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donjames
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 Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 4:34 pm Post subject: X11vnc failed to start |
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Hi,
I am trying to run x11vnc on my Pi4 with 8gb ram.
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/etc/init.d/x11vnc start
start-stop-daemon: failed to start '/usr/bin/x11vnc'
ERROR: x11vnc failed to start
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cat /var/log/x11vnc
09/09/2020 13:55:39 passing arg to libvncserver: -rfbauth
09/09/2020 13:55:39 passing arg to libvncserver: /etc/x11vnc.pass
09/09/2020 13:55:39 passing arg to libvncserver: -rfbport
09/09/2020 13:55:39 passing arg to libvncserver: 5900
09/09/2020 13:55:39 x11vnc version: 0.9.16 lastmod: 2019-01-05 pid: 5315
09/09/2020 13:55:39 -auth guess: failed for display=':0'
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Can someone give me a clue about what is going on here?
Thanks,
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Logicien
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| Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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Hello,
the parameter -auth guess is guilty according with your log. It's better to put the auth file of the display manager you use or the .Xauthority file of the user connected to the X server instead of guess. In plus it's good to start X11vnc through the Xinetd super server. Than X11vnc will be started only on demand by the Vnc client.
A Vnc client demand of connection must happen only when an X session is already activate on the Vnc server side by the display manager or an X user. Than the authority files are already generated. So, in this sequence you reduce the chances that X11vnc fail to start because of a missing authority file.
As an alternative you can install the tigervnc xorg extension who work better in my opinion than X11vnc. You have to activate the extension for example in the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/Module.conf
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Load "vnc"
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and set the security type for example in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/Screen.conf
| Code: | Section "Screen"
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Option "SecurityTypes" "none"
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I use no password but you can set one that the Vnc client must enter to access the TigerVnc server. You don't need to use an authority file with the tigervnc xorg extension. It's possible to start the default X session through Vnc if no X session is up.
X11vnc have a lot of options but the tigervnc xorg extension work with not too much efforts. The Vnc protocol have a lot of possibilities and is supported by many different servers.
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donjames
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| Logicien wrote: | Hello,
the parameter -auth guess is guilty according with your log. It's better to put the auth file of the display manager you use or the .Xauthority file of the user connected to the X server instead of guess. In plus it's good to start X11vnc through the Xinetd super server. Than X11vnc will be started only on demand by the Vnc client.
A Vnc client demand of connection must happen only when an X session is already activate on the Vnc server side by the display manager or an X user. Than the authority files are already generated. So, in this sequence you reduce the chances that X11vnc fail to start because of a missing authority file.
As an alternative you can install the tigervnc xorg extension who work better in my opinion than X11vnc. You have to activate the extension for example in the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/Module.conf
| Code: | Section "Module"
Load "vnc"
EndSection
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and set the security type for example in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/Screen.conf
| Code: | Section "Screen"
...
Option "SecurityTypes" "none"
...
EndSection |
I use no password but you can set one that the Vnc client must enter to access the TigerVnc server. You don't need to use an authority file with the tigervnc xorg extension. It's possible to start the default X session through Vnc if no X session is up.
X11vnc have a lot of options but the tigervnc xorg extension work with not too much efforts. The Vnc protocol have a lot of possibilities and is supported by many different servers. |
Hi,
I created /etc/X11/xorg.conf/Module.conf and entered the two sections that you suggested. x11vnc still own't start.
I have no idea how to make tigervnc run as a server.
Regards,
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Logicien
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You must emerge the tigervnc xorg extension to make it available to Xorg. When you use the tigervnc xorg extension you must not use X11vnc. You must stop the X11vnc service.
The tigervnc xorg extension module start the TigerVnc server when Vnc clients ask to connect to it and your X session.
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donjames
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Logicien wrote: | You must emerge the tigervnc xorg extension to make it available to Xorg. When you use the tigervnc xorg extension you must not use X11vnc. You must stop the X11vnc service.
The tigervnc xorg extension module start the TigerVnc server when Vnc clients ask to connect to it and your X session. |
How do I emerge the tigervnc or extension?
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Logicien
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I don't know if this extension is in Portage or need to be compile from an overlay but you can make a search with emerge with the keyword tiger or vnc to know if it is in Portage. Maybe there is a USE flag for it.
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