Unable to run polybar: "Error: No monitors found"

[Linkandzelda]

I have compiled polybar for Arch Linux ARM aarch64. I am running XServer XSDL with Arch in a chroot.

xrandr outputs the following:

~ xrandr   
Screen 0: minimum 160 x 160, current 1440 x 720, maximum 1920 x 1200
default connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   1440x720       0.00  
   1920x1200      0.00  
   1920x1080      0.00  
   1600x1200      0.00  
   1400x1050      0.00  
   1280x1024      0.00  
   1280x960       0.00  
   1280x800       0.00  
   1280x720       0.00  
   1152x864       0.00  
   1024x768       0.00  
   832x624        0.00  
   800x600        0.00  
   800x480        0.00  
   720x400        0.00  
   640x480        0.00  
   640x400        0.00  
   320x240        0.00  
   320x200        0.00  
   160x160        0.00

Monitor specific config for polybar:

monitor =
monitor-fallback =
monitor-strict = false

Running polybar outputs the following:

~ polybar main                                 
error: No monitors found

Running polybar -m gives an empty output. Also tried with config monitor = default with the same result.

[hegelocampus]

Little sanity check: It seems to me that this may be an issue with polybar being unable to connect to the user's X server. Have you tried running $ xhost +local: to give that permission?

[Linkandzelda]

I just tried this. Was able to run the command, but it did not change the behaviour of polybar.

[erhan-]

@Linkandzelda have you found a solution yet ? I also want to use polybar and bspwm with XSDL instead of DWM.

[Linkandzelda]

@erhan- No I have not, and eventually just switched to using Xvnc because it seems to not present this kind of issue.

[erhan-]

@erhan- No I have not, and eventually just switched to using Xvnc because it seems to not present this kind of issue.

I would also use alternatively DWM but I have polybar etc on my desktop now as well. Thank you for your quick reply!

[patrick96]

Polybar has gotten a bit better at detecting monitors in version 3.6. Does anyone still experience this on XSDL?