[mythtv-users] vncserver
Bruce Nordstrand
brucen at ksl.com.au
Mon Jul 10 17:15:34 UTC 2006
Thanks Gavin
I'll check that out and try it
Cheers
Bruce
Gavin Haslett wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-07-11 at 00:36 +1000, Bruce Nordstrand wrote:
>
>> Excellent! That's exactly what I want to do - connect my
>> proof-of-concept box to the TV and configure/use it via vncserver on my
>> Suse box. Off to lookup how to connect to it :)
>>
>> Cheers
>> Bruce
>>
>
> Note that if you want to actually control the frontend, this is not the
> way to do it. You need to set up your X server config file to include
> the VNC server module. Please see this snippet from my xorg.conf file;
>
> Section "Module"
> Load "v4l"
> Load "dbe"
> Load "extmod"
> Load "fbdevhw"
> Load "glx"
> Load "record"
> Load "freetype"
> Load "type1"
> Load "vnc"
> # Load "dri"
> EndSection
>
> Note the vnc module line... that loads the VNC server module so you can
> control the :0 desktop. In a VNC client you would put in <address>:0 to
> remote control the frontend.
>
> If you start up the vncserver as well (which is a different app) it'll
> start another desktop on :1 instead of :0... this gives you the ability
> to open up terminal sessions and windows on a virtual desktop, thus
> giving you a "backend control function" so to speak. I refer to it as my
> "out of band management". I can set it doing stuff like nuvexports or
> something and not affect my frontend, and without worrying about the
> machine running a nuvexport getting disconnected. Of course, then you've
> got worries about memory and CPU... :)
>
> I've got both set up. It's handy to have the ability to remote control
> the frontend sometimes, though generally the box is well enough
> configured that I rarely worry about it. I use the virtual desktop for
> systems upgrades, processes running in the background, monitoring using
> TOP, DF and other tools... generally doing stuff you don't want up on
> your TV while your kids are watching Spongebob Squarepants :)
>
> Gavin
>
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