Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:15:47 -0700 From: "pete wright" <nomadlogic@gmail.com> To: greg.lane@internode.on.net Cc: questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Does anyone run VNC with 64-bit FreeBSD (amd64)? Message-ID: <57d710000606221615s4138166bma64b9bf0e686d2d5@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20060622230005.GA8445@router.lane.family> References: <20060622075236.GA95258@router.lane.family> <200606221129.19239.syjef@mdanderson.org> <20060622212119.GA7232@router.lane.family> <57d710000606221506s7b1c3f99g3c748e19c37c59e9@mail.gmail.com> <20060622230005.GA8445@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 03:06:46PM -0700, pete wright <nomadlogic@gmail.com> wrote: > > Did you try to build/install a 32bit version of VNC? > > Thanks for the suggestion. > > I thought about doing that, but there is still other essential > software that is not 64-bit clean and our entire group needs this > machine back up ASAP since currently we are sitting on our hands > doing nothing till I get it back up. If I had a spare machine > I could potentially spend some time getting this sorted. But > we don't have a spare machine, we don't have any money to buy > one, there is only me to fix it, and I have to get some real > work done.... the usual story. > hmm, so there is no way to run the app's which are not 64bit clean in 32bit mode in your environment? > > 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. > > What about the other 10%? We use VNC because it saves state > for those of my users who work from multiple locations, at home, > at work and some are even based overseas. They don't want to > restart up to 20 windows every time they logon. Remote access > in this form is essential for their productivity. > screen? /usr/port/sysutils/screen I hope this is taken as friendly advice to save you work.... -pete -- ~~o0OO0o~~ Pete Wright www.nycbug.org NYC's *BSD User Group
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