[plug] VNC Shell Script

Brock Woolf ultima160 at iinet.net.au
Sun Nov 7 20:04:05 WST 2004


On 07/11/2004, at 7:51 PM, James Devenish wrote:

> In message <20041107114159.GP21780 at patrick.wattle.id.au>
> on Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 07:41:59PM +0800, Cameron Patrick wrote:
>> The version of x0rfbserver that I have doesn't like that at all.
>> Perhaps you're mixing up the behaviour of Xvnc (and other servers
>> derived from the original AT&T code) with x0rfbserver?
>
> Probably. Having never heard of x0rfbserver before, but working from
> Brock's descriptions, it sounds like it is starting its own X display
> rather than "hijacking" the user's console. This is a normal mode of 
> VNC
> operation, although it is not necessarily what people wanted to achieve
> and not necessarily what x0rfbserver is intended to facilitate. You can
> ask Brock to be more vague in his descriptions, too, if you like.

Although i do have an advanced knowledge of linux, i do not consider
myself to be an expert.
I supply as much information that seems relevant to me and/or that i 
know.
if I was an expert, i would do my best to supply more information.
Not that I don't appreciate your help, just saying :)

- Brock




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