Can anyone point me to some good documentation step-by-step install of vnc on LAN? Pitfalls and solutions. Thanx in advance, David ----- Original Message ----- From: "vnc-list-digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 12:00 AM Subject: vnc-list-digest V1 #1044 > > vnc-list-digest Saturday, March 3 2001 Volume 01 : Number 1044 > > > > ............................ > VNC-LIST-DIGEST is a daily collection of the messages sent to the > VNC mailing list. For more information about VNC see the home page > http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc . > > In this issue: > > Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > Re: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > Re: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > Re: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > Re: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > Accessing VNC Server via HTTP > VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > Re: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > RE: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > Re: kde2 and vnc problem > RE: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > RE: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > Re: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > RE: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > ............................ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 10:41:16 -0500 > From: Tony Shum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > > Hello all, > > Does anyone know what the warning message mean when I ran an application with in > the VNC desktop. I tried to start the VNC server in 8, 16 and 24, I still got > the warning. > - ---- > *WARNING: Atr: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > - ---- > > My Desktop color depth is set to 24 on my Ultra10 with Solaris8. > > Any suggestion would be a great help. > > Thanks, > Tony Shum > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 16:17:42 +0000 > From: Ralph Corderoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > > Hi Tony, > > > Does anyone know what the warning message mean when I ran an > > application with in the VNC desktop. I tried to start the VNC server > > in 8, 16 and 24, I still got the warning. > > > > *WARNING: Atr: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > > > > My Desktop color depth is set to 24 on my Ultra10 with Solaris8. > > > > Any suggestion would be a great help. > > This sounds similar to the problem I came to the list with recently. > The answer seemed to be that vncviewer can't display on an X server > that's 24-bpp when it isn't padded to 32-bpp; a bit puny if you ask me > but I haven't the tuits to do anything about it. > > Use xdpyinfo on the X display you are trying to run vncviewer on and > see what it says about the visuals, depth, masks, etc. > > > Ralph. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 11:28:34 -0600 > From: "Mac Reiter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > > >> Does anyone know what the warning message mean when I ran an > >> application with in the VNC desktop. I tried to start the VNC server > >> in 8, 16 and 24, I still got the warning. > >> > >> *WARNING: Atr: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > >> > >> My Desktop color depth is set to 24 on my Ultra10 with Solaris8. > >> > >> Any suggestion would be a great help. > > > >This sounds similar to the problem I came to the list with recently. > >The answer seemed to be that vncviewer can't display on an X server > >that's 24-bpp when it isn't padded to 32-bpp; a bit puny if you ask me > >but I haven't the tuits to do anything about it. > > > >Use xdpyinfo on the X display you are trying to run vncviewer on and > >see what it says about the visuals, depth, masks, etc. > > Are you having problems with vncviewer itself, or with a program that is > being run on the remote machine through VNC? The error message sounds like > an application that is overly restrictive in its expectations of the X > server. If this is the case, what application is exhibiting this problem? > > Mac > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:11:52 +0000 > From: Jonathan Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > > >> Does anyone know what the warning message mean when I ran an > >> application with in the VNC desktop. I tried to start the VNC server > >> in 8, 16 and 24, I still got the warning. > >> > >> *WARNING: Atr: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > >> > >> My Desktop color depth is set to 24 on my Ultra10 with Solaris8. > >> > >> Any suggestion would be a great help. > > > >This sounds similar to the problem I came to the list with recently. > >The answer seemed to be that vncviewer can't display on an X server > >that's 24-bpp when it isn't padded to 32-bpp; a bit puny if you ask me > >but I haven't the tuits to do anything about it. > > No, this is a separate issue. I think that an application which is > attempting to run on Xvnc is demanding a PseudoColour visual, which Xvnc > can only provide if explicitly told to. Try adding "-depth 8 -cc 3" to the > vncserver command line. > > - -------------------------------------------------------------- > from: Jonathan "Chromatix" Morton > mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (not for attachments) > big-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > uni-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The key to knowledge is not to rely on people to teach you it. > > Get VNC Server for Macintosh from http://www.chromatix.uklinux.net/vnc/ > > - -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version 3.12 > GCS$/E/S dpu(!) s:- a20 C+++ UL++ P L+++ E W+ N- o? K? w--- O-- M++$ V? PS > PE- Y+ PGP++ t- 5- X- R !tv b++ DI+++ D G e+ h+ r- y+ > - -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 17:40:23 +0000 > From: Ralph Corderoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Failed to find 8-plane PseudoColor visual > > Hi Mac, > > > > This sounds similar to the problem I came to the list with > > > recently. The answer seemed to be that vncviewer can't display on > > > an X server that's 24-bpp when it isn't padded to 32-bpp; a bit > > > puny if you ask me but I haven't the tuits to do anything about it. > > > > > > Use xdpyinfo on the X display you are trying to run vncviewer on > > > and see what it says about the visuals, depth, masks, etc. > > > > Are you having problems with vncviewer itself, or with a program that > > is being run on the remote machine through VNC? The error message > > sounds like an application that is overly restrictive in its > > expectations of the X server. If this is the case, what application > > is exhibiting this problem? > > Are you asking me or the original poster? > > In my case it is vncviewer that is `overly restrictive in its > expectations of the X server'. Hence it can't cope with 24 bpp packed > into only three bytes. And my card hasn't enough memory for > 1280x1024x24 at four bytes per pixel. > > > Ralph. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 12:16:03 -0800 > From: "Derek R. Pizzagoni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Accessing VNC Server via HTTP > > I am trying to access a VNC server running Windows NT Server 4.0 from a > Solaris 8 box running Netscape Communicator 4.7x. > > I pull up the hostname:5800, and get the password box, but when > I authenticate, I receive the following: > > java.lang.illegalArgumentException: port out range:4457392 > > I just tried the same thing from a Win2k client running Netscape > Communicator 4.76, and received the same error. > > Any ideas? Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > - -- > Derek Pizzagoni > I.T. Manager > SBE, Inc. > URL: http://www.sbei.com > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 15:13:25 -0600 > From: "Glenn Lovitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > > Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong??? I've searched all the online > resources to no avail... > > I have been using VNC for some time on my local LAN between my NT machine > and Solaris workstations. I now also admin our company mail server which is > also a Solaris 2.6 box on the WAN. It is a pain to do everything remotely > without a GUI. So, I installed VNC and config'd same as on local boxes for > dtlogin. This server does NOT have a display adapter and was not previously > starting an Xserver. When I boot the machine, these are the running root > processes: > ********************************* > root 0 0 0 12:24:44 ? 0:00 sched > root 1 0 0 12:24:44 ? 0:01 /etc/init - > root 2 0 0 12:24:44 ? 0:00 pageout > root 3 0 0 12:24:44 ? 0:02 fsflush > root 334 1 0 12:25:39 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/dmi/dmispd > root 96 1 0 12:24:55 ? 0:00 /opt/perf/bin/ttd > root 442 1 0 12:25:49 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/saf/sac -t 300 > root 179 1 0 12:25:29 ? 0:02 /usr/sbin/nscd > root 154 1 0 12:25:28 ? 0:02 /usr/sbin/inetd -s > root 115 1 0 12:25:01 ? 0:00 /opt/OV/dce/bin_exe/dced -b > root 127 1 0 12:25:16 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/rpcbind > root 129 1 0 12:25:16 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/keyserv > root 443 1 0 12:25:49 console 0:00 /usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -h -p p-h > console login: -T sun -d /dev/consol > root 159 1 0 12:25:28 ? 0:02 /usr/sbin/syslogd > root 195 1 0 12:25:30 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/power/powerd > root 323 1 0 12:25:38 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/snmp/snmpdx -y -c > /etc/snmp/conf > root 198 1 0 12:25:30 ? 0:02 /usr/lib/sendmail -bd -q1s > root 173 1 0 12:25:28 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron > root 208 1 0 12:25:30 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/utmpd > root 357 1 0 12:25:40 ? 0:00 /usr/local/apache/sbin/httpd > root 315 1 0 12:25:38 ? 0:00 /opt/perf/bin/perflbd > root 335 1 0 12:25:39 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/dmi/snmpXdmid -s > pogo-houston > root 425 415 0 12:25:46 ? 0:00 opcmsga > root 827 22920 0 14:59:49 pts/1 0:00 ps -ef > root 296 1 0 12:25:37 ? 0:08 /opt/perf/bin/scopeux > root 294 1 0 12:25:35 ? 0:00 /opt/perf/bin/midaemon > root 407 323 0 12:25:43 ? 0:00 mibiisa -p 32850 > root 26944 26869 0 14:44:36 ? 0:00 Xvnc :0 -httpd > /usr/local/vnc/classes -geometry 1152x864 -cc 3 -depth 8 -rfbwai > root 446 442 0 12:25:49 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/saf/ttymon > root 1050 315 0 12:30:05 ? 0:05 /opt/perf/bin/rep_server -t SCOPE > /var/opt/perf/datafiles/logglob > root 415 1 0 12:25:45 ? 0:01 opcctla -start > root 1055 315 0 12:30:08 ? 0:00 /opt/perf/bin/rep_server -t > FILESYS /var/opt/perf/datafiles/dsi/log_filesys > root 426 415 0 12:25:47 ? 0:01 opcacta > root 427 415 0 12:25:47 ? 0:01 opcle > root 428 415 0 12:25:47 ? 0:00 opcmona > root 429 415 0 12:25:47 ? 0:01 opcmsgi > root 1056 315 0 12:30:08 ? 0:00 /opt/perf/bin/agdbserver -t > alarmgen /var/opt/perf/datafiles/ > root 1057 1056 0 12:30:08 ? 0:00 /opt/perf/bin/alarmgen -svr > 1056 -t alarmgen /var/opt/perf/datafiles// > root 2160 154 0 12:39:51 ? 0:00 in.telnetd > root 26970 26956 0 14:44:41 ? 0:00 dtgreet -display :0 > root 26869 1 0 14:44:13 ? 0:00 /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -daemon > root 26956 26869 0 14:44:41 ? 0:00 /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -daemon > root 22769 154 0 14:24:45 ? 0:00 in.telnetd > root 26948 154 0 14:44:36 ? 0:00 in.comsat > *************************** > > After boot normal messages are written to "/var/dt/Xerrors": > *************************** > 01/03/01 14:30:59 Xvnc version 3.3.3r2 > 01/03/01 14:30:59 Copyright (C) AT&T Laboratories Cambridge. > 01/03/01 14:30:59 All Rights Reserved. > 01/03/01 14:30:59 See http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc for information on > VNC > 01/03/01 14:30:59 Desktop name 'x11' (p-h:0) > 01/03/01 14:30:59 Protocol version supported 3.3 > 01/03/01 14:30:59 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5900 > 01/03/01 14:30:59 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5800 > 01/03/01 14:30:59 URL http://p-h:5800 > ***************************** > > After I attempt to connect to the VNC session this is appended to > "/var/dt/Xerrors": > ***************************** > fbconsole: ioctl SRIOCSREDIR: Invalid argument > > Thu Mar 1 14:31:05 2001 > error (pid 24319): _@ > ***************************** > > Regards, > > Glenn Lovitz > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 15:37:15 -0600 > From: "Mac Reiter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > > At 03:13 PM 3/2/01 -0600, you wrote: > >Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong??? I've searched all the online > >resources to no avail... > > > >I have been using VNC for some time on my local LAN between my NT machine > >and Solaris workstations. I now also admin our company mail server which is > >also a Solaris 2.6 box on the WAN. It is a pain to do everything remotely > >without a GUI. So, I installed VNC and config'd same as on local boxes for > >dtlogin. This server does NOT have a display adapter and was not previously > >starting an Xserver. When I boot the machine, these are the running root > > My first blush is that you don't have any of the X support system > installed. Xvnc replaces the X server application, but the server > application is only one file out of a considerably suite of other servers, > fonts, config files, etc that is X11R6. I'm not sure how you would go > about installing X11R6 for Solaris 2.6. In theory, you could get source > from the X Consortium or from the XFree86 project (although I doubt the > XFree86 source will work very well on non-Intel CPUs). Hopefully someone > with more Solaris experience can verify and suggest ways of getting X > installed. > > Alternatively, you could try out Tridia VNC, which *claims* to be able to > remote control the console (text mode), which would be excellent for your > setup. When I pulled down the Tridia installer, it bombed while trying to > change ownership of some files to a userid and groupid that don't exist on > my system, so I'm not terribly impressed myself, but maybe it's just me. > > Mac > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 15:17:06 -0700 > From: "Mel Stotyn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > > Check pkginfo to see if you have FB, CDE, X code loaded on the local > machines but not the new remote one. For example: SUNWdfb, SUNWdtbas, > SUNWdtbax, SUNWdtcor, SUNWdtdmn, SUNWdtdte, SUNWdticn, SUNWdtwm > These may have many dependencies on the X subsystem packages: SUNWxw* > These are examples from my Solaris 8 system; YMMV > > Mel Stotyn, Senior Specialist mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 403 537-5913 > Quick Link Communications Ltd. http://www.qlccom.com 403 265-5558 > 1505, 311 6 Avenue SW > Calgary, AB > T2P 3H2 > > - -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Glenn Lovitz > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 2:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > > Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong??? I've searched all the online > resources to no avail... > > I have been using VNC for some time on my local LAN between my NT machine > and Solaris workstations. I now also admin our company mail server which is > also a Solaris 2.6 box on the WAN. It is a pain to do everything remotely > without a GUI. So, I installed VNC and config'd same as on local boxes for > dtlogin. This server does NOT have a display adapter and was not previously > starting an Xserver. When I boot the machine, these are the running root > processes: > > After I attempt to connect to the VNC session this is appended to > "/var/dt/Xerrors": > ***************************** > fbconsole: ioctl SRIOCSREDIR: Invalid argument > > Thu Mar 1 14:31:05 2001 > error (pid 24319): _@ > ***************************** > > Regards, > > Glenn Lovitz > > > - --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 14:59:46 -0800 (PST) > From: SI Reasoning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: kde2 and vnc problem > > That did the trick, thanks! > > > On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 02:13:53PM -0800, SI > > Reasoning wrote: > > > > > I have the tridia version of vnc (most recent > > release) > > > and just installed kde 2.1 on a Redhat 6.1. I had > > > previously been able to successfully run a > > vncserver > > > with kde 1 but now I get a signal 11 on just about > > any > > > kde program. > > > > I bet if you run the VNC server in 16 bit colour > > depth the problem > > goes away. I've seen that too, and so have other > > people on this list, > > but I don't know what causes it. > > > > Tim. > > */ > > > ===== > SI Reasoning > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > gnupg/pgp key id 035213BC > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 16:57:37 -0600 > From: "Glenn Lovitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > > I have checked everything and all is properly installed. I should have X, > CDE, OPENWIN, etc. available. There is nothing on my local system not on > the remote system other than an istalled framebuffer on display UNIX:0. > > - -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mel Stotyn > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 4:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > > > Check pkginfo to see if you have FB, CDE, X code loaded on the local > machines but not the new remote one. For example: SUNWdfb, SUNWdtbas, > SUNWdtbax, SUNWdtcor, SUNWdtdmn, SUNWdtdte, SUNWdticn, SUNWdtwm > These may have many dependencies on the X subsystem packages: SUNWxw* > These are examples from my Solaris 8 system; YMMV > > Mel Stotyn, Senior Specialist mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 403 537-5913 > Quick Link Communications Ltd. http://www.qlccom.com 403 265-5558 > 1505, 311 6 Avenue SW > Calgary, AB > T2P 3H2 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:17:46 -0600 > From: "Glenn Lovitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > > BTW -- as an additional test I just disabled my local display on one of my > local machines. DTLogin screen went off and was getting sys console > messages on "white" display 0 but VNC worked! This seems to be some sort of > phantom framebuffer issue... > > - -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Glenn Lovitz > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 3:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > > > Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong??? I've searched all the online > resources to no avail... > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 19:02:33 -0500 > From: "Peter C. Vernam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > > At 04:13 PM 3/2/01 , you wrote: > >Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong??? I've searched all the online > >resources to no avail... > > > >I have been using VNC for some time on my local LAN between my NT machine > >and Solaris workstations. I now also admin our company mail server which is > >also a Solaris 2.6 box on the WAN. ... > > Is there a firewall between your LAN and your WAN? If so, you will have to > open up holes for the VNC traffic. > > > > > Peter Vernam Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Draper Laboratory, MS 33 Voice: 617-258-2735 > 555 Technology Square Fax: 617-258-2705 > Cambridge, MA 02139 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:47:10 -0700 > From: "Mel Stotyn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > > The example box that I referred to below is a Netra t1 without a frame > buffer installed and Xvnc works fine, so it doesn't seem to depend on having > one. My box does have packages for the Elite, M64 and Creator frame buffers > loaded even though there isn't a card installed. > > Mel Stotyn, Senior Specialist mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 403 537-5913 > Quick Link Communications Ltd. http://www.qlccom.com 403 265-5558 > 1505, 311 6 Avenue SW > Calgary, AB > T2P 3H2 > > - -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Glenn Lovitz > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 3:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > > I have checked everything and all is properly installed. I should have X, > CDE, OPENWIN, etc. available. There is nothing on my local system not on > the remote system other than an istalled framebuffer on display UNIX:0. > > - -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mel Stotyn > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 4:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: VNC as only display on Sol 2.6 for CDE login?? > > > Check pkginfo to see if you have FB, CDE, X code loaded on the local > machines but not the new remote one. For example: SUNWdfb, SUNWdtbas, > SUNWdtbax, SUNWdtcor, SUNWdtdmn, SUNWdtdte, SUNWdticn, SUNWdtwm > These may have many dependencies on the X subsystem packages: SUNWxw* > These are examples from my Solaris 8 system; YMMV > > Mel Stotyn, Senior Specialist mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 403 537-5913 > Quick Link Communications Ltd. http://www.qlccom.com 403 265-5558 > 1505, 311 6 Avenue SW > Calgary, AB > T2P 3H2 > > > - --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------ > > End of vnc-list-digest V1 #1044 > ******************************* > > To stop receiving this digest, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the line 'unsubscribe vnc-list-digest' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
