Karen, I don't understand. What do you mean by "reboot vnc ritual"? I assume that you have modified the xstartup script to start gnome and have then started a new VNC session using the vncserver script? Are you saying that that still runs twm somehow?
Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: listbox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 August 2005 20:45 > To: James Weatherall > Subject: Re: unusable black box > > No-joy :(. Thanks anyways. And now I have to delete my .vnc > files and do my > reboot vnc ritual. > > Karen > http://bluehairedgirl.com/ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "listbox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "James Weatherall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 7:31 AM > Subject: Re: unusable black box > > > > Hi James, > > > > I will try that when I get back from my weekend trip. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Karen > > http://scootgirl.com/ > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "James Weatherall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'listbox'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'John Aldrich'" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 5:46 AM > > Subject: RE: unusable black box > > > > > >> Karen, > >> > >> The xstartup script is run whenever you start a new VNC > desktop with the > >> vncserver command, and simply lists the set of programs to > run in the new > >> desktop. There is nothing more to it than that. > >> > >> If you want to run Gnome rather than the twm window > manager, just replace > >> the "twm" command with the command to start Gnome (which is usually > >> gnome-session). > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > >> > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of listbox > >>> Sent: 20 August 2005 05:18 > >>> To: John Aldrich; [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: unusable black box > >>> > >>> > >>> I'm still getting the same old crapy black screen. This has > >>> ***got*** be a > >>> bug let me tell you. > >>> > >>> BTW, this is the default xstartup script (which looks nothing > >>> like yours) > >>> that I get when starting vncserver when no xstartup file is > >>> present in the > >>> /home/user/.vnc folder: > >>> > >>> #!/bin/sh > >>> > >>> # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop: > >>> # unset SESSION_MANAGER > >>> # exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc > >>> > >>> [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup > >>> [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources > >>> xsetroot -solid grey > >>> vncconfig -iconic & > >>> xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" > >>> & twm & #xstartup end > >>> > >>> When I use this rank default xstartup script I get an almost > >>> equally useless > >>> green box with a cli. I would love to someday have a useable > >>> - and reliable > >>> gnome desktop and not a waste of screen real-estate. > >>> > >>> Any other ideas? Perhaps a more reliable way to situate the > >>> xstartup script > >>> so that I can use gnome? > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> Karen > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "John Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: "'listbox'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 12:48 PM > >>> Subject: RE: unusable black box > >>> > >>> > >>> > I'm just using the default: > >>> > > >>> > #!/bin/sh > >>> > > >>> > # Red Hat Linux VNC session startup script > >>> > exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc > >>> > xstartup (END) > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > 'Course, I also have a script that I wrote to help get > the session > >>> > running the way I like it... vncserver -depth 16bpp > >>> -geometry 1024x768 > >>> > -nevershared -localhost > >>> > > >>> > -----Original Message----- > >>> > From: listbox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 3:38 PM > >>> > To: John Aldrich; [email protected] > >>> > Subject: Re: unusable black box > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > Hi, here is my xstartup file: > >>> > > >>> > #!/bin/sh > >>> > > >>> > # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop: > vncconfig > >>> > -nowin unset SESSION_MANAGER > >>> > exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc > >>> > > >>> > [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup > >>> > [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources > >>> > xsetroot -solid grey > >>> > vncconfig -iconic & > >>> > xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP > Desktop" & twm & > >>> > > >>> > Everything else is stock. What does your xstartup file > look like? > >>> > > >>> > Karen > >>> > http://scootgirl.com/ > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- > >>> > From: "John Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> > To: "'listbox'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "James Weatherall" > >>> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > >>> > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 5:46 AM > >>> > Subject: RE: unusable black box > >>> > > >>> > > >>> >>I am running Fedora Core 3 and do not have that problem > myself, even > >>> >>though > >>> >> I use a script with a similar command to kill my VNC > >>> server. I can stop > >>> >> and > >>> >> restart my VNC server as frequently as I like, and not > >>> have a problem. > >>> >> Maybe > >>> >> a configuration error, but not a bug with VNC or Fedora as > >>> best I can > >>> >> tell. > >>> >> > >>> >> -----Original Message----- > >>> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> >> Behalf Of listbox > >>> > [snip] > >>> >> Hi James, > >>> >> > >>> >> I stop the vncserver like this: > >>> >> > >>> >> vncserver -kill :1 > >>> >> > >>> >> and then when I restart vncserver I get the fun (not) > >>> black box. What > >>> >> makes this odd though is it's not every time but enough to > >>> get highly > >>> >> annoying. > >>> >> > >>> >> This has got to be a bug with VNC or FCx, or both, > >>> considering I had > >>> >> the identical problem with FC3. > >>> >> > >>> >> Karen > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> >> From: "James Weatherall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> >> [snip] > >>> >>> Karen, > >>> >>> That looks like what you'll get if you log out of KDE or > >>> Gnome, but > >>> >>> don't > >>> >>> in > >>> >>> fact kill your VNC server at all. How are you killing > >>> the VNC server? > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Regards, > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>> >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> >> [snip] > >>> >>>> Hi list, > >>> >>>> ever since I've started using Fedora core 3 (and now > >>> Core 4), I've > >>> >>>> had this frustrating issue with VNC. Every time I need > >>> to kill the > >>> >>>> vncserver, when I > >>> >>>> restart it I get this crazy unusable black box with an "X" > >>> >>>> for a cursor > >>> >>>> (ala: http://tinypic.com/adyuxl.png ) > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> My "work-around" has been to delete the .vnc/ directory > >>> and start > >>> >>>> anew which is a pain in the butt let me tell you! > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> So why is this happening? It never happened on BSD, so > >>> why now on > >>> >>>> FC4? > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> Please help! > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> Karen _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
