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Utkonos
Asked: 2012-10-15 14:23:19 +0800 CST

How do I enable XRandR in Xvfb or disable it in firefox when running firefox headless?

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I am trying to start firefox headless. The following is the beginning of the shell script that starts it:

#!/bin/sh
Xvfb :99 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
XVFB=$!
sleep 3
firefox --display=:99 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
FIREFOX=$!

When this script is run, the following error occurs:

Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":99".

I have tried starting Xvfb with the following, but it does not prevent the error:

Xvfb -extension RANDR :99 >/dev/null 2>&1 &

and

Xvfb +extension RANDR :99 >/dev/null 2>&1 &

Is there a better way to enable XRandR in Xvfb so that firefox is able to see the extension?

Alternatively, is there a way to disable XRandR in firefox?

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Firefox now has a headless mode which doesn't require an X server (like Xvfb) at all. If you're reading this, you may want to investigate this as an alternative, as it's much simpler to work with.

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  2. Xvfb dose not implement Xrandr, the only way to enable is would be to implement it. So in that case just ignore this message or filter it out. Like

    firefox | grep -v RANDR

    or so...

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