comp.os.linux.networking

On Mar 28, 4:32 pm, Jack Snodgrass
wrote:
> 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.comforinformation 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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>
> >> jack - Grapevine/Richardson
>
> > Thank you for the detailed explanation. I actually uninstalled Xubuntu
> > using the directions athttp://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purekdeand
> > 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
>
> --

Thanks Jack. I installed xfce4 back and updated the xstart file as you
suggested. it works perfect.. It is definitely a neater interface, I
will use this one for remote access..