On Friday 13 April 2007 16:05:31 James Sparenberg wrote: > On Friday 13 April 2007 06:21:28 Jim Avery wrote: > > On 02/04/07, Willie McKemie <mckemie+maemo at spamcop.net> wrote: > > > Has anyone had any luck using the 800 VNC viewer on a Ubuntu server? > > > I've tried both Ubuntu 6.10 and 7.04 and can only get "could not > > > connect to server". On the 7.04, I tried both the vncserver and > > > vnc4server packages. > > > > > > The repository for doom that is pointed to from downloads.maemo.org > > > seems not to be working correctly. Anyone know another source of doom > > > for OS2007? > > > > To get vnc4server working on Ubuntu, I installed Xubuntu on top (to > > get the xfce window manager) then followed the instructions here: > > > > http://grumpymole.blogspot.com/2006/12/xubuntu-remote-desktop-with-vnc4se > >rv er.html > > > > but found I also had to downgrade xvnc4server like so: > > > > http://grumpymole.blogspot.com/2007/02/edgy-and-feisty-vnc4server-still-n > >ot .html > > > > Works fine with my n770. Can't say if it would on the n800. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Jim > > I use VNC all the time to connect to Ubuntu/Kubuntu RHEL SuSE and WinXP > (even via a vpn) It works without effort for me. In an xterm on the remote > box do.... > > vncxerver -depth 16 -geometry 800x348 I want to correct my typo in the above Line (thanks for pointing it out!) vncserver not vncxserver Apologies for this. > > that starts a session with a window/desktop the size of my 770 screen ( > minux the hildon area's) > > then I do (from the Nokia using xterm so I can watch for errors) > > vncviewer [ip or FQDN of remote box]:1 (your desktop number may vary it > will tell you what number to use read the xterm output) > > enter the password when asked and connect. On windows you have to click > icons and fuss with gui's so it's a bit longer to connect and it is always > :0 It works with any WM around. > > James -- (o_ //\ V_/_ Linuxrebel
