doubts on VNC server for LINUX

[bheemesh v]

Thanks Beerse and Jeff,
The links were very informative.

thanks agian.

bheemesh.


On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:07:36 +0100, Corni Beerse <cbeerse "at" lycos.nl> wrote:
> bheemesh v wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Can we have vncserver for a frame buffer enbled LINUX kernel.
> 
> I recall by head the existing of a vnc-server that copies the framebuffer
> device. Try a search for 'framebuffer' at
> http://www.realvnc.com/swish-e/search/vnc-list (or google for it)...
> 
> (I found http://www.hexonet.de/software/x0rfbserver/ which does not show what I
> expected...).
> 
> > That is there will be no X-Server, rather the name XVNC is specific
> > for XServer based systems.
> 
> Definitly not. Xvnc just stands for an X11-server with a VNC backend (and no use
> of display hardware). It IS an X11-server.
> 
> > But in the UNIX-Source for Xvnc i came across a "Linux.cf",
> > in the config directory of Xvnc source directory.
> >
> > 1) What are these ".cf" files specific to each flavours of Linux/Unix?
> > 2) Can we have vnc server configured for a framebuffer enabled Linux
> > kerenl without X-server?
> 
> I have some headless machines (no display, text-only console) that serve some
> vnc-sessions as described on
> http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp. That does nothing with
> the framebuffer or what ever is on the console.
> 
> > 3) If Xvnc stands for vncserver for Unix kind of platforms, does that
> > needs support of X-server, without which we can't have X-vnc on Unix
> > like platforms?
> 
> No, as above, Xvnc includes an X11 server. You can replace your call to an
> X-server on your system to use Xvnc and have that operational.
> 
> On some RedHat systems, I edited /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf to start Xvnc and not
> XF86. It gives a text-console and display :0 is at `vncviewer:0`. Be sure to add
> the vnc-specific options to the Xvnc-line. See `Xvnc --help` for a list.
> 
> >
> > Pls help me in this respect at the earliest.
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> 
> With some sys-admin knowledge, the mentioned settings can be setup on HP-UX,
> Solaris and many other unix implementations.
> 
> CBee