What is the oldest Linux kernel supported by VNC?

2014-09-23 Thread Gregg Levine
Hello! I have an interesting problem. I'm in the process of assembling an embedded system for running something unique. The problem is that the hardware for it was never tested with any Linux kernel past the 2.2.x.x series. I've managed to get the programs behind 4-1-3 to build and install there.

Re: What is the oldest Linux kernel supported by VNC?

2014-09-23 Thread Corne Beerse
AS far as I know, vnc on unix does not rely on any kernel stuff. Depending on the configuration, the vnc functionallity can be hooked, linked or build into the window manager software or the display manager software. In the beginning, there has always been the binary 'xvnc' which is a display

RE: What is the oldest Linux kernel supported by VNC?

2014-09-23 Thread Abhishek Salvi
How to install rpm on solaris sparc 64 bit? Thanks and Regards, Abhishek Salvi -Original Message- From: vnc-list-boun...@realvnc.com [mailto:vnc-list-boun...@realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Corne Beerse Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 3:17 PM To: vnc-list@realvnc.com Subject: Re: What is the

Re: What is the oldest Linux kernel supported by VNC?

2014-09-23 Thread Gregg Levine
Hello! As it happens you don't. The RPM is for Linux. Which isn't on SPARC, although there's a rarely used distribution for SPARC. There's a PKG or similar file for the Solaris on SPARC, use that. There should also be a Tar file in the same format. Or for that OS. However depending on the releas

Re: What is the oldest Linux kernel supported by VNC?

2014-09-23 Thread Gregg Levine
Hello! That makes better sense thanks. While waiting for the list, I had an inspired guess last night and found the 3.3.7 release for Linux via Google, and downloaded both the Tar file containing the easy distribution method for everything there. And the source code one there as well. The interest