> -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffery Myers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 3:26 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: VNC works manually > > > I have VNC installed on an AIX 5.1 box. > I have Gnome installed and configured to load by default > using the .xinitrc file in roots home directory. > When you log on locally, it starts Gnome no problem. > > I can launch VNC usring the vncserver script and it reports > starting on display :1. (:0 is already reserved for the local) > When I connected using vncviewer I got only the gray desktop > + a cursor. (XDM is running btw) > Ok...I used startx -d :1 to manually start the session and it > worked. Vnc and GNOME were happy on the the viewer. > > Here's the kicker....now when I launch vncviewer it starts > the session fine, only it brings up CDE. (without startx -d...) > If I use startx -d :1 again it starts to load GNOME but it > complains that I'm not using a GNOME compliant window manager > but still loads. (Kind of merges with CDE). Then if I > change the windows manager to let's say sawfish, > it cleans up the display and we have GNOME. > Each time now when I connect with vncviewer I get the CDE. > > Why does it find the CDE (now and not before) and why doesn't > it use the same as when I log on locally? > I admit I am not an Xpert by any stretch of the imagination > and would appreciate any suggestions as to what may > be the problem and/or how I might troubleshoot. Where should I look? > > I don't know aix details but what does `Xvnc :4 -query localhost` give you? If that's what you like, have a look at:
http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp ... to start a new server on the fly. It is presented for linux which is just an other unix. I bet you only need to adapt the /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf files. To check if it might work: `Xvnc :4 -query localhost`. Details to the /etc/inetd.conf file: - use the path to your Xvnc binary. - add the fontpath (-fp ...) to reflect your local fontpath (`xrdb -q`) CBee _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
