Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:06:46 -0700 From: "pete wright" <nomadlogic@gmail.com> To: greg.lane@internode.on.net Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Jonathan Fosburgh <syjef@mdanderson.org>, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Does anyone run VNC with 64-bit FreeBSD (amd64)? Message-ID: <57d710000606221506s7b1c3f99g3c748e19c37c59e9@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20060622212119.GA7232@router.lane.family> References: <20060622075236.GA95258@router.lane.family> <200606221129.19239.syjef@mdanderson.org> <20060622212119.GA7232@router.lane.family>
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On 6/22/06, Greg Lane <greg.lane@internode.on.net> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 04:04:34PM +0300, Alex Savovski <savovski@gmail.com> wro > > I have the same ,problem,But I have never run on other version,I use > > RELENG_6_1, AMD64 > > On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 11:29:15AM -0500, Jonathan Fosburgh <syjef@mdanderson.org> wrote: > > VNC (tightvnc included) as well as NXWindows (IMHO, much better than VNC) are > > based on old versions of XFree86 that don't support AMD64. I have had some > > success running the i386 package of tightvnc and starting only twm from the > > xstartup script. Some applications (just about anything using gtk) crash the > > VNC server, and some (KDE) work all right. YMMV. > > > > I have tried to make NXWindows work on amd64 but there is just too much > > patching that needs to be done for my meager skills. > > Thanks for the info. I had figured something like this. I installed > the 64-bit system anticipating a future memory upgrade from the current > 4GB to 8GB. However, VNC is essential for various members of my group, > as is ports/devel/root (which doesn't compile on amd64) and there is > some of our own (also essential) custom software which is not 64-bit > clean. Since this holds up a number of people from their work > and my patching skills are VERY meager, I will have to roll back to > the 32-bit OS. > Did you try to build/install a 32bit version of VNC? Also, if you are running a Unix like OS why use VNC? You can achive %90 of the same features (with less of a memory/cpu impact) by running X apps remotely. -pete -- ~~o0OO0o~~ Pete Wright www.nycbug.org NYC's *BSD User Group
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