Hi Bob Thanks a lot for the description of the workaround.
Best regards, // Ola On Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 01:30:08PM -0800, bob frazier wrote: > Package: tightvncserver > Version: 1.3.9-4 > Followup-For: Bug #476727 > > > there was some info about a possible workaround for Ubuntu, and I > attempted this myself. When I remove 'gnome-session' from the .vnc/xstartup > file and substitute the following 5 commands > > gnome-wm & > gnome-panel & > nautilus -no-default-window & > gnome-cups-icon & > gnome-volume-manager & > > the desktop loads (for the most part) without icons or background bitmap > and I'm able to run applications (like gnome-terminal) and the keyboard > seems to work ok. If I subsequently run 'gnome-session' then the > problem appears. gnome-session is rather complex and it appears to be > looking for settings that tightvncserver isn't supplying. I have also > seen frequent resizing of fonts etc. while typing if gnome-session is > running. > > > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: lenny/sid > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (500, 'testing') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) > Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > Versions of packages tightvncserver depends on: > ii libc6 2.7-15 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > ii libjpeg62 6b-14 The Independent JPEG Group's > JPEG > ii libx11-6 2:1.1.5-2 X11 client-side library > ii libxext6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 miscellaneous extension > librar > ii perl 5.10.0-16 Larry Wall's Practical > Extraction > ii x11-common 1:7.3+18 X Window System (X.Org) > infrastruc > ii xbase-clients 1:7.3+18 miscellaneous X clients - > metapack > ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime > > Versions of packages tightvncserver recommends: > ii xfonts-base 1:1.0.0-5 standard fonts for X > > Versions of packages tightvncserver suggests: > pn tightvnc-java <none> (no description available) > > -- no debconf information > > > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | http://inguza.com/ +46 (0)70-332 1551 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
