VNC server starting up issues due to font errors

Wednesday Mar 22, 2006

Problem: VNCSERVER had following issues on the logfile while starting "vncserver"

1) Install the packages in SOLARIS COMPANION CD for x86
2) Copy the below files from a working machine to the desired location.

 Workingmachine>  cd /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/ 
"tar following files "
  
 Workingmachine>  tar -cvf fonts.tar ./100dpi/fonts.dir ./75dpi/fonts.dir ./misc/fonts.dir ./100dpi/fonts.alias ./75dpi/fonts.alias ./misc/fonts.alias 

 Workingmachine> tar -tvf fonts.tar
-rw-r--r--   0/2    15900 Aug  5 23:27 2005 ./100dpi/fonts.dir
-rw-r--r--   0/2    15396 Aug  5 23:27 2005 ./75dpi/fonts.dir
-rw-r--r--   0/2     6623 Aug  5 22:33 2005  ./misc/fonts.dir
-rw-r--r--   0/1    10508 Aug  5 23:27 2005  ./100dpi/fonts.alias
-rw-r--r--   0/1    10108 Aug  5 23:27 2005 ./75dpi/fonts.alias
-rw-r--r--   0/1    11469 Aug  5 22:14 2005 ./misc/fonts.alias 

-COPY fonts.tar to "/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/" directory of current machine

mymachine> cd /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/
mymachine> tar -xvf  fonts.tar 

 Modify /.vnc/xstartup  file to start gnome session
    --------------------------------------------------

# vi .vnc/xstartup 

#!/bin/sh

[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
#twm &
/usr/bin/gnome-session


Put a vnc script in /etc/rc3.d  directory to startup VNC at BOOT

bash-3.00# cd  /etc/rc3.d
bash-3.00# cat S99vnc
#!/sbin/sh

PATH=$PATH:/usr/openwin/bin:/opt/sfw/bin
export PATH

case "$1" in
'start')
        if [ -f /.vnc/xstartup ]; then
                echo 'VNC SERVER is starting at port 1'
        #       /opt/sfw/bin/vncserver :1
                /opt/sfw/bin/vncserver :1 >/dev/msglog 2>&1 &
        fi
        ;;

'stop')
        /usr/bin/pkill vnc
        ;;

*)
        echo "Usage: $0 { start | stop }"


        exit 1
        ;;

esac
exit 0
bash-3.00#

Setting up the password:
bash-3.00# /opt/sfw/bin/vncpasswd 
Password: 
Verify:   



To check which port it's listening:
(In this case HTTP listening on 5801, VNC connection on 5901 ) Refer logfile.
bash-3.00# tail -20 /.vnc/iecg11n-5:1.log
31/08/06 05:28:53 See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC
31/08/06 05:28:53 Desktop name 'X' (iecg11n-5:1)
31/08/06 05:28:53 Protocol version supported 3.3
31/08/06 05:28:53 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
31/08/06 05:28:53 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801
31/08/06 05:28:53   URL http://iecg11n-5:5801

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Posted at 10:10AM Mar 22, 2006 by pravat in Sun
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