Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-11 Thread Rüdiger
On 11.04.2012 06:41, sjm wrote: Are any of y'all using VNC to control a Rivendell system? I've found x11vnc to be extremely capable http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ I've used the ssvnc package to easily tunnel vnc through ssh. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ssvnc.html My

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-11 Thread Joe Panarello
[mailto:rivendell-dev-boun...@lists.rivendellaudio.org] On Behalf Of Rüdiger Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 5:51 AM To: User discussion about the Rivendell Radio Automation System Subject: Re: [RDD] VNC options On 11.04.2012 06:41, sjm wrote: Are any of y'all using VNC to control a Rivendell system

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-11 Thread Wayne Merricks
Message- From: rivendell-dev-boun...@lists.rivendellaudio.org [mailto:rivendell-dev-boun...@lists.rivendellaudio.org] On Behalf Of Rüdiger Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 5:51 AM To: User discussion about the Rivendell Radio Automation System Subject: Re: [RDD] VNC options On 11.04.2012 06:41

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-11 Thread drew Roberts
On Tuesday 10 April 2012 16:39:06 Rob Landry wrote: Are any of y'all using VNC to control a Rivendell system? I did it many years ago. If so, how are you doing it? I have been using vino on machines where I need to see the same desktop as the local operator; however, vino has a habit of

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-11 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - From: Rob Landry 41001...@interpring.com That uses vino-server. On Debian 6.0 (Squeeze), I've found vino-server to be unreliable, and when it crashes it doesn't seem to be possible to restart it without rebooting. I've just switched two of my machines to

[RDD] VNC options

2012-04-10 Thread Rob Landry
Are any of y'all using VNC to control a Rivendell system? If so, how are you doing it? I have been using vino on machines where I need to see the same desktop as the local operator; however, vino has a habit of crashing, and there seems to be no way to restart it remotely other than

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-10 Thread Matthew Chambers
: [RDD] VNC options Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012 3:39 pm Are any of y'all using VNC to control a Rivendell system? If so, how are you doing it? I have been using vino on machines where I need to see the same desktop as the local operator; however, vino has a habit of crashing, and there seems

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-10 Thread Matt Hart
For any app I want to enable crash recovery, I write a script that runs ps -A from a cron job and checks that the process name is running. If not, I restart it. For a completely crashed system, we use a Sine linkage on a silly hacked UPS. The power switch on a normal UPS is a normally open

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-10 Thread Geoff Barkman
If you are using Ubuntu there is Remote Desktop. rdesktop might be the package you may have to install on other linux Os's and then at client end windows or linux just use the vnc client. Go to System Preferences Remote Desktop Set up sharing and a password and it should be all go. Cheers Geoff

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-10 Thread Fred Gleason
On Apr 10, 2012, at 16:39 06, Rob Landry wrote: Are any of y'all using VNC to control a Rivendell system? If so, how are you doing it? I've found x11vnc to be extremely capable. In addition to being able to share a local desktop to multiple remote clients, it can do things like 'reverse'

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-10 Thread Benjamin D. Fillmore
You need to make sure compiz is not enabled VNC will display a blank screen if it is. On 4/10/2012 6:02 PM, Patrick Schmalstig / WRRJ Radio wrote: I use the MeshCentral website, however the remote desktop control doesn't fully work on Ubuntu. It may work the first time you install it and

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-10 Thread Geoff Barkman
Thats true... when I made up the original RRAbuntu ... I removed compiz out of the cd image... Who really needs wobbly or exploding windows in a radio studio environment. On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Benjamin D. Fillmore benja...@fillmoretechnical.com wrote: You need to make sure compiz is

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-10 Thread Patrick Schmalstig / WRRJ Radio
No compiz doesn't even exist on my setup. On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Geoff Barkman countryra...@gmail.comwrote: Thats true... when I made up the original RRAbuntu ... I removed compiz out of the cd image... Who really needs wobbly or exploding windows in a radio studio environment. On

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-10 Thread Benjamin D. Fillmore
I just saw Ubuntu -- not RRAUbuntu, or anything like that. My Rivendell systems are built on Ubuntu 10.04, and have no problems with VNC at all. I do have to check the preferences and make sure that all visual-effects are disabled though. (System--Preferences--Appearance--[Visual Effects

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-10 Thread Lee Baker
If you are using ubuntu you can simply enable remote desktop. Go to System-Prefrences-Remote Desktop and then click enable :) easy as Lee On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 6:39 AM, Rob Landry 41001...@interpring.com wrote: Are any of y'all using VNC to control a Rivendell system? If so, how are you

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-10 Thread Gavin Stephens
That's all I do in old Suse too. On 2012-04-11 14:21, Lee Baker wrote: If you are using ubuntu you can simply enable remote desktop. Go to System-Prefrences-Remote Desktop and then click enable :) easy as Lee On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 6:39 AM, Rob Landry 41001...@interpring.com

Re: [RDD] VNC options

2012-04-10 Thread sjm
Are any of y'all using VNC to control a Rivendell system? I've found x11vnc to be extremely capable http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ I've used the ssvnc package to easily tunnel vnc through ssh. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ssvnc.html sjm