On 23 Jul 2014 at 1:47, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
Date sent: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 01:47:37 -0400
From: Robert Moskowitz <rgm(a)htt-consult.com>
To: Community support for Fedora users
<users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org>
Subject: vnc not into gnome but Xfce but still not working
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OK. I believe I figured out what is wrongish.
I normally run gnome, so in my ~/.vnc/xstartup I have:
exec gnome-session &
as the last line. But this fedora 20 arm system is running Xfce! So
after a quick google search, I changed that to:
exec xfce4-session &
But still I get vnc having a blank screen. That no desktop is running
in vnc. /var/log/messages says:
Jul 23 01:38:55 cb2 runuser: New 'cb2.htt-consult.com:3 (rgm)' desktop
is cb2.htt-consult.com:3 Jul 23 01:38:55 cb2 runuser: Starting
applications specified in /home/rgm/.vnc/xstartup Jul 23 01:38:55 cb2
runuser: Log file is /home/rgm/.vnc/cb2.htt-consult.com:3.log Jul 23
01:38:55 cb2 systemd: Started Remote desktop service (VNC).
/home/rgm/.vnc/cb2.htt-consult.com:3.log says:
Xvnc TigerVNC 1.3.0 - built Mar 19 2014 17:22:24
Copyright (C) 1999-2011 TigerVNC Team and many others (see README.txt)
See
http://www.tigervnc.org for information on TigerVNC. Underlying X
server release 11404000, The X.Org Foundation
Initializing built-in extension VNC-EXTENSION
Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
Initializing built-in extension XTEST
Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
Initializing built-in extension SYNC
Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
Initializing built-in extension RENDER
Initializing built-in extension RANDR
Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
Initializing built-in extension RECORD
Initializing built-in extension DPMS
Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
Initializing built-in extension XVideo
Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
Initializing built-in extension GLX
Wed Jul 23 01:38:52 2014
vncext: VNC extension running!
vncext: Listening for VNC connections on all interface(s), port
5903 vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
Wed Jul 23 01:39:05 2014
Connections: accepted: 169.254.7.250::43934
SConnection: Client needs protocol version 3.8
SConnection: Client requests security type VncAuth(2)
Wed Jul 23 01:39:08 2014
VNCSConnST: Server default pixel format depth 24 (32bpp)
little-endian rgb888
VNCSConnST: Client pixel format depth 24 (32bpp) little-endian
rgb888
Wed Jul 23 01:39:32 2014
Connections: closed: 169.254.7.250::43934 (Clean disconnection)
SMsgWriter: framebuffer updates 6 SMsgWriter: Tight rects 17,
bytes 1855 SMsgWriter: raw bytes equivalent 5849792, compression
ratio 3153.526685
What exactly do you have in the /home/user/.vnc/xstartup file
Mine is as follows
#!/bin/sh
# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
unset SESSION_MANAGER
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
exec /bin/sh /etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc # 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" &
startxfce4 &
#twm &
Note: The change in the xinitrc to use the xfce4 and the startxfce4 &
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