Re: [Directvnc-user] I cannot get the directvnc running in my system

[Till Adam]

# Quoting Calvin Fang (address@hidden):

> I had installed directfb and directvnc successfully in my system but
> could get it running. Here is my situation:
> 
> System:
> 1. Sony notebook PCG-F560 which uses P-III and Neomagic video card.
> 2. OS: RedHat 7.2 (Kernel version 2.4.7-10)
> 
> Install:
> 1. DirectFB 0.9.12
> 2. DirectVNC 0.7
> 3. Installed DirectFB successfully (No error megs.) Configured according
>    to the Readme.
> 4. Installed directvnc successfully (No error msgs.)
> 
> Run:
> 1. Used Normal ATT-VNC server. ( Which successfully talked vncviewer
> before.)
> 2. started directvnc as "direcvnc 192.168.11.120:1"
>    Then I got nothing.
>    No error message, no password request.
> 
> What did I do wrong? Or did I miss anything?
> Thanks.

Hm, strange. What happens if you start it without a server as an
argument? Does it print its usage message? What about the DFB example
programs, do they work? You should at least get an error if the server
is unreachable. Very odd indeed.

Till