Thank you, you have been the only one who tried to help. I will let you know when I get it fixed and what I had to do.
Kind regards, Jay Alex Pelts wrote: > Sorry I do not run gnome. I run vncserver directly. You probably need to > figure out how gnome does it. I run vncserver instead of X and run > blackbox as DM. Makes for lean and fast configuration. > > Regards, > Alex > > > Jay Ridgley wrote: >> On the server side once the software is installed the GNOME Remote >> Desktop is invoked under System -> Preferences -> Remote Desktop >> This allows you to set your remote access preferences. I have currently >> installed GNOME Remote Desktop 2.22.2 >> >> On the viewer side once the software is installed you start the viewer >> from Applications -> Internet -> Remote Desktop Viewer >> Which makes the connection and starts things up. I have currently >> installed GNOME Remote Desktop Viewer 0.5.1 which states that Vinagre is >> a VNC Client for the GNOME Desktop. >> >> It is when I try to connect to the server that I get the error I have >> mentioned. >> >> Regards, >> Jay >> >> Alex Pelts wrote: >> >>> If vnc server does not show up as a process it is certainly exiting. You >>> should see Xvnc process if you run server with vncserver command. If you >>> sharing your x desktop I am not sure. I run vncserver as user and it >>> creates .vnc directory in my home directory. It then places log files in >>> that directory and reads its configuration files from there. I also use >>> 8.04.3 at this moment and it is a headless system running in vmware. So >>> the only access is vnc. I don't think vnc creates any of mentioned >>> directories. >>> >>> How do you start your vnc? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Alex >>> >>> >>> Jay Ridgley wrote: >>> >>>> Alex, >>>> >>>> Thanks for the response... >>>> >>>> There is nothing in netstat that indicates the server is running after >>>> attempting to connect. It does not show in in a ps either. Should it be? >>>> >>>> I do not see any log files on either of the systems that indicate that >>>> they are from VNC. Would you please provide a path to where they should >>>> be. The only thing I find that appears to be part of VNC is a directory >>>> in the home directory on both systems named .tsclient, which contains >>>> the file mru.tsc on both systems and last.tsc on the viewer system. The >>>> mru.tsc files are empty. The contents of last.tsc do not appear relevent >>>> to the problem. The documented directory .vnc does not exist on either >>>> system. >>>> >>>> I am wondering if there is some sort of lock file that remains do to the >>>> abnormal exit I forced. However, I have been unable to locate it. Would >>>> it do any good to reinstall the software? >>>> >>>> Yes, you are correct I did mean 8.04. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Jay >>>> >>>> Alex Pelts wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> After connection is closed do netstat and see if server is still >>>>> running. Or maybe ps. I think your server is exiting for some reason. >>>>> You can look at the logs which it saves, your clue is likely to be >>>>> there. And I think you mean 8.04 not 4.08. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Alex >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jay Ridgley wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Y'all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am new to VNC but not to Linux or Ubuntu, however, still very much >>>>>> human. >>>>>> >>>>>> I installed vnc4server on the remote system(the_host) which is my >>>>>> firewall server. It will be headless when I get finished getting things >>>>>> worked out so that I can control it remotely. >>>>>> >>>>>> I installed vnc4viewer on the system I was working from(viewing_host) >>>>>> >>>>>> No problems >>>>>> >>>>>> I then started up the viewer - IT WORKED! >>>>>> >>>>>> I then changed the display I was working on to full screen and could not >>>>>> get back; yeah I know RTFM first but I didn't... I forced a reboot of my >>>>>> system and tried again and got the following message: >>>>>> >>>>>> Connection to host "the_host:5900" was closed. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have restarted both systems, no help. Searched the VNC site for >>>>>> information on the error and was not able to find anything that >>>>>> indicated a solution. I also tried searching the Ubuntu forum... >>>>>> >>>>>> I have enabled port 5900 for the viewing_host in firestarter on the_host. >>>>>> >>>>>> The message still appears... >>>>>> >>>>>> I am running 4.08 LTS and VNC 4.1 on both systems >>>>>> >>>>>> How do I solve this problem? >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Jay >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > -- Jay Ridgley jridgl...@austin.rr.com Registered Linux User ID - 9115 Registered Ubuntu User ID - 23320 _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
