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[Toumal <toumal.launchpad@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel

I run a remote weather station that does not have screen. Booting
without a monitor connected causes the dreaded "no screen resolutions
found" dialog to appear. This dialog, while helpful to normal users,
sadly interrupts the boot process for no good reason: It requires a
screen to view it, and a keyboard to operate the button.

Searching through the forums I found several "workarounds", none of
which are acceptable in my situation:

1) Installing a permanent monitor is a no-no due to lack of space
2) removing X is not possible because X is needed for some software components like umtsmon
3) Running headless via VNC is not possible because I can not connect via network (bandwidth/cost reasons)
4) Pre-Setting the modes and resolutions in xorg.conf did not get rid of the dialog.

So what I need is a box that finishes the boot process. I don't mind
having that dialog pop up - AFTER it finishes the boot process. Let the
system boot up in a default resolution, give us the gnome desktop, and
THEN pop up that dialog. There's no reason for the entire system to wait
for the user to press a key.

For the record: I was able to "work around" this issue by changing the
video device driver to "vesa". I dread the day when someone decides that
the vesa driver should also try to be smart and exhibit the same
behavior...


Ubuntu 9.04 
xorg-video-intel 2:2.6.3-0ubuntu9

** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: boot monitor screen xorg

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Ubuntu does not complete boot process without monitor
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/385085
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