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While I thank you all for the good comments I must admit that they didn't
solve the issue so my googling went on... Eventually I have found an email
thread which, although related to Suse 9.2, pointed me in the right
direction:
<snip>
The fact that you are getting the screen with the X cursor indicates
that the VNC Server program is working properly. The absence of a logon
screen would indicate that KDM is not allowing XDMCP connections.
</snip>
You can find the message here:
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2005-Apr/1049.html
So, now my problem is SOLVED, I'll briefly recap what happened below:
PROBLEM:
1. PC running Suse 10, VNC connection shows a grey screen but no login
2. YAST2: allow Remote Administration, make sure Port is Open In Firewall is
checked
2a. at least service "vnc1" should be ON by default in xinetd (YAST2)
2b. Remote Administration should be actually allowed in Firewall (YAST2)
SOLUTION:
2. su to root and "vi /etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc", at the bottom
of the file look for "[Xdmcp]" section, right below it there should be
"Enable=true" instead of "Enable=false"
3. don't forget to "rcxdm restart"
Comments are welcome.
Thanks,
-mw
NOTE:
- "$defaultXStartup" defined in "/usr/X11R6/bin/vncserver" seems to be
totally irrelevant (in fact KDE starts in my case despite "twm" is at line
63)
- also SaX2, which has a VNC tab where one can enable/disable the service,
doesn't seem to have any effects
On 12/9/05, ka1ifq
On Friday 09 December 2005 12:52, Mello wrote:
I do have a second network i/f in fact but it is shown as "Not configured" in YAST2 (Network Devices -> Network Card). What do exactly mean by "disabling"?
Sorry, thats what I meant. I set mine to "not configured" and init3 / init5 and all was well again.
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