Can't start 1st video screen

[W. Brian Blevins]

Keith and Harmen,

> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 03:28:23 +0200
> From: Harmen van der Wal <harmen.wal "at" tip.nl>
> Subject: Re: Can't start 1st video screen
> 
> "K.A. Steensma" wrote:
> > 
> > Yes, you're right.  I needed to say that if I type 'vncserver', the system
> > starts the next available screen (or 3rd).  On this machine, it starts
> > process 2 (not 1).  But if I look in '/root/.vnc' subdirectory, I don't see
> > any pid's.  Even if I search for all pid's on the machine, there are none
> > that apply to VNC.  Nor is there an 'Xvnc' process running.
> > So here's what happened (just now).
> > 
> > 1) vncserver is running as :2
> > 2) type vncserver -kill :2
> > 3) the system reports that process ID 13273 was terminated
> > 4) type vncserver -kill :1
> > 5) the system reports with the below noted error
> > 6) type vncserver
> > 7) the system reports that it started :3
> > 8) check for all entries in '/root/.vnc/', I find that there are -
> >     passwd
> >     xxxxx.yyyyy.zzz:2.log
> >     xxxxx.yyyyy.zzz:3.log
> >     xstartup
> > 
> > da . . . . What am I missing?
> 
> 
> Maybe you have a lock file in your temp dir? "/tmp/.X1-lock" on my
> system.
> If so, remove by hand.
> 
> But don't you get a message about the lock file when you attempt to
> start the server? I do.
> 
> - -- 
> Harmen

Or maybe the operating system requires a couple of minutes to truly
free up the listening port in the TCP/IP stack from the previous
process.  I have seen this on several *n*x variants, including
Linux.  If I wait about five minutes, I can usually get the previously
used display.

Note that if you want Xvnc to start on a specific display, use the
corresponing parameter to vncserver:

$ vncserver :1

-- 
Brian 
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