From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 3 19:30:57 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7A3D37B401 for ; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 19:30:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from dan.emsphone.com (dan.emsphone.com [199.67.51.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EAE443FCB for ; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 19:30:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dan@dan.emsphone.com) Received: (from dan@localhost) by dan.emsphone.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) id h343UtdU008348; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 21:30:55 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from dan) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 21:30:55 -0600 From: Dan Nelson To: Joey Teel Message-ID: <20030404033055.GP3344@dan.emsphone.com> References: <009201c2fa57$c05463d0$0400a8c0@RUKI> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <009201c2fa57$c05463d0$0400a8c0@RUKI> X-OS: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT X-message-flag: Outlook Error User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Accessing a console X session from a remote system later? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 03:30:58 -0000 In the last episode (Apr 03), Joey Teel said: > Is it possible to setup an X session at the console then later access > that same session by remote without having to use saved sessions? > Basically I need to leave an X app running on my console, and later > access the session (or at least the application) from another system, > usually over my LAN, but occasionally I may need to do so over > internet. > > If it is, what would be the easiest way of setting this up? I need a > method that will let me run my TV viewing software at the console, > which eliminates VNC, I tried that already, and fxtv core dumps > almost immediately under VNC, but runs fine in a normal X session > using KDE as my window manager. There's an XFree86-4 module you can load that provides vnc access to a physical session; take a look at http://xf4vnc.sourceforge.net Unfortunately, it requires a custom video driver also, so you're stuck with support for the video cards they provide binaries for. If you don't want to replace your driver binaries or want to control an X server that's already running, take a look at the x0rfbserver package. It is slower (it basically takes X screenshots and sends changes over the VNC protocol, sort of like VNC for windows does), but is less invasive to the system. You'll have to build the ports yourself from http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=33749 and http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=33750 ; I have ports for a newer version that I should probably submit (hopefully my PRs won't be unnecessarily closed like those two were). -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com