>>> Reply on 11-12-2006 16:30:53 <<<
> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dominique Leuenberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [opensuse] VNC session > > Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:18:02 +0100 > > > > > > > > > > >>> Reply on 11-12-2006 16:16:58 <<< > > > > > > I was able to bring sax back to live (with sax2 -r) and I was > also > > > able > > > > to configure vnc there. > > > > however, not as stated in the gui, it is not listening on port > > 5900 > > > > (still only 5801 and 5901) and by connecting to 5901, I see this > > gray > > > > screen only... I'll go a bit more for the documentation... > > > > somehow a pitty it is not that straighforward to setup yet.. and > > > > especially the fact, that you have to config in different gui's > > makes > > > it > > > > a bit... tricky... > > > > > > This sounds like a known bug. If you install the Gnome desktop > > first > > > during install, you get a grey screen when starting a vnc session > in > > > gdm. If you install KDE first as the desktop so you get the kdm > > manager > > > (redundant, I know), then vnc works properly. I have filed a bug > > report > > > on this. Appears the problem has been around since RC1 in > searching > > the > > > bug reports. > > > > > > Clint > > > > Clint, > > > > Thank you... you don't happen to have the bugreport # so I could CC > to > > it? Somehow I didn't have the luck to find it..and I don't really > have > > the will to install a KDE as I got perfectly used to gnome (no > please!! > > no DE war here now!) > > My report is #227129. All you need is the kdm as default desktop > manager which is distinguishable by the userID and password login boxes > both being present on the screen at login. This ticket has been marked > resolved because it is a duplicate of 221350 and the problem has been > around since Beta 2 (I stand corrected, it has been around for quite a > while; doesn't seem to be a priority). Bug 221350 - remote vnc login > does not work with gdm, but it does with kdm. > > I am sure there is a way to install kdm as the default desktop manager > without installing everything in KDE but I don't know how. When I found > the problem, I tried installing KDE, didn't fix the problem or change to > kdm. Since it was a fresh install on a new system and VNC was really > important to me, I simply reinstalled fresh with KDE as the desktop; > then as soon as I finished install, I went back in and install the Gnome > desktop, all goals were acheived. > Client, I just applied this very simple fix that is mentioned in bug 221350 (it is a type enable->Enable) and now it works with gdm (without changing anything else. Just hope there will be updated packages for future installations. Dominique -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
