I have recently installed openSUSE 11.0 on my desktop at work. When I try to VNC to the box, I get the gray checkered background and nothing more.
Any help would be appreciated. I want to try to use Linux in the workplace as opposed to Windows but I must have the capability to access my computer remotely.
Thanks.
On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:06:03 GMT
shtaffa <shtaffa@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
> I have recently installed openSUSE 11.0 on my desktop at work. When I
> try to VNC to the box, I get the gray checkered background and nothing
> more.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. I want to try to use Linux in the
> workplace as opposed to Windows but I must have the capability to
> access my computer remotely.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
Hi
VNC doesn’t know what desktop to start. Might I suggest FreeNX or NX
from nomachine.com, it uses ssh for the connection.
http://en.opensuse.org/FreeNX_Server_HOWTO
Else have a look here;
http://en.opensuse.org/VNC_HOWTO
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Malcolm schrieb:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:06:03 GMT
> shtaffa <shtaffa@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
>> I have recently installed openSUSE 11.0 on my desktop at work. When I
>> try to VNC to the box, I get the gray checkered background and nothing
>> more.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated. I want to try to use Linux in the
>> workplace as opposed to Windows but I must have the capability to
>> access my computer remotely.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
> Hi
> VNC doesn’t know what desktop to start. Might I suggest FreeNX or NX
It starts twm as default, see .vnc/xstartup
I experienced the same problem with a blank screen on VNC connections to an openSUSE 11.0 boks the night between Saturday and Sunday. After much trial and error, attempt to follow what others suggested etc. I found the solution on the RealVNC forum where Jerome R. Westrick jerry “at” westrick.com on Fri Sep 14 16:26:04 2007 in a message wrote:
In Yast2 check the following setting:
System->/etc/syconfig Editor
Desktop->Display manager:
DISPLAYMANAGER_REMOTE_ACCESS = YES
I did that, and after a server restart (properly only needed an X restart, but at 2 AM no one really notice) I could connect to the openSUSE boks both locally, i.e. through localhost in a java-enable browser, and remotely from a windows XP boks using either a java-enable browser or the NoMachine client for Windows. Yes, I installed the FreeNX server on the openSUSE machine using the build-service and the one-click install.
With best regards from Niels