knoppix without a monitor

[Harry Kuhman]

Check out krfb. http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/krfb it is installed as of 3.6 I think it has replaced vnc.

The link you gave has a comment on the page saying KRfb is a small server for the RFB protocol, better known as VNC., but I've tried running krfb and have a few problems with it. What comes up when I run krfb is the desktop sharing utility. It has a way to invite another user, but I can't see any way to configure it for normal vnc operation. And a vnc client run on another computer on my network can't find the Knoppix system (by IP address) while this is running. So it seems less than useful. Again, it seems a shame that such a useful program as the vnc server has been removed.

[jccalhoun]

I found this script you can use to add init.d after doing apt-get install vncserver and editing your .conf files to your liking.

# nano /etc/init.d/vncstart (replace nano with editor of your choice)

Then, enter in what I have below:

#! /bin/sh
NAME = vncstart
start ()
{
vncserver :1 -depth 24 -geometry 1000x750
}
stop()
{
vncserver -clean -kill :1
}
case "$1" in
start)
echo -n "Starting Xvnc: "
start
;;
stop)
echo -n "Stopping Xvnc "
stop
;;
restart)
echo -n "Restarting Xvnc "
stop
start
;;
*)
echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart}"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0

don't forget to then in the terminal run:

# chmod 755 /etc/init.d/vncstart

Since I'm lazy, to get this running under gentoo, of course use:

# rc-update add vncstart default

OR for Debian:

# update-rc.d vncstart defaults 50

OK, time for the very last bit:

# nano /root/.xsession

and enter in:

#!/bin/sh
startkde &

This will start kde when the vncserver is started at boot time.

ENJOY!

Other options which I will add later are for making it start as
someone other than root. If you need extra help, visit my site at
http://www.cahtech.co.uk, and the forums there too at
http://www.cahtech.co.uk/apps/bb

[zxc]

Check out krfb. http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/krfb it is installed as of 3.6 I think it has replaced vnc.

Is krfb running by default, or do I have to make it auto-start somehow?

[shah]

Instead of VNC, why don't you try FreeNX that comes with knoppix?

adduser -m NEW_USER

nxsetup --setup-nomachine-key

nxserver --useradd NEW_USER

nxserver --passwd NEW_USER

[ehmdjii]

i tried that nxserver, but i cant get the client to connect.

i always get authentication failed.
and i tried about every user/password combination.

thanks.

[shah]

I had similar problem before, but I solved it by recreating nomachine-key.
Follow eco2geek & garyng instruction about copying client.id_dsa.key and chmod 0755.
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...light=nxserver

[jccalhoun]

Check out krfb. http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/krfb it is installed as of 3.6 I think it has replaced vnc.

Is krfb running by default, or do I have to make it auto-start somehow?

there's a short cut in the menu. but you can shell out and type krfb. it does not run until you tell it.