RE: No windowmanager when using vnc?

["Rich Stanton" <rich@virology.uwcm.ac.uk>]

I've tried that, but the same result - no window manager.  Thanks for
the suggestion though!  Any more ideas?

Rich

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roberto Sanchez [mailto:rcsanchez97@yahoo.es]
> Sent: 08 May 2004 02:48
> To: Rich Stanton
> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: No windowmanager when using vnc?
> 
> Rich Stanton wrote:
> > I'm running debian stable on a headless system.  I've installed
(among
> > others) 'vncserver.'  However when I run 'vncserver -geometry
1024x768'
> and
> > connect to the display using the tightvnc viewer (on a windows
client) I
> get
> > a window with a mottled grey background and an 'X' shaped cursor,
but
> > nothing else.  I can move the cursor but neither mouse button seems
to
> do
> > anything - it's almost as though X is running but has no
windowmanager.
> I
> > created the file 'xstartup' in ~/.vnc and put the following into it:
> >
> >
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> >
> > wmaker
> >
> 
> I have a ~/.xinitrc file with a single line:
> 
> WindowMaker
> 
> That does the trick for me.
> 
> -Roberto Sanchez