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Running X11 based applications on wayland backend on IMX8 Platforms via xwayland.
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== Installing Xwayland ==


= Xwayland introduction / reference =
https://wayland.freedesktop.org/xserver.html
https://wayland.freedesktop.org/xserver.html


Please follow the below steps (tested on buster) on debian.
= Installing Xwayland =
 
# apt-get update; apt-get install -y xwayland
 
== Starting Xwayland server ==
Edit : /etc/xdg/weston/weston.ini and make sure it has below two highlighted params:<br>
'''[core]<br>
'''xwayland=true<br>
<br>
'''[xwayland]<br>
'''path=/usr/bin/Xwayland<br>


Your weston.ini should look like below
# apt-get update
# apt-get install xwayland


# cat /etc/xdg/weston/weston.ini
= Starting the Xwayland server =
  [core]
Edit the /etc/xdg/weston/weston.ini file and make sure it has the two highlighted params below:<br>
  '''[core]'''
  # i.MX: Disable idle timeout
  # i.MX: Disable idle timeout
  idle-time=0
  idle-time=0
  #use-g2d=1
  #use-g2d=1
  xwayland=true
  '''xwayland=true'''
   
   
  [xwayland]
  '''[xwayland]'''
  path=/usr/bin/Xwayland
  '''path=/usr/bin/Xwayland'''


== Restart Weston ==
= Restart Weston =
#systemctl stop weston
  # systemctl restart weston
  #systemctl start weston


==Install X11 based application==
= Install and run an X11 based application =
Here below chromium as and example,
We'll use Chromium as an example:<br>
On Debian buster chromium only supports X11 backend, ozone is not supported from buster repository.  
On Debian Buster Chromium only supports the X11 backend (chromium-ozone is not in the Debian Buster repository).<br>
 
  # apt-get install -y chromium
  #apt-get install -y chromium
  # export DISPLAY=:0
#export GDK_BACKEND=x11
  # /usr/bin/chromium --no-sandbox
  #export DISPLAY=:0
You can safely ignore the warnings. The acceleration is provided using LLVMPIPE - no Vivante GPU integration is available.<br>
  #/usr/bin/chromium --ignore-gpu-blacklist --no-sandbox
<br>
You can safely ignore the warnings, the acceleration is provided using LLVMPIPE, no Vivante GPU integration is available.
'''Note:'''
 
* While other X11 based application may work, not all X11 applications in the Debian repository are tested by Variscite.
'''Note:
* Chromium built by Debian repo does not support Video Decoding acceleration.
* Other X11 based application may work.
* Not all Debian repository x11 applications are tested by Variscite.
* Please contact support via http://www.variscite.com/support/variscite-customer-portal and create a ticket for specific case if you encounter any problems.

Latest revision as of 14:06, 27 April 2023

Running X11 applications on wayland backend via xwayland

Xwayland introduction / reference

https://wayland.freedesktop.org/xserver.html

Installing Xwayland

# apt-get update
# apt-get install xwayland

Starting the Xwayland server

Edit the /etc/xdg/weston/weston.ini file and make sure it has the two highlighted params below:

[core]
# i.MX: Disable idle timeout
idle-time=0
#use-g2d=1
xwayland=true

[xwayland]
path=/usr/bin/Xwayland

Restart Weston

# systemctl restart weston

Install and run an X11 based application

We'll use Chromium as an example:
On Debian Buster Chromium only supports the X11 backend (chromium-ozone is not in the Debian Buster repository).

# apt-get install -y chromium
# export DISPLAY=:0
# /usr/bin/chromium --no-sandbox

You can safely ignore the warnings. The acceleration is provided using LLVMPIPE - no Vivante GPU integration is available.

Note:

  • While other X11 based application may work, not all X11 applications in the Debian repository are tested by Variscite.
  • Chromium built by Debian repo does not support Video Decoding acceleration.