Comments on: Linux tip: How to take a screenshot without X (GUI), just from console http://www.detector-pro.com/2009/01/linux-tip-how-to-take-screenshot.html Technology Magazine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:20:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: How to take a screenshot of a tty without actually being in that tty? http://www.detector-pro.com/2009/01/linux-tip-how-to-take-screenshot.html/comment-page-1#comment-176357 How to take a screenshot of a tty without actually being in that tty? Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:29:53 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/detectorpro/?p=491#comment-176357 [...] X server from a virtual console using an application that let you specify the DISPLAY, as in this tip. Unfortunately using the same method you can't capture a virtual console, since it does not run X. [...] [...] X server from a virtual console using an application that let you specify the DISPLAY, as in this tip. Unfortunately using the same method you can't capture a virtual console, since it does not run X. [...]

]]> By: http://chrometablet.net http://www.detector-pro.com/2009/01/linux-tip-how-to-take-screenshot.html/comment-page-1#comment-73670 http://chrometablet.net Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:11:49 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/detectorpro/?p=491#comment-73670 You really help it become seem really easy with your demonstration but I find this specific topic being really an issue that I think I'd never understand. It seems way too complicated and incredibly broad for me personally. I am looking forward for your next publish, I will try to get the practice it! You really help it become seem really easy with your demonstration but I find this specific topic being really an issue that I think I’d never understand. It seems way too complicated and incredibly broad for me personally. I am looking forward for your next publish, I will try to get the practice it!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.detector-pro.com/2009/01/linux-tip-how-to-take-screenshot.html/comment-page-1#comment-465 Anonymous Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:56:21 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/detectorpro/?p=491#comment-465 The title, "How to take a screenshot without X . . .", is very misleading. You need to be running X because the the utility called by the script, import, requires X.<br /><br />Frrom the man page:<br /><br />import - saves any visible window on an X server and outputs it as an image file.<br /><br />Sure, you can start it from a VT, but without an X server running you will have nothing to capture. It will not capture a virtual terminal that has no X server. The title, "How to take a screenshot without X . . .", is very misleading. You need to be running X because the the utility called by the script, import, requires X.

Frrom the man page:

import – saves any visible window on an X server and outputs it as an image file.

Sure, you can start it from a VT, but without an X server running you will have nothing to capture. It will not capture a virtual terminal that has no X server.

]]> By: Robert http://www.detector-pro.com/2009/01/linux-tip-how-to-take-screenshot.html/comment-page-1#comment-466 Robert Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:37:38 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/detectorpro/?p=491#comment-466 Hi anonymous, I think that the idea of this tip is to capture X on most of Linux distributions from another virtual console. This tip will work also with another virtual console (not just 7).<br /><br />Robert Hi anonymous, I think that the idea of this tip is to capture X on most of Linux distributions from another virtual console. This tip will work also with another virtual console (not just 7).

Robert

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.detector-pro.com/2009/01/linux-tip-how-to-take-screenshot.html/comment-page-1#comment-467 Anonymous Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:31:45 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/detectorpro/?p=491#comment-467 No, this captures X sessions only. The "chvt 7" changes to virtual console number 7, which traditionally has X running on it on most Linux distributions.<br /><br />If you want to capture command line sessions, try "script".<br /><br />As an aside, since import takes the display as an argument, do you even need to use chvt at all? No, this captures X sessions only. The “chvt 7″ changes to virtual console number 7, which traditionally has X running on it on most Linux distributions.

If you want to capture command line sessions, try “script”.

As an aside, since import takes the display as an argument, do you even need to use chvt at all?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.detector-pro.com/2009/01/linux-tip-how-to-take-screenshot.html/comment-page-1#comment-468 Anonymous Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:45:59 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/detectorpro/?p=491#comment-468 i guess you cold as well use this strategy in a script to make screencasts of CLI sessions! i guess you cold as well use this strategy in a script to make screencasts of CLI sessions!

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