DeepStream nvdsosd fails on Jetson Orin Nano (headless mode) – “Could not get EGL display connection” / X11 authentication error

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Hi everyone,

I am using Jetson Orin Nano running NVIDIA DeepStream SDK.

My device is running in headless mode (no HDMI monitor connected). I access it via SSH.

When I include nvdsosd in my pipeline, I get the following errors:

X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
nvbufsurface: Could not get EGL display connection
nvbufsurface: Can't get EGL display
libnvosd (1357):(ERROR) : Unable to map EGL Image

My Setup

  • Board: Jetson Orin Nano

  • DeepStream version: 7.0

  • JetPack version: R36

  • Running in headless mode (no physical display attached)

  • Access via SSH (without -X/-Y)

  • DISPLAY is set to :0

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  1. DeepStream does not support X11-forward, try to unset DISPLAY, then use fakesink replace the nv3dsink.

  2. If you want to use remote desktop through VNC, please refer to this FAQ.