VNC : can log in but i dont have a Gnome GUI

jasoncngo · 03-19-2003, 12:15 AM

Hi guys,

I am new to Linux so forgive my ignorance.

I have managed to log in to my Linux box but all I can see is a TWM Icon manager. I cant see the GUI

my startup script is below ~/.vnc/xstartup

[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & /var/X11R6/lib/xinit/xinitrc.gnome &

Could it be because I am running KDE ?

Thanx people

mayankjohri · 03-19-2003, 01:16 AM

my .vnc/xstartup file contains this and i get the kdm
##################################
#!/bin/sh

# Red Hat Linux VNC session startup script
exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
##################################

TimeSaver · 03-19-2003, 04:41 PM

Two Solutions try one by one:

1. start your VNC server not from a shell on the linux box but telnet it from remote and then start your vncserver. (Cuz looks like gnome is not started when it already has started the X once)

2. In your xstartup file, at the end type

kdestart &
startkde &

not both of the lines but just one..I forgot the command that if itis kdestart of startkde..just try. This should work.

jasoncngo · 03-19-2003, 08:54 PM

Its definitely startkde. thanks mayankjohri & TimeSaver

TimeSaver, I ussed startkde & in the xstartup script. I got a grey screen but cant see anything else !!!! The VNC screen says Roots X Desktop. Does this mean anything to you guys ?

Still stuck, can not get GUI through VNC, manage to get a Grey blank dotted screen with the cursor showing. !!!

HELP !!!!!!!

stikboy · 03-19-2003, 09:44 PM

if you login locally, and kde is your default dektop, just use mayankjohri's xstartup script - it's nothing fancy, just those 3 lines, but it will start your default Xsession in VNC

TimeSaver · 03-20-2003, 05:29 PM

Did u start the VNC server from the linux box itself or by telnet from a remote machine. Try via telnet and it will work. I had the same problem long back and came to this conclusion. Telnet to the linux box kill the VNC servers that u have started, do a ps -al and check the id's of Xvnc's and kill em.

Then start the VNC server with atleast the mayankjohri's lines in xstartup file and then try to connect it should work.