tightvnc and modular x11 [SOLVED]

bigbob73 · Last edited by bigbob73 on Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:06 pm; edited 1 time in total

Has anybody had any luck running tightvnc with the new modular x11? I finally got it to build, but it bombs out with the following error...

Couldn't start Xvnc; trying default font path.
Please set correct fontPath in the vncserver script.
Couldn't start Xvnc process.

Couldn't open RGB_DB '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb'
01/03/06 08:23:10 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3dev7
01/03/06 08:23:10 Copyright (C) 2000-2003 Constantin Kaplinsky
01/03/06 08:23:10 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge
01/03/06 08:23:10 All Rights Reserved.
01/03/06 08:23:10 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC
01/03/06 08:23:10 Desktop name 'X' (mauller:1)
01/03/06 08:23:10 Protocol versions supported: 3.7t, 3.7, 3.3
01/03/06 08:23:10 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
01/03/06 08:23:10 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801
01/03/06 08:23:10 URL http://mauller:5801
Font directory '/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/' not found - ignoring
Font directory '/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/' not found - ignoring

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
Couldn't open RGB_DB '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb'
01/03/06 08:23:11 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3dev7
01/03/06 08:23:11 Copyright (C) 2000-2003 Constantin Kaplinsky
01/03/06 08:23:11 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge
01/03/06 08:23:11 All Rights Reserved.
01/03/06 08:23:11 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC
01/03/06 08:23:11 Desktop name 'X' (mauller:1)
01/03/06 08:23:11 Protocol versions supported: 3.7t, 3.7, 3.3
01/03/06 08:23:11 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
01/03/06 08:23:11 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801
01/03/06 08:23:11 URL http://mauller:5801
Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/' not found - ignoring
Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/' not found - ignoring
Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/' not found - ignoring
Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/' not found - ignoring
Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/' not found - ignoring

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'

bigbob
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bigbob73 · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:05 pm Post subject:

OK. all you have to do is open /usr/bin/vncserver in a text editor and change the font paths to /usr/share/fonts/* and change the path for rgb to /usr/share/X11/rgb. everything should work then.

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dolcraith · n00b Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 56

I've modified /usr/bin/vncserver and replaced the font paths and rgb paths with their respective values but i still get

Couldn't start Xvnc; trying default font path.
Please set correct fontPath in the vncserver script.
Couldn't start Xvnc process.

Any hints?

sarah_t_s · n00b Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 21

Got exactly the same issue here. Anyone have ideas?

grimm26 · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject:

I got the same issue before I went to modular X. However, this topic is marked solved, so no one is going to look at it.
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bigbob73 · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:22 pm Post subject:

cwng · n00b Joined: 21 Nov 2002 Posts: 68 Location: Singapore

The fix depends on whether you are using the fontxerver. Iam, so the ncserver should only go to "unix:/-1" for font.

So, open up /usr/bin/vncserver, and comment out any line containing "$fontPath = ..." that is not "unix:/-1".

If you don't use fontserver, then look at your /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and use the same font path in /usr/bin/vncserver as in xorg.conf.

Hope this helps.