comp.os.linux.networking

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:25:41 -0700, Salih wrote:

> On Mar 28, 4:27 am, Jack Snodgrass
> wrote:
>> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:19:04 -0700, Salih wrote:
>> > On Mar 24, 4:32 pm, Jack Snodgrass
>> > wrote:
>> >> On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:35:46 -0700, 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.
>>
>> >> > I am running the server on a Kubuntu machine. I tried connecting
>> >> > to it via TightVNC from a Windows machine as well as via vncviewer
>> >> > to localhost from the Linux server itself.
>>
>> >> > When I run the server I get the following log:
>>
>> >> > 4/03/08 13:32:12 Xvnc version 3.3.7 - built May 24 2007 12:47:11
>> >> > 24/03/08 13:32:12 Copyright (C) 2002-2003 RealVNC Ltd. 24/03/08
>> >> > 13:32:12 Copyright (C) 1994-2000 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge.
>> >> > 24/03/08 13:32:12 All Rights Reserved. 24/03/08 13:32:12
>> >> > Seehttp://www.realvnc.comfor information on VNC 24/03/08 13:32:12
>> >> > Desktop name 'X' (cellular:1) 24/03/08 13:32:12 Protocol version
>> >> > supported 3.3 24/03/08 13:32:12 Listening for VNC connections on
>> >> > TCP port 5901
>>
>> >> > When I connect from the client using vncviewer, this additional
>> >> > message is received:
>>
>> >> > 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
>>
>> >> > I don't know how to debug it and logs do not tell much. Does
>> >> > anybody have any idea what would be the cause?
>>
>> >> > Thanks...
>>
>> >> sounds like your not starting a xfce session manager if you want to
>> >> run xfce. Do you have:
>>
>> >> /usr/bin/xfce4-session
>> >> in your xstartup and does
>> >> ps -aef | grep xfce
>> >> show some xfce processes running after you start your vncserver?
>>
>> >> jack
>>
>> > Thank you Jack. Where is the "xstartup" file located? Do I need to
>> > manually edit it to run the x-session?
>>
>> On my Fedora install, when you start vncserver for the first time, it
>> creates a ~/.vnc directory with a xstartup script in it. I changed my
>> xstartup scrript to do:
>>
>> #!/bin/sh
>>
>> # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop: # unset
>> SESSION_MANAGER
>> # exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
>>
>> /usr/bin/xfce4-session &
>> wait
>>
>> so when vncserver starts, it starts an X session and the xstartup
>> script starts my xfce4-session manager.
>>
>> --
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>>
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>>
>> jack - Grapevine/Richardson
>
> Thank you for the detailed explanation. I actually uninstalled Xubuntu
> using the directions at http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purekde and
> re-installed the KDE desktop. Everything works now. Note that running
> simply "sudo apt-get remove xubuntu-desktop" does not work. I will
> follow your directions if I decide to switch to xfce.

xfce is just supposed to be a trimmed down x-windows desktop. I use
it for all my remote, vnc sessions. it's fairly responsive and functional
over the slower links.

jack

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