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bob:
All user versions of MC require a running X server. This is because it's how MC handles events.
There are several ways to run minimal X systems as mwillems says.
You don't need a desktop or even a window manager.
Start up MC this way
mediacenter27 /mediaserver
This will start it up minimalized and prevent blocking on dialog boxes.

You can run a dummy xserver (at least in previous versions of debian) or just a generic svga server.

ths61:

--- Quote from: mwillems on February 05, 2021, 10:51:45 am ---I think you do need an a minimal xserver, but something like openbox or i3 (with careful configuration) can be run in less than 100MB of RAM for the base system.  Given that Mediacenter uses 250-500 MB by itself, the added overhead of the xserver can be pretty minimal with correct configuration.

What kind of memory and cpu footprint are you trying to fit inside?

--- End quote ---

I am experimenting on an old Intel Atom D525 board, slow memory, slow PCIe, slow CPU with onboard graphics that uses system memory.  Right now I am trying to see what is achievable on feeble hardware without using swap.  I have no specific target in mind other than being able to use existing hardware to its fullest extent and get a baseline for future hardware.  Local graphics is sluggish, so eliminating it and using a control app seems to be a viable alternative, especially if it is going to get buried in a cabinet.  Playing from memory doesn't work well on this machine.

Part of that MC 250-500MB is the graphics code which I hoped was decoupled.  Once X and MC is running, that 120MB goes up to @ 700MB (900+ when the internal browser is spawned).

I am also experimenting with PREEMPT_RT kernels and the tuned profile package.

ths61:

--- Quote from: bob on February 05, 2021, 11:33:22 am ---All user versions of MC require a running X server. This is because it's how MC handles events.
There are several ways to run minimal X systems as mwillems says.
You don't need a desktop or even a window manager.
Start up MC this way
mediacenter27 /mediaserver
This will start it up minimalized and prevent blocking on dialog boxes.

You can run a dummy xserver (at least in previous versions of debian) or just a generic svga server.

--- End quote ---

Thanks, I will give that a try and investigate the alternate graphics servers.

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