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    Question How do I get VNC access running?

    KNOPPIX_V7.0.4CD-2012-08-20-EN ..... Boy, this is great! It really looks good.

    I'm an old has-been and haven't used anything modern for years. I've been stuck using XP and W7, so as of this date I'm a newb.

    I started SSH and can get in with Putty fine.

    I don't know how (or if by default) to start the X11 server so that I can use TightVNC on a W7 machine to access the desktop on the LiveCD machine. I've set a root password.

    I tried and failed:
    x11vnc -display :0 -forever -passwd "ruby" &
    x11vnc
    x11vnc -display
    ...and...:
    x11vnc -create
    The last command I get:

    x11vnc version: 0.9.13 lastmod: 2011-08-10 pid: 5330
    17/11/2012 16:28:05
    17/11/2012 16:28:05 wait_for_client: WAIT:cmd=FINDCREATEDISPLAY-Xvfb
    17/11/2012 16:28:05
    17/11/2012 16:28:05 initialize_screen: fb_depth/fb_bpp/fb_Bpl 24/32/2560
    17/11/2012 16:28:05
    17/11/2012 16:28:05 Autoprobing TCP port
    17/11/2012 16:28:05 Autoprobing selected TCP port 5900
    17/11/2012 16:28:05 Autoprobing TCP6 port
    17/11/2012 16:28:05 Autoprobing selected TCP6 port 5900
    17/11/2012 16:28:05 listen6: bind: Address already in use
    17/11/2012 16:28:05 Not listening on IPv6 interface.
    17/11/2012 16:28:05

    The VNC desktop is: Microknoppix:0
    PORT=5900
    17/11/2012 16:28:25 Got connection from client 192.168.1.69
    17/11/2012 16:28:25 other clients:
    17/11/2012 16:28:25 Normal socket connection
    17/11/2012 16:28:25 incr accepted_client=1 for 192.168.1.69:9379 sock=5
    17/11/2012 16:28:25 wait_for_client: got client
    17/11/2012 16:28:25 Client Protocol Version 3.8
    17/11/2012 16:28:25 Protocol version sent 3.8, using 3.8
    17/11/2012 16:28:25 client progressed=1 in 6/8 0.013057 s
    17/11/2012 16:28:25 client useCopyRect: 192.168.1.69 0
    17/11/2012 16:28:25 client_set_net: 192.168.1.69 0.0128
    17/11/2012 16:28:25 wait_for_client: running: env X11VNC_SKIP_DISPLAY='' /bin/sh /tmp/x11vnc-find_display.ZGed3J

    The program "Xvfb" could not be found in PATH and standard locations.
    You probably need to install a package that provides the "Xvfb" program.
    Without it FINDCREATEDISPLAY mode may not be able to create an X display.

    xauth: file /root/.Xauthority does not exist
    17/11/2012 16:28:26 wait_for_client: find display cmd failed.
    17/11/2012 16:28:26 wait_for_client: FINDCREATEDISPLAY cmd: /bin/sh /tmp/x11vnc-find_display.ZGed3J Xvfb
    trying N=20 ...

    The program "Xvfb" could not be found in PATH and standard locations.
    You probably need to install a package that provides the "Xvfb" program.

    17/11/2012 16:28:29 wait_for_client: read failed: /bin/sh /tmp/x11vnc-find_display.ZGed3J Xvfb
    17/11/2012 16:28:29 fgets: No such file or directory


    The other commands just failed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't really know how to work with a LiveCD. Do I need to create a config file? Can I save it to the CD-RW? Do I need to download and install something from the Debian repo and modify the CD? I know it is probably something simple.

    Thanks in advance.

    PS. I got the access to windows machines running fine. Is there a way to setup access to the LiveCD machine from windows machines?

    The last time (years and years) I did this we used samba, but that was an installed machine and not a CD (let alone something as modern as 7.04).

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    Thumbs up RE: Previous post about VNC

    OK, I figured it out. Sorry.

    You have to run the x11vnc command from the LiveCD machine since thats the x11 server ...duh

    I was running the commands via a remote terminal session. There may be a way to do that but I just walked across the room and typed x11vnc in the local terminal as su and bingo.

    ok, ok, go ahead and throw things.....
    Last edited by Werner P. Schulz; 11-18-2012 at 11:05 AM.

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