1. How to get sound to work when not logged in on console: add user to audio group in /etc/group. vi /etc/group audio:x:63:to,tcs3 2. Using the build in vnc server with X11: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=168756 # install the x11 vnc module yum install tigervnc-server-module # create file to load vnc module with X11 vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-vnc.conf Section "Module" Load "vnc" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Option "PasswordFile" "/root/root/.vnc/passwd" EndSection # create the password file: vncpasswd /root/root/.vnc/passwd reboot # after the reboot you should be able to connect to the console using a vnc viewer: vncviewer myhost:0 (NOT FULL WORKING - vncviewer has black screen, but tracks and follow the mouse pointer).