VNC Problems

[epretorious]

I can connect fine. Its the getting the "normal desktop" that I cannot get.

 

From the x0rfbserver manual page:

 

X0RFBSERVER(1)				   User's Manual				  X0RFBSERVER(1)

NAME
   x0rfbserver - a VNC server for an existing display

SYNOPSIS
   x0rfbserver [-shared] [-viewonly]
   x0rfbserver { -stdio | -about | -help }

DESCRIPTION
   This  is a VNC server that acts for a pre-existing display (whereas the
   AT&T VNC server creates a new display).

Buchan Milne had this to say in his post on the GLUG-tech mailing list:

 

Roland Giesler wrote:

>>>there is a logged in user in KDE. Surely there must be way to tell

>>>the system to start the rfb server? I can start Konqueror from the

>>>command line, why not x0rfbserver?

 

> Heinz replied:

>

>>try this

>>

>>xhost + localhost

>>export DISPLAY=localhost:1.0

>>x0rfbserver &

>>

>>

>>then use vnc to connect to the session that should be open

 

vncserver != x0rfbserver

 

vncserver is a VNC server and X server in one

 

x0rfbserver is a VNC server and X client in one

 

> I want to see display:0 though

 

Use x0rfbserver, vncserver can't do this.

Edited January 25, 2007 by epretorious