[opensuse] VNC Issue Resolved w/ OpenSUSE 11.1
I've been having some problems using the VNC server with OpenSUSE 11.1. I could connect to the VNC server, but I got an X11 mesh background with no login prompt. After searching and not finding much useful information, I found the problem. Looking at the command line in the xinetd.d/vnc file, there is an argument "-query localhost". When I changed the argument to "-broadcast" things started working. For fun, I changed the line to "-query 127.0.0.1" and that worked as well. This put me on the right track. Examining the file /etc/hosts, there are entries: 127.0.0.1 localhost # special IPv6 addresses ::1 localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback If I take "localhost" from the IPv6 line of the /etc/hosts file, then VNC works as expected. I changed this back and forth a few times, and confirmed that changing this entry resolved the issue. -- George Sexton MH Software, Inc. Voice: +1 303 438 9585 URL: http://www.mhsoftware.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 5:17 PM, George Sexton
I've been having some problems using the VNC server with OpenSUSE 11.1.
I could connect to the VNC server, but I got an X11 mesh background with no login prompt.
After searching and not finding much useful information, I found the problem.
Looking at the command line in the xinetd.d/vnc file, there is an argument "-query localhost". When I changed the argument to "-broadcast" things started working. For fun, I changed the line to
"-query 127.0.0.1"
and that worked as well.
This put me on the right track. Examining the file /etc/hosts, there are entries:
127.0.0.1 localhost
# special IPv6 addresses ::1 localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback
If I take "localhost" from the IPv6 line of the /etc/hosts file, then VNC works as expected.
I changed this back and forth a few times, and confirmed that changing this entry resolved the issue.
-- George Sexton MH Software, Inc. Voice: +1 303 438 9585 URL: http://www.mhsoftware.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Thanks, George, sounds like you did some quality research... but, unfortunately, none of the steps described above seem to work for me, even though I have what looks like exactly the same problem as you. Well, there must be other factors involved, I guess. Boris. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 25 March 2009 10:52:05 pm Boris Epstein wrote:
Thanks, George, sounds like you did some quality research... but, unfortunately, none of the steps described above seem to work for me, even though I have what looks like exactly the same problem as you. Well, there must be other factors involved, I guess.
As root, run rcnscd stop and then try again. This problem with vnc is a bug that was recently reported. It is being worked on Anders -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Anders Johansson
On Wednesday 25 March 2009 10:52:05 pm Boris Epstein wrote:
Thanks, George, sounds like you did some quality research... but, unfortunately, none of the steps described above seem to work for me, even though I have what looks like exactly the same problem as you. Well, there must be other factors involved, I guess.
As root, run
rcnscd stop
and then try again.
This problem with vnc is a bug that was recently reported. It is being worked on
Anders -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Thanks, Anders! Just tried your suggestion. Unfortunately, it did not work. Boris. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Did you try using -broadcast in the /etc/xinetd.d/vnc file? Boris Epstein wrote:
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 5:17 PM, George Sexton
wrote: I've been having some problems using the VNC server with OpenSUSE 11.1.
I could connect to the VNC server, but I got an X11 mesh background with no login prompt.
After searching and not finding much useful information, I found the problem.
Looking at the command line in the xinetd.d/vnc file, there is an argument "-query localhost". When I changed the argument to "-broadcast" things started working. For fun, I changed the line to
"-query 127.0.0.1"
and that worked as well.
This put me on the right track. Examining the file /etc/hosts, there are entries:
127.0.0.1 localhost
# special IPv6 addresses ::1 localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback
If I take "localhost" from the IPv6 line of the /etc/hosts file, then VNC works as expected.
I changed this back and forth a few times, and confirmed that changing this entry resolved the issue.
-- George Sexton MH Software, Inc. Voice: +1 303 438 9585 URL: http://www.mhsoftware.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Thanks, George, sounds like you did some quality research... but, unfortunately, none of the steps described above seem to work for me, even though I have what looks like exactly the same problem as you. Well, there must be other factors involved, I guess.
Boris.
-- George Sexton MH Software, Inc. Voice: +1 303 438 9585 URL: http://www.mhsoftware.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:37 AM, George Sexton
Did you try using -broadcast in the /etc/xinetd.d/vnc file?
Yes, Sir, I did... No dice, unfortunately. Boris. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
And are you using KDE or Gnome? Boris Epstein wrote:
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:37 AM, George Sexton
wrote: Did you try using -broadcast in the /etc/xinetd.d/vnc file?
Yes, Sir, I did... No dice, unfortunately.
Boris.
-- George Sexton MH Software, Inc. Voice: +1 303 438 9585 URL: http://www.mhsoftware.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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