problems with vnc on solaris 2.5.1 -> solaris 2.6
Rob Treuer
RTreuer "at" ati.com
Wed, 01 Mar 2000 00:42:35 +0000
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> guys,
>
> I am having trouble on my solaris box, i upgraded the machine
> from solaris
> 2.5.1 to solaris 2.6, and am now getting an error displayed
> on the console
> after I start Xvnc.
>
> here's the commandline I use to launch Xvnc:
> Xvnc -geometry 1024x768 -cc 3 -query (hostname) :3 &
Since you are not using the "-fp" option to pass a font-path-list to Xvnc,
you are either getting the default font-path-list that was compiled into
Xvnc,
or you are getting fonts from a "font server" somewhere on your network.
To find out what your current font-path-list is, use the command:
xset q
The default font-path-list is incorporated when the file
Xvnc/programs/Xserver/dix/globals.c is compiled. It is passed as a cpp macro
named "COMPILEDDEFAULTFONTPATH". Check your "world.log" file for its value.
On Solaris, it probably starts like this:
"/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/misc,...".
>
>
> here is the error I get:
> _FontTransSocketINETConnect: Can't get address for (hostname)
This might be an error message from a failed attempt to connect to a font
server.
Check these directories:
/tmp/.font-unix
/usr/spool/sockets/fontserv
Source code you may want to look at:
Xvnc/lib/trans/Xtranssock.c
>
> the session for the vncviewer is totally normal EXCEPT that i
> don't have my
> normal fonts, I have a tiny monospace font (probably courier).
>
> I first looked at docs.sun.com and found nothing, I then looked in the
> maillist archives, and found the info on setting Xvnc to have
> root group (
> chgrp root Xvnc, chmod g+s Xvnc) as well as the possible change to the
> /tmp/.X11-unix directory, all of which failed to make a
These changes to /tmp/.X11-unix and the "root setgid" to Xvnc will have no
effect
in Solaris 2.6, but they will be necessary when you upgrade to Solaris 7.
> difference on the
> _FontTransSocketINETConnect error.
>
> has anyone else had this problem? did you get it resolved?
I have never used a font server; I always explicitly pass the "-fp
font-path-list"
option to Xvnc's command-line, using the "vncserver" Perl script, and the
fonts are always local to the machines that I use.
Somebody else, who uses a font server, may have more insight than I do.
>
> any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Tim
>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>comments below:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> guys,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I am having trouble on my solaris box, i upgraded the machine </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> from solaris</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> 2.5.1 to solaris 2.6, and am now getting an error displayed </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> on the console</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> after I start Xvnc.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> here's the commandline I use to launch Xvnc:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Xvnc -geometry 1024x768 -cc 3 -query (hostname) :3 & </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Since you are not using the "-fp" option to pass a font-path-list to Xvnc,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>you are either getting the default font-path-list that was compiled into Xvnc,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>or you are getting fonts from a "font server" somewhere on your network.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To find out what your current font-path-list is, use the command:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>xset q</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>The default font-path-list is incorporated when the file</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Xvnc/programs/Xserver/dix/globals.c is compiled. It is passed as a cpp macro</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>named "COMPILEDDEFAULTFONTPATH". Check your "world.log" file for its value.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>On Solaris, it probably starts like this: "/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/misc,...".</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> here is the error I get:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> _FontTransSocketINETConnect: Can't get address for (hostname) </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>This might be an error message from a failed attempt to connect to a font server.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Check these directories:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>/tmp/.font-unix</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>/usr/spool/sockets/fontserv</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Source code you may want to look at:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Xvnc/lib/trans/Xtranssock.c</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> the session for the vncviewer is totally normal EXCEPT that i </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> don't have my</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> normal fonts, I have a tiny monospace font (probably courier).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I first looked at docs.sun.com and found nothing, I then looked in the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> maillist archives, and found the info on setting Xvnc to have </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> root group (</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> chgrp root Xvnc, chmod g+s Xvnc) as well as the possible change to the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> /tmp/.X11-unix directory, all of which failed to make a </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>These changes to /tmp/.X11-unix and the "root setgid" to Xvnc will have no effect</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>in Solaris 2.6, but they will be necessary when you upgrade to Solaris 7.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>> difference on the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> _FontTransSocketINETConnect error.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> has anyone else had this problem? did you get it resolved?</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I have never used a font server; I always explicitly pass the "-fp font-path-list"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>option to Xvnc's command-line, using the "vncserver" Perl script, and the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>fonts are always local to the machines that I use.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Somebody else, who uses a font server, may have more insight than I do.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> any help would be greatly appreciated.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Tim</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
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