vnc gray screen

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reinaldo Brandao [mailto:rbgomes "at" mmsi.com]
> when i try to connect from a pc to a solaris 7.5 unix sun, i 
> only get a gray
> screen with no login prompt.  I have created a log and the 
> information i have
> in it is that:
> 
> display :0 cant open

Display :0 is generally not the display for vnc.


You can have a look at the next pages to do something you might like. 

http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp
... to start a new server on the fly. It is presented for linux which is
just an other unix. I bet you only need to adapt the /etc/services and
/etc/inetd.conf files.
To check if it might work: `Xvnc :4 -query localhost`.
Details to the /etc/inetd.conf file:
- use the path to your Xvnc binary.
- add the fontpath (-fp ...) to reflect your local fontpath (`xrdb -q`)


http://xf4vnc.sourceforge.net/
If you use the XFree86 Xserver: gives access to :0


http://www.hexonet.de/software/x0rfbserver/
If your Xserver uses the framebuffer device: gives access to :0


CBee