[fedora-arm] Problems with tigervnc-server

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 08/19/2014 08:43 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> First, I have gotten tigervnc-server working on the Fedora20 remix for 
> my cubieboard2, so I have the steps down. At least for F20.
>
> I am running Fedora-Minimal-armhfp-21-20140815-sda.raw.xz on my 
> cubieboard2. I have done basic setup and have only moved ssh to a 
> non-standard port (see my posts on selinux issues, but not germaine 
> here).
>
> I installed Xfce: yum groupinstall "Xfce Desktop" --nogpgcheck
>
> This took 640 rpms?! And installed tigervnc-server.
>
> I logged in as me an created my .vnc/passwd file with vncpasswd.
>
> I then configured the start script with:
>
> cp /lib/systemd/system/vncserver at .service 
> /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:3.service
> vi /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:3.service
> where I replaced <user> with my userid.
>
> I also opened tcp port 5903 with: firewall-cmd --permanent 
> --add-port=5903/tcp
>
> Now wanting to be 'clean', I rebooted then:
>
> # systemctl enable vncserver@:3.service
> Created symlink from 
> /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/vncserver@:3.service to 
> /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:3.service.
>
> # systemctl start vncserver@:3.service
> Job for vncserver@:3.service failed. See 'systemctl status 
> vncserver@:3.service' and 'journalctl -xn' for details.
>
> # systemctl -l status vncserver@:3.service
> ● vncserver@:3.service - Remote desktop service (VNC)
> Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:3.service; enabled)
> Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2014-08-19 08:06:13 EDT; 
> 1min 4s ago
> Process: 980 ExecStart=/sbin/runuser -l rgm -c /usr/bin/vncserver %i 
> (code=exited, status=126)
> Process: 976 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c /usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > 
> /dev/null 2>&1 || : (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
>
> Aug 19 08:05:47 cb2.htt-consult.com systemd[1]: Starting Remote 
> desktop service (VNC)...
> Aug 19 08:06:13 cb2.htt-consult.com systemd[1]: vncserver@:3.service: 
> control process exited, code=exited status=126
> Aug 19 08:06:13 cb2.htt-consult.com systemd[1]: Failed to start Remote 
> desktop service (VNC).
> Aug 19 08:06:13 cb2.htt-consult.com systemd[1]: Unit 
> vncserver@:3.service entered failed state.
>
> I rebooted and checked again:
>
> # systemctl -l status vncserver@:3.service
> ● vncserver@:3.service - Remote desktop service (VNC)
> Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:3.service; enabled)
> Active: activating (start) since Thu 1970-01-01 00:00:22 EST; 44 years 
> 7 months ago
> Process: 608 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c /usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > 
> /dev/null 2>&1 || : (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
> Control: 615 (runuser)
> CGroup: /system.slice/system-vncserver.slice/vncserver@:3.service
> ‣ 615 /sbin/runuser -l rgm -c /usr/bin/vncserver :3
>
> Looks like it is running! Great, so I check for the pid under my userid:
>
> # ls /home/rgm/.vnc/
> passwd
>
> What? Only passwd that I had earlier created? Where is the pid, log, 
> and the xstartup files?
>
> So I restarted vncserver:
>
> # systemctl restart vncserver@:3.service
> Job for vncserver@:3.service failed. See 'systemctl status 
> vncserver@:3.service' and 'journalctl -xn' for details.
>
> # systemctl -l status vncserver@:3.service
> ● vncserver@:3.service - Remote desktop service (VNC)
> Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:3.service; enabled)
> Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2014-08-19 08:26:17 EDT; 
> 25s ago
> Process: 999 ExecStart=/sbin/runuser -l rgm -c /usr/bin/vncserver %i 
> (code=exited, status=126)
> Process: 995 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c /usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > 
> /dev/null 2>&1 || : (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
>
> Aug 19 08:26:17 cb2.htt-consult.com systemd[1]: vncserver@:3.service: 
> control process exited, code=exited status=126
> Aug 19 08:26:17 cb2.htt-consult.com systemd[1]: Failed to start Remote 
> desktop service (VNC).
> Aug 19 08:26:17 cb2.htt-consult.com systemd[1]: Unit 
> vncserver@:3.service entered failed state.
>
> So one of the following (or something I have not guessed):
>
> I missed installing something else needed like tigervnc client?
> Something broken for using vncserver in F21.
> Because no video for Allwinner, this is somehow impacting vncserver 
> startup. And thus no remote graphical access at all (that is a scary 
> thought, why would it matter anyway?).
>
> So any assistance on trouble shooting this? I am going to install all 
> of tigervnc stuff now to see if it makes a difference, but I don't see 
> why it would. Anyone with working video, if they could see if 
> vncserver works for them?
>

Installing the tigervnc client did not make a difference.  Still failing 
to start.