Hmm. Well, a dedicated X terminal probably is better at running X than running vnc.
I'm not sure shortage of resources is a big issue though. VNC runs just fine on Palm Pilots and the like. 9 bit colour will significantly reduce the ammount of memory it requires too. Andrew On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Rowling, Jill wrote: > Hi all, > > Remember I did say "not using VNC" - this is because VNC cannot be loaded > onto the X terminal. > Not enough resources, shall we say (9 bit colour, 32 MB RAM). So VNC is not > an option. > > I gather that you have to run xdm before you run X11 on the X terminal, and > let it start X with a chooser. That aspect isn't clear from the > documentation. > I will experiment a little at home some more. > > Just out of curiosity I tried running a Solaris dtsession redisplayed to a > Red Hat Linux X session but it was not entirely satisfactory -- running the > individual applications was better as Gnome positions things better when it > has full control of the desktop (funny bout that). > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Airlie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 22 July 2003 2:12 PM > To: Andrew McNaughton > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Binh Nguyen > Subject: Re: [SLUG] Remote desktop > > > > Right. Pass port 5901 through for display remotehost:1, 5902 for :2, > > and so forth. > > > > ssh -L5901:remotehost:5901 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > then make a vnc connection to localhost:1 and you get the vnc server > > running on display :1 on the remote host. > > you might also specify encodings when doing this.. as when vnc sees > localhost it goes wow fast connection.. and tries raw.. > > Dave. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > IMPORTANT NOTICES > This email (including any documents referred to in, or attached, to this > email) may contain information that is personal, confidential or the subject > of copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its > affiliates or third parties. This email is intended only for the named > addressee. Any privacy, confidence, copyright or other proprietary rights in > favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties, is not lost because > this email was sent to you by mistake. > > If you received this email by mistake you should: (i) not copy, disclose, > distribute or otherwise use it, or its contents, without the consent of > Aristocrat or the owner of the relevant rights; (ii) let us know of the > mistake by reply email or by telephone (+61 2 9413 6300); and (iii) delete > it from your system and destroy all copies. > > Any personal information contained in this email must be handled in > accordance with applicable privacy laws. > > Electronic and internet communications can be interfered with or affected by > viruses and other defects. As a result, such communications may not be > successfully received or, if received, may cause interference with the > integrity of receiving, processing or related systems (including hardware, > software and data or information on, or using, that hardware or software). > Aristocrat gives no assurances in relation to these matters. > > If you have any doubts about the veracity or integrity of any electronic > communication we appear to have sent you, please call +61 2 9413 6300 for > clarification. > -- No added Sugar. Not tested on animals. May contain traces of Nuts. If irritation occurs, discontinue use. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew McNaughton In Sydney Working on a Product Recommender System [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile: +61 422 753 792 http://staff.scoop.co.nz/andrew/cv.doc -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
