Firefox doesn't launch when started via VNC

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I have OpenSuSE 11.0 (64bit) installed on HP desktop. I have configured vnc and can connect properly using tightvncviwer. I found that whenever I try to run Firefox 3.0, it just fails to launch. Konqueror runs fine. I am using KDE.

Is this a known issue?
Thanks
Arun

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Tried running it from the command line to see if any errors come back?

Good luck.

axgupta1 wrote:
| I have OpenSuSE 11.0 (64bit) installed on HP desktop. I have configured
| vnc and can connect properly using tightvncviwer. I found that whenever
| I try to run Firefox 3.0, it just fails to launch. Konqueror runs fine.
| I am using KDE.
|
| Is this a known issue?
| Thanks
| Arun
|
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  • ab@novell.com wrote, On 06/30/2008 04:08 AM:
    > Tried running it from the command line to see if any errors come back?

Wasn’t there an issue with FF trying to connect to a different display? I can’t really recall, nor can I find anything about it.

Uwe

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When I try to launch from command line, I get the following error:

Gdk-ERROR **: unable to find a usable depth
aborting…
/usr/bin/firefox: line 123: 3965 Aborted $MOZ_PROGRAM “$@”
arun@HPdesktop-linux:~>

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axgupta1 wrote:

>
> When I try to launch from command line, I get the following error:
>
> Gdk-ERROR **: unable to find a usable depth
> aborting…
> /usr/bin/firefox: line 123: 3965 Aborted $MOZ_PROGRAM
> “$@”
> arun@HPdesktop-linux:~>
>
>

What bit-depth are you running your VNC in? Firefox (FF) is likely expecting
24 bit colors, and maybe you’re running in 8-bit color in VNC?

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L R Nix
lornix@lornix.com

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I am running vnc at 32-bit color depth. I have nVidia graphics card with dedicated 256MB memory. Why only Firefox complains? Konqueror runs fine.

Thanks…
Arun

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After changing color depth to 24 in vnc, Firefox runs fine. Thanks for helping me identify and resolve the issue.

I am loving OpenSuSE 11 so far and want to make it my main OS instead of Windows. This version is way better than 10.2.

I am trying to do on Linux whatever I could in Windows. So far it has been a success without putting in a lot of effort. Thanks to help from seasoned Linux gurus like yourselves, I am hoping I will be able to achieve my goal.

Arun