Since this (or rather, Xnest/Xephyr) has been on the list a fair deal, here's my recipe for running Maemo UI over VNC. The benefits? No worries about bitdepths, for example..

First, on host Linux:

    - Install Xvnc and vncviewer ("apt-get install xvncviewer")
    - Start them:

    Xvnc -geometry 800x480 -dpi 96 -ac :68 -depth 16 &
    (sleep 2)
    vncviewer :68 &

Xvnc starts an X server (or is it client?) that Maemo output will go. And it provides that output to any VNC viewers that care to listen (yes, you can have multiple).

:68 is just a random digit (choose your favorite)
-dpi 96 seems to work (no idea, why the 'right' value would not)

Then, within Scratchbox:

    export DISPLAY=localhost:68
    af-sb-init.sh start

That should do it? I do have also some other stuff, but that shouldn't matter..?


If you want to run Maemo from, say, OS X (or even Pocket PC? ;) just open a connection to 192.168.1.3 (your Lnux host's IP, use 'ifconfig' to see it). This _has_ worked for me, but now did not. Might be a firewall issue or something?

Good luck! :)
-ak

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