From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 4 19:03:02 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 D52CD37B401 for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2003 19:03:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from heron.mail.pas.earthlink.net (heron.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.189]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5671943F3F for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2003 19:03:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from joeyteel@earthlink.net) Received: from 24-116-7-30.cpe.cableone.net ([24.116.7.30] helo=RUKI) by heron.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 191dxJ-0002lY-00; Fri, 04 Apr 2003 19:02:57 -0800 From: "Joey Teel" To: "'Dan Nelson'" Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 21:02:47 -0600 Message-ID: <005a01c2fb1f$d9a5e0c0$0400a8c0@RUKI> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 In-Reply-To: <20030404033055.GP3344@dan.emsphone.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal X-ELNK-Trace: 883a5efaa24ed4121aa676d7e74259b7b3291a7d08dfec79d3740a0d69cbb75b71f9bbd099cd753d350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c 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 Reply-To: joeyteel@earthlink.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 03:03:03 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Nelson [mailto:dnelson@allantgroup.com]=20 > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 9:31 PM > To: Joey Teel > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Accessing a console X session from a remote system later? >=20 >=20 > 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. >=20 > If you don't want to replace your driver binaries or want to=20 > 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=3D33749 and > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D33750 ; I have ports for = a > newer version that I should probably submit (hopefully my PRs won't be > unnecessarily closed like those two were). >=20 > --=20 > Dan Nelson > dnelson@allantgroup.com >=20 Thank you, I'll try both of those as soon as I get home tonight and let you know how it works out :)