Re: problem with vnc viewer not drawing a window

["Michal Suchanek" <hramrach%centrum.cz@localhost>]

On 17/08/2008, Michael Litchard <michael%schmong.org@localhost> wrote:
> vncviewer starts, but gives this error message
>  main:        InStream max string length exceeded
>
>  It will not draw a window
>
>  Here's the log from the machine running vncserver
>  Getting interface configuration (4): Device not configured
>  16/08/08 17:09:34 Xvnc version 3.3.3r2
>  16/08/08 17:09:34 Copyright (C) AT&T Laboratories Cambridge.
>  16/08/08 17:09:34 All Rights Reserved.
>  16/08/08 17:09:34 See http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc for information on 
> VNC
>  16/08/08 17:09:34 Desktop name 'X' (sophia:1)
>  16/08/08 17:09:34 Protocol version supported 3.3
>  16/08/08 17:09:34 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
>  16/08/08 17:09:34 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801
>  16/08/08 17:09:34   URL http://sophia:5801
>  xrdb: Can't open display ':1'
>  xsetroot:  unable to open display ':1'
>  xterm Xt error: Can't open display: :1
>  twm:  unable to open display ":1"
>

Apparently you failed to set up your X session properly.

If normal X sessions work try running Xvnc with startx.

That is set up your X link to point to Xvnc or find a way to specify
the X server to start (perhaps in .xserverrc).

HTH

Michal