vnc or anything better

darthaxul · 09-08-2008, 11:10 PM

installed vnc4server, connected to vnc4server using vncviewer, it just gives me terminal in window and i can run any application fine, but thats not what i wanted.
(The vncserver is displaying a desktop, i know that for sure) but how do I "spy" on that machines desktop? am i using wrong software for what i want?

keithieopia · 09-08-2008, 11:21 PM

"Spy"? The makers of keithieopia do not promote any illegal activity...

It should be showing you a desktop, so it's probably a configuration issue. There's a pretty good guide on how to set it up here, it's for ubuntu, but should be the same or very similar for other distributions.

darthaxul · 09-09-2008, 12:19 AM

I dont think its possible with this software unless I cant duplicate the xorg display session to my go to my vncviewer.
I tried to "startxfce4" and it gave "server is already active for display :1.0", but it started a new blank desktop, i wanted to view the already active one.
I just need the syntax of DISPLAY=???

keithieopia · 09-09-2008, 10:27 AM

As I said look at the guide. It's defiantly possible to display your current X session... in fact that's the whole point to VNC (otherwise use SSH).

If all else fails vino & tightvncserver are all great VNC servers that I know work (because I use them!). Hope that helps.

darthaxul · 09-12-2008, 03:15 PM

When I try to connect all i get is a black screen. The output of the server says xdamage is not working well... misses 32/203 try -noxdamage.
I tried that and same...black screen.

darthaxul · 09-12-2008, 04:12 PM

I got it working, i just had to uncomment some rediculous line in xstartup config.

darthaxul · 09-17-2008, 08:11 PM

Man now its broke...I remotely started comp, then started xorg via ssh but when I vncview the remote computer the xfce desktop acts like a picture(its frozen).