VNCServer Configuration Setup

[ewanrg]

Did an HD install from the Knoppix 4.0 DVD, and am currently getting everything configured. One thing I'm not having much success with is getting VNCServer to setup a proper window for my remote client. When I run vncserver, it comes up and gives me the message about setting up desktop 1. If I go downstairs to my client machine I can connect, but all I get is a gray background with an X for the mouse pointer. No X Terminal or anything else. If I then tell it "vncserver -kill:1" it shuts down the first desktop, but then automatically starts a second on :2.

I have setup a .vnc/xstartup file, but I don't get the impression that vncserver is using it. Is that an issue particular to the version of vnc that comes on the 4.0 DVD? Any other suggestions/clues?

Thanks in advance,
Ewan

[ewanrg]

FWIW, I've confirmed that the version of VNCServer is based on RealVNC, and is version 3.3.7-7. I notice that Synaptic shows a vnc4, but am not sure if that's a different type of vnc or a later version or...

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!

[ewanrg]

OK, problem turned out to be something with the way the provided VNC server is configured. I went ahead and did the update to the vnc4server (and common and reader), and then it started using the xstartup file as expected. The xstartup file that ended up working for me was:

[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources

/usr/bin/startkde &

So, now all I have to do is figure out how to get that to autoload after a reboot and I should be in good shape to move on to other challenges

[Opnosforatou]

OK, problem turned out to be something with the way the provided VNC server is configured. I went ahead and did the update to the vnc4server (and common and reader), and then it started using the xstartup file as expected. The xstartup file that ended up working for me was:

[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources

/usr/bin/startkde &

So, now all I have to do is figure out how to get that to autoload after a reboot and I should be in good shape to move on to other challenges

To check if it's booted during start of any runlevel type:

chkconfig --list vncserver

This wil result in the output:

vncserver 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off

As you are running a server it will boot in runlevel 3 (5=graphical level)
To turn on the autoboot type:

chkconfig --level 3 vncserver on

Good luck

Note:

To shut it down type : vncserver -kill MYHOSTNAME:1
replace MYHOSTNAME with the full qualified hostname that the server says in it's output when starting up.

[bntlinux]

ewanrg,

Do you still have the site URL where you found what xstartup file configuration to use?

I have GNOME and I can't find what to put in that file for the VNC session to start up!

Thanks
B