Kevin, something is not quite right with the startup you posted. look at the line that is starting the desktop that will be used for the vnc session.
uncomment the # vncconfig -iconic & line and the # startkde & line and comment out the twm & line -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Toppenberg Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:41 PM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] tight vnc server question On 11/9/05, Mark Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Someone was looking at the right thing.. Check your: > ~/.vnc/xstartup > > I tend to use a low-resource use window manager.. (since i am going over > ISDN and over VPN). > > > > ============= $HOME/.vnc/xstartup =================== > #!/bin/sh > > xrdb $HOME/.Xresources > xsetroot -solid grey > xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & > twm & > > ================================================= > > And my .Xresources does not exist since I am simple in my usage of it.. > > Mark > Mark, I tried changing my xstartup, and there is no change. It seems the problem occurs before the particular desktop is launched. ============================================== #!/bin/sh echo "Starting up VNC server" # Red Hat Linux VNC session startup script unset SESSION_MANAGER exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid grey # vncconfig -iconic & xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & # startkde & twm & ============================================== Error log (partial)... SESSION_MANAGER=local/poweredge.tmedgroup.com:/tmp/.ICE-unix/2748 ** (gnome-session:2748): WARNING **: Error getting value of /desktop/gnome/sound/enable_esd: Adding cli Window manager warning: Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error: IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAIL Window manager warning: Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error: IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAIL Window manager warning: Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error: IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAIL Window manager warning: Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error: IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAIL Window manager warning: Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error: IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAIL Window manager warning: Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error: IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAIL Window manager warning: Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error: IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAIL Window manager warning: Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error: IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAIL Thanks Kevin ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members