comp.os.linux.networking

On Mar 25, 6:38 pm, David Schwartz wrote:
> On Mar 24, 1:35 pm, Salih wrote:
>
> > I was able to run a vncserver and connect to it without a problem.
> > After switching to xfce from kde, viewer connects but all I get is a
> > blank screen with mouse working.
> [snip]
> > 24/03/08 13:32:12 Desktop name 'X' (cellular:1)
>
> You have now created a screen called 'cellular:1'.
>
> > 24/03/08 13:32:53 Got connection from client 0.0.0.0
> > 24/03/08 13:32:53 Protocol version 3.3
> > 24/03/08 13:32:55 Pixel format for client 0.0.0.0:
> > 24/03/08 13:32:55 8 bpp, depth 6
> > 24/03/08 13:32:55 true colour: max r 3 g 3 b 3, shift r 4 g 2 b 0
> > 24/03/08 13:32:55 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown
> > encoding type -239
> > 24/03/08 13:32:55 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown
> > encoding type -223
> > 24/03/08 13:32:55 Using ZRLE encoding for client 0.0.0.0
>
> Looks good, you're now connected to the screen 'cellular:1'.
>
> > I don't know how to debug it and logs do not tell much. Does anybody
> > have any idea what would be the cause?
>
> The screen is blank because no programs are running that might put
> output on that screen. You need to run some program, like a window
> manager or an terminal.
>
> DS
David, how do I run the programs. Does that mean that my x-session is
not starting properly? With KDE only configuration, all I had to do
was to run vncserver and it was running the window manager itself.

Looks like the problem is not connection but x-session not running.
Even though at many sites switching from kde to xfce is said to be
easy, going back and forth gives many problems.