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Kit Sunde
Asked: 2011-07-16 11:54:16 +0800 CST

Starting unity with vnc4server on a Linode VPS

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I've managed to install vnc4server as well as VNC into it (and change the annoying issue where pressing D would minimize all windows) however when I type unity into the terminal it gives me:

# unity
unity-panel-service: no process found
compiz (core) - Fatal: No XKB extension
Backend     : gconf
Integration : true
Profile     : unity
Adding plugins
Initializing core options...done
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 1
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 1
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 1
Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 1
Initializing bailer options...done
Initializing detection options...done
compiz (core) - Fatal: No composite extension
compiz (composite) - Error: initScreen failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'composite'
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: InitPlugin 'opengl' failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'opengl'
Initializing decor options...done
Initializing mousepoll options...done
Initializing vpswitch options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'opengl' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: InitPlugin 'animation' failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'animation'
Initializing snap options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: InitPlugin 'expo' failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'expo'
Initializing move options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

Initializing place options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

Initializing grid options...done
Initializing gnomecompat options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: InitPlugin 'wall' failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'wall'
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: InitPlugin 'ezoom' failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'ezoom'
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

Initializing workarounds options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: InitPlugin 'staticswitcher' failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'staticswitcher'
Initializing resize options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'opengl' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: InitPlugin 'fade' failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'fade'
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: InitPlugin 'unitymtgrabhandles' failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'unitymtgrabhandles'
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: InitPlugin 'scale' failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'scale'
Initializing session options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'composite' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: InitPlugin 'unityshell' failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'unityshell'
pcilib: Cannot open /proc/bus/pci
lspci: Cannot find any working access method.
pcilib: Cannot open /proc/bus/pci
lspci: Cannot find any working access method.
Couldn't find a perfect decorator match; trying all decorators
Starting unity-window-decorator
Setting Update "run_command_terminal_key"
The program 'unity-window-decorator' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)'.
  (Details: serial 400 error_code 2 request_code 53 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

It it possible to solve this issue on a VPS?

11.04

1 Answers

  1. Because of the way a VPS operates it is likely highly improbable that you can run Unity via VNC on a Linode VPS. While Linode does use Xen for it's virtualization - I don't think they abstract the GPU and video card details to the VPS. I of course can't confirm this and you'll need to confirm with Linode support.

    The only provider that I know of which as GPU's abstracted is the AWS EC2 Cluster GPU Instances though that can be expensive to run.

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