If you remove /usr/bin/mandrakegalaxy from the GNOME session start-up programs, you should be able to use GNOME in vnc as I was able to do in Xnest. This program actually starts a KDE dialog and is apparently the only thing that prevent GNOME from starting.
I tried that. It doesn't solve the vncserver problem here. I get the GNOME logon screen and GNOME runs normally, but a remote tightvnc viewer still shows only the default Mandrake desktop graphic with no icons or other controls as when running KDE.
-Bob
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