KDE or X remolty

[KujaX]

IS there anyway of access KDE or any other X manager tho debian Console remoltey i have full right but when i do startx in console it comes up with No screen attached and crap how would i set it up remotly soo that i can access KDE or Gnome or whatever from here?

[scottlc]

Use TightVNC.

[KujaX]

Cheers for that i try it out right away

[Kane]

Just FYI when I was remotely logging in to my Linux box from Cygwin, if I wanted to use X, I had to startx before loggin in to the remote machine, and then IIRC I had to startx again.

[KujaX]

Well the trouble about that I dont have access phsyicaley to startX soo I see if i can get my friend to start it

[lord_muad_dib]

be sure to download vncserver with apt-get first

and type: man vncserver

[KujaX]

Oh thanks no wonder why i tryed doing apt-get install tightvnc cheers

[KillerShots]

The package name is tightvnc. It includes vncserver. You can start and stop vncserver on demand through an ssh connection, or you can start it locally and leave it running indefinately. For internet use, I use:

vncserver :0 -geometry 1270x966 -depth 8

For internal (LAN) use, I just increase the depth to 24

[Kane]

I mean you have to startx on the bash shell of the machine you are remotely logging in from not to.

[KujaX]

wolfcub:~# vncserver :0 -geometry 1270x966 -depth 8

You will require a password to access your desktops.

Password:
Verify:

Warning: wolfcub:0 is taken because of /tmp/.X11-unix/X0
Remove this file if there is no X server wolfcub:0
A VNC server is already running as :0

dam i keep getting that

edit: seeing Kane posted before me I cant start x i keep getting

wolfcub:~# startx

warning: process set to nice value 0 instead of -10 as requested

This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any
way. Bugs may be reported to XFree86@XFree86.Org and patches submitted
to fixes@XFree86.Org. Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions,
please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository
(http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs)

XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
Release Date: 21 December 2001
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.3-bk2 i686 [ELF]
Module Loader present
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Jun 4 20:11:57 2004
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Generic Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "Generic Video Card"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) XKB: model: "pc104"
(**) XKB: layout: "UK"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(--) using VT number 7

(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
(II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
(--) PCI:*(0:13:0) S3 Trio64V2/DX or /GX rev 22, Mem @ 0xf8000000/26
(--) PCI: (0:17:0) S3 Trio64V2/DX or /GX rev 22, Mem @ 0xf4000000/26
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a
(II) Module GLcore: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
(II) Module dri: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a
(II) Module drm: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.1.9
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a
(II) Module glx: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libpex5.a
(II) Module pex5: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/librecord.a
(II) Module record: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.13.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a
(II) Module speedo: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libxie.a
(II) Module xie: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.o
(II) Module vesa: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(WW) VESA: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0:17:0) found
(--) Chipset vesa found
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
(II) VESA(0): initializing int10
(II) VESA(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
(II) VESA(0): VESA BIOS detected
(**) VESA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 24
(==) VESA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) VESA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) VESA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(++) VESA(0): DPI set to (100, 100)
(EE) VESA(0): No matching modes
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to submit@bugs.debian.org.

X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
wolfcub:~#

[KillerShots]

OK, I think we're dealing with multiple problems here...

On the server, was X running when you tried to start vnc? You can run both at once, but I think the local X likes to use :0. Try :1 if you need to have a local instance running. If you don't have X running locally, then remove the file it suggested and try again. When you connect with the client, you'll need to add :1 after the IP or name address (no space)

On the client (I assume that's where you're posting yor XFree log file), I'd hazard a guess that you haven't configured XFree yet. Have you run xf86config yet? If not, that's a good first step. If you're using an nVidia or ATI card, select the VESA driver, not your card's driver (they don't tend to work, but they have updated drivers). Beyond that, you know your hardware better than I do from here . Just answer the questions it asks. Once you get X running, I suggest you go to the appropriate site (either nVidia or ATI) and get their drivers... their instructions are actually quite good (I've used both).

EDIT: Oh, wow... the machine with that log has an S3 Virge... hmm... I had some difficulty getting that to work with non-vesa drivers... but then I think vesa does everything linux would know what to do with that card anyways. Stick with the vesa drivers