Re: vncserver wont start gui

[Jeremy Hunt <jrmy@berkeley.edu>]

Thank you.

It is pointed in the right direction now but I still can't figure out 
what to put in the xstartup file to make the gui show up in the vnc 
viewer.

Thanks.

On Jan 17, 2005, at 4:48 PM, Ali Alphan Bayazit wrote:

> Hi Jeremy,
>
> In debian I modify the file /etc/vnc.conf
>
> look for a line like that:
> $vncStartup = "$ENV{HOME}/.vnc/xstartup";
>
> make sure it is uncommented and points to right startup file.
>
> good luck,
> -aab
>
> On Mon, 2005-01-17 at 16:16 -0800, Jeremy Hunt wrote:
> > Hello:
> >
> > I am using the exotic bird DeMuDi (multi-media dist of debian).  I
> > would like to set this box up as a headless vncserver.  However, when
> > I
> > try logging into the server using a vnc client the desktop that is
> > loaded is just a grey box with the x cursor.  I have created a file
> > in
> > my home/.vnc xstartup, made it executable and have tried putting in
> > it
> > various things:
> >
> > Xsession &
> >
> > or
> >
> > exec /etc/X11/Xsession &
> >
> > I am using fluxbox.
> >
> > Anyhelp would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > jrmy
> --
> -aab
> http://www.bayazit.net/alphan
>
>
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