So whats wrong with ssh on its own, or if need a gui x11 tunnelled over ssh to an x-server on the remote?
On Sat, 18 Apr 2015 at 16:59, Terry Coles <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I retired on Friday :-) > > To give myself something to do, I decided to get one of the new Raspberry > Pis (the Pi 2), with > the intention of picking up on learning Python where I left off some time > ago. (The intention > being that I would have something to use that would be a bit more > 'physical' than the last > time I did it.) > > However, before I could start anything serious, I wanted to sort out > remote access, so that I > could program on the Pi while still having full access to my normal > machine - without > resorting to a KVM Switch. I thought about using VNC, but my experience > on Windows lead > me towards Remote Desktop because it is more responsive. I installed it, > it worked, I shut > down the Pi, it no longer works. > > Here is what I did: > > On the Pi which is running Raspbian: > > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get install xrdp > > After processing, I got a message to say that xrdp had been successfully > installed and started. > > On this box, which is running Kubuntu: > > I Opened KRDC ( a VNC/RDP client) and typed in the IP address of the Pi. > After a brief login dialog, including a request for the password, I was in. > > On the Pi: > > Reconfigured Raspbian to boot straight into the desktop instead of the > shell. > Restarted. > Waited until the Pi was booted again. > > On this box: > > Tried to login to the Pi again using KRDC > see http://www.hadrian-way.co.uk/Misc/My_Control_Panel1.png.[1] > > I then got _http://www.hadrian-way.co.uk/Misc/My_Control_Panel1.png_ > (no request for a password). I then got > _http://www.hadrian-way.co.uk/Misc/My_Control_Panel2.png_ and _ > http://www.hadrian-way.co.uk/Misc/My_Control_Panel3.png._ The last > screenshot shows the error. > > I then logged into the Pi with SSH, and proved that xrdp is running > see _http://www.hadrian-way.co.uk/Misc/My_Control_Panel4.png_ > > I get the same result from a Windows box and this time I did have to type > the password. If I > reconnect the mouse, keyboard and monitor to the Pi, the desktop is still > running, so what > gives? > > -- > > Terry Coles > > > > -------- > [1] http://www.hadrian-way.co.uk/Misc/My_Control_Panel1.png > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2015-05-05 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread: mailto:[email protected] / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING > Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR > -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2015-05-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:[email protected] / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
