[mythtv-users] vncserver

[Michael Weinbergs - Network Administrator]

You could also use NX (ie FC4: yum install freenx)
That's what I use.



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From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Nordstrand
Sent: Tuesday, 11 July 2006 3:16 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] vncserver

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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