I want to control my Linux PC from my XP machine - mainly because I have no space for another VGA terminal. I installed VNC. At the moment, I can start a new X session on the FC2 and thats great - but this is not the main X session that is active in the FC2, so whenever I shut down the XP (the conreoling computer) - all the processes that I created in the FC2 (the controlled computer) are being killed.
My target is to work from the XP on the FC2 directly - and not to open a new X session.
How can I do that?
Thanks
Yigal
On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 16:27:38 +0200, "YigalB" byigal@zahav.net.il wrote:
I want to control my Linux PC from my XP machine - mainly because I have no space for another VGA terminal. I installed VNC. At the moment, I can start a new X session on the FC2 and thats great - but this is not the main X session that is active in the FC2, so whenever I shut down the XP (the conreoling computer) - all the processes that I created in the FC2 (the controlled computer) are being killed.
My target is to work from the XP on the FC2 directly - and not to open a new X session.
How can I do that?
Have a pre-started X session that you connect to from the XP box. You never close that session, just close your VNC client on XP. In this example, the session is available on port 5901.
1. Make sure the VNC server is running
# chkconfig --list vncserver vncserver 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
2. Add a line to /etc/sysconfig/vncservers to start up a VNC server for your use from XP under your non-root user id:
# cat /etc/sysconfig/vncservers # The VNCSERVERS variable is a list of display:user pairs. # # Uncomment the line below to start a VNC server on display :1 # as my 'myusername' (adjust this to your own). You will also # need to set a VNC password; run 'man vncpasswd' to see how # to do that. # # DO NOT RUN THIS SERVICE if your local area network is # untrusted! For a secure way of using VNC, see # URL:http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/sshvnc.html.
VNCSERVERS="1:myuserid"
3. in ~/.vnc, create a file called "xstartup"
# cat xstartup #!/bin/sh
# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop: # unset SESSION_MANAGER # exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid grey vncconfig -iconic & exec gnome-session &
After getting all this done, restart the vncserver daemon and you'll have your session ready and waiting for you
I want to control my Linux PC from my XP machine - mainly because I have no space for another VGA terminal. I installed VNC. At
the moment,
I can start a new X session on the FC2 and thats great - but this is not the main X session that is active in the FC2, so whenever I shut down the XP (the conreoling computer) - all the processes that I created in the FC2 (the controlled computer) are being killed.
My target is to work from the XP on the FC2 directly - and
not to open
a new X session.
How can I do that?
Have a pre-started X session that you connect to from the XP box. You never close that session, just close your VNC client on XP. In this example, the session is available on port 5901.
- Make sure the VNC server is running
# chkconfig --list vncserver vncserver 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
- Add a line to /etc/sysconfig/vncservers to start up a VNC
server for your use from XP under your non-root user id:
# cat /etc/sysconfig/vncservers # The VNCSERVERS variable is a list of display:user pairs. # # Uncomment the line below to start a VNC server on display :1 # as my 'myusername' (adjust this to your own). You will also # need to set a VNC password; run 'man vncpasswd' to see how # to do that. # # DO NOT RUN THIS SERVICE if your local area network is # untrusted! For a secure way of using VNC, see # URL:http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/sshvnc.html.
VNCSERVERS="1:myuserid"
- in ~/.vnc, create a file called "xstartup"
# cat xstartup #!/bin/sh
# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop: # unset SESSION_MANAGER # exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid grey vncconfig -iconic & exec gnome-session &
After getting all this done, restart the vncserver daemon and you'll have your session ready and waiting for you
Thank you! I id it (the files were there,, I just had to uncomment one line) - and I think it works. Let me see if I understand: It's not like I wanted (to have a "video camera" looking at the FC2 screen). Instead, I can start X session from my XP, to close it - and to get back to it again. Even if I shut down my XP - I can relogin with VNC and see the same X session I started before (assuming the FC2 is always on). Am I right? If yes - that's good enough for me, as I can finally use the FC2 as the home server without keyboard, mouse and VGA.
On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 17:39:12 +0200, "YigalB" byigal@zahav.net.il wrote:
Thank you! I id it (the files were there,, I just had to uncomment one line) - and I think it works. Let me see if I understand: It's not like I wanted (to have a "video camera" looking at the FC2 screen). Instead, I can start X session from my XP, to close it - and to get back to it again. Even if I shut down my XP - I can relogin with VNC and see the same X session I started before (assuming the FC2 is always on). Am I right? If yes - that's good enough for me, as I can finally use the FC2 as the home server without keyboard, mouse and VGA.
Yes. The state of the XP machine is independent of whatever you are running on the virtual desktop. I set mine up this way to save walking down to the basement to work at the console.
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