VNC Server on Redhat ES 3.0-blank screen w/ cursor for Gnome

[Chris Riffle]

Hello-
(sorry if this has already been hashed out in another thread -- )

I am trying to get VNC running on a RH ES 3.0 (fresh install) box that will
get me to a Gnome session.
I'm able to get it to work using twm, but when I alter my /.vnc/xstartup
file to start w/ Gnome, I get a blank (almost black) screen with a cursor.
I wait and wait for Gnome- but all I can do is move a cursor around and do
nothing else.

Can anybody point me in the right direction here? (I'm fairly new to Gnome
and X, as we've only run Linux for DNS servers mainly, w/ no GUI...)

* I have done the following so far:
-Installed with OS: vnc-4.0-0.beta4.1.1
-altered /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess (saved Xaccess.orig)--uncommented "any host
can get a login window".
-altered /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf (saved gdm.conf.bak) --set [xdmcp]
Enable=true
**I don't know if those steps were actually necessary**

Thanks for any help!
-Chris



Below is a bunch of info including my xstartup file and some logs:

Here's how it goes for me:
***********************************************************************
[***@s02 .vnc]$ vncserver

New 's02.intranet.aionent.net:1 (chris)' desktop is
s02.intranet.aionent.net:1

Starting applications specified in /home/chris/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/chris/.vnc/s02.intranet.aionent.net:1.log

[***@s02 .vnc]$ ps -aux | grep vnc
chris 2846 0.1 1.1 8564 5748 pts/0 S 10:03 0:00 Xvnc :1
-desktop s02.intranet.aionent.net:1 (chris) -httpd /usr/share/vnc/classes
-auth /home/chris/.Xauthority -geometry 1024x768 -depth 16 -rfbwait 30000
-rfbauth /home/chris/.vnc/passwd -rfbport 5901 -pn


*****************xstartup is:**********************************
[***@s02 .vnc]$ cat ./xstartup
#!/bin/sh

# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
# unset SESSION_MANAGER
# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
# xsetroot -solid grey
#vncconfig -iconic &
#xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
gnome-start &
[***@s02 .vnc]$

**************log after attempting VNC login from windows XP
box:*************************
[***@s02 .vnc]$ cat ./s02.intranet.aionent.net:1.log

Xvnc version 4.0b4 - built Sep 5 2003 13:04:00
Underlying X server release 40300000, The XFree86 Project, Inc


Sat Apr 24 10:03:16 2004
vncext: VNC extension running!
vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5901
vncext: Listening for HTTP connections on port 5801
vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
error opening security policy file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing
from list!
xrdb: No such file or directory
xrdb: can't open file '/home/chris/.Xresources'
/home/chris/.vnc/xstartup: line 11: gnome-start: command not found

Sat Apr 24 10:07:50 2004
Connections: accepted: 192.168.0.13::3679
SConnection: Client needs protocol version 3.3

Sat Apr 24 10:07:53 2004
Client: Server default pixel format depth 16 (16bpp) little-endian
rgb565
Client: Client pixel format depth 8 (8bpp) bgr233

Sat Apr 24 10:11:14 2004
Connections: closed: 192.168.0.13::3679 (Clean disconnection)
SMsgWriter: framebuffer updates 436
SMsgWriter: ZRLE rects 872, bytes 21015
SMsgWriter: raw bytes equivalent 1018464, compression ratio 48.463669
[***@s02 .vnc]$

[William Hooper]

Chris Riffle said:
[snip]

Post by Chris Riffle
-altered /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess (saved Xaccess.orig)--uncommented "any host
can get a login window".
-altered /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf (saved gdm.conf.bak) --set [xdmcp]
Enable=true
**I don't know if those steps were actually necessary**

No, they aren't.
[snip]

Post by Chris Riffle
*****************xstartup is:**********************************
#!/bin/sh
# unset SESSION_MANAGER
# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

Did you try this?
[snip]

Post by Chris Riffle
/home/chris/.vnc/xstartup: line 11: gnome-start: command not found

There's your answer. IIRC you don't want "gnome-start" but
"gnome-session". Is Gnome installed?

[Chris Riffle]

Thanks William!
I do feel a little "dense" for not spotting that! :o\

Yep, Gnome's installed. (I usually start it with "startx" from the
console)It's working as I thought it would now.

Should I be concerned about-

xrdb: No such file or directory<
xrdb: can't open file '/home/chris/.Xresources'<

??

Thanks again.

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: VNC Server on Redhat ES 3.0-blank screen w/
cursor for Gnome
[snip]

Post by Chris Riffle
-altered /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess (saved

Xaccess.orig)--uncommented "any

Post by Chris Riffle
host can get a login window". -altered /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf (saved
gdm.conf.bak) --set [xdmcp] Enable=true
**I don't know if those steps were actually necessary**

No, they aren't.
[snip]

Post by Chris Riffle
*****************xstartup is:**********************************
#!/bin/sh
# unset SESSION_MANAGER
# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

Did you try this?
[snip]

Post by Chris Riffle
/home/chris/.vnc/xstartup: line 11: gnome-start: command not found

There's your answer. IIRC you don't want "gnome-start" but
"gnome-session". Is Gnome installed?
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[William Hooper]

Post by Chris Riffle
Thanks William!
I do feel a little "dense" for not spotting that! :o\
Yep, Gnome's installed. (I usually start it with "startx" from the
console)It's working as I thought it would now.
Should I be concerned about-

xrdb: No such file or directory<
xrdb: can't open file '/home/chris/.Xresources'<

Scanning man xrdb doesn't look like it is a big issue. My home directory
doesn't have an .Xresources file either. Maybe your config is having
issues reading the default (/etc/X11/Xresources)? It is part of the
xinitrc package.