Adding xvnc to .xsession

[uggla]

Hi!
I have three boot options: Xorg, Xvesa and xvnc. Xorg and Xvesa automatically adds the correct line to .xsession but xvnc doesn't. How can I achieve this?

[curaga]

x11vnc is not an X server. It will let you connect via VNC to an existing one (xorg or xvesa).

If you want a standalone VNC server, I recommend tightvnc. Note that it doesn't have the mentioned autoconfig either, because it is assumed the general user will not want their only display be vnc.

[uggla]

You can use x11vnc as a xserver without loading either Xorg or Xvesa.

http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=7720.0

[curaga]

Xvnc != x11vnc.

[uggla]

Oops! Sorry I got confused (I'll change the thread title). Well, how can I add the right xvnc command to .xsession at boot?

[tinypoodle]

Personally I have ".xsession.Xvesa_base" ".xsession.Xorg" ".xsession.Xvesa_new" in backup; then I copy the appropriate one to .xsession

[uggla]

Would it work to create three different extensions with different .xsession that I put in xorg.lst, xvesa.lst, xvnc.lst?

[tinypoodle]

Not sure if an extension would be a good idea for a configuration file like .xsession

In any such case, you would have to exclude home/tc/.xsession from backup, to avoid overwriting the file.

[uggla]

I have a persistent home, but if I would put it in backup the way you suggested can I place the copy command in bootlocal.sh and have the correct x start at boot?

[curaga]

Edit .xsession to have the correct line for your VNC options, and add "echo Xvnc > /etc/sysconfig/desktop" to bootsync.sh. Untested, but should let you have your only display be VNC.

[uggla]

But if I boot with xorg or xvesa won't my vnc options cause trouble? Do I still need three different .xsession files?

[curaga]

It's not clear what you want here... If you want our help, do describe your situation in more detail.

[uggla]

I want three boot alternatives in Grub:
1. TC with Xorg
2. TC with Xvesa
3. TC with (only) Xvnc

To achieve this I have created three different onboot.lst-files that are passed as boot option. One loads xorg, the next loads xvesa and the last loads tightvnc. Xorg and Xvesa automatically alters .xsession at boot. I need a simple way to do that for Xvnc as well.

[curaga]

Oh ok. To do that either edit the tightvnc extension, or check for a bootcode in bootsync.sh. In the second case, your boot entry would include something like "xvnc".

grep xvnc /proc/cmdline && echo Xvnc > /etc/sysconfig/desktop && cp /path/to/.xsession.xnvc /home/tc/.xsession

[uggla]

I will test that. Thanks!