in harmony. From memory I believe that doc is #18318.
Also, you should know that Solaris 8 has a new built-in feature (available via patch for 2.6 and 7) that will let you set your serial console to ignore all breaks except the sequence:
shift-tilde-control-b
So you can send that break sequence when YOU want to see the ok prompt.
Check out the /etc/default/kbd file for more info on what to uncomment to get that going with each reboot. You can get that functionality immediately with the command:
kbd -a alternate

[SOLVED]bittorrent for a headless server

Hi,
I want to centralise my torrents onto my home server. It's running arch and I use ssh to administer it. I was wondering if anyone could recommend bittorrent clients for this situation. I doubt I could ssh in and access an ncurses gui or something, but maybe someone here has a better solution. I though of backgrounding a command line client but this would lead to a separate instance for each torrent which makes them hard to manage, so do I have no choice but to use a web based client?
Last edited by calef13 (2008-01-11 16:06:54)

Actually, if it is a strong enough hardware, you can run any GUI application that you'd like with vnc (like I do Ktorrent and aMule on my headless Arch server).
Here's how you do it:
1. Install basic xorg, a basic window manager and tight vnc on the headless server:
pacman -S xorg openbox tightvnc
2. Run the server once so it will create ~/.vnc and setup passwords
vncserver
3. Setup the vnc startup script (so you wont need to ssh and manually activate it after the headless reboots).
Call it vnc and put it in /etc/rc.d/
Dont forget to set it up to run at startup in rc.conf
replace daf666 with your username!
#!/bin/bash
# general config
. /etc/rc.conf
. /etc/rc.d/functions
case "$1" in
start)
stat_busy "Starting vncserver"
su daf666 -c "/usr/bin/vncserver"
if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
stat_fail
else
add_daemon vnc
stat_done
fi
stop)
stat_busy "Stopping vncserver"
killall Xvnc
if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
stat_fail
else
rm_daemon vnc
stat_done
fi
restart)
$0 stop
sleep 3
$0 start
echo "usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
esac
4. To setup openbox to run at startup insert 'openbox' in your ~/.vnc/xstartup
5. Reboot the headless
6. Install tightvnc on your desktop machine and connect to the headless: vncviewer 6.6.6.6:1 (replace with ur IP and screen num)
7. Install ktorrent or what ever.. then it will keep running after you disconnect

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