Hello,

Everytime I connect to my Fedora Core 6 box via VNC, I end up with a
Gnome session. I try the "startkde" option in xstartup but I still get
Gnome.
Any clues?

Thanks in advance.

EM

PS. Here is my ~/.vnc/xstartup

#!/bin/sh

# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
unset SESSION_MANAGER
exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
#twm &
startkde &

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:53:36 +0000, em wrote:

> Everytime I connect to my Fedora Core 6 box via VNC, I end up with a
> Gnome session. I try the "startkde" option in xstartup but I still get
> Gnome.
> Any clues?

What happens if you uncomment the twm and comment the startkde? If you
get twm then at least you know your xstartup script is being executed.

If it us running then all I can recommend is search Google for "xstartup
start kde". The first link that comes up might work for you: http://
ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=29126

--
// This is my opinion.

twm launches if I comment startkde and uncomment twm.

Thanks for the link but no go with the ".xsession". I read in the kde site
that there was limitation with KDE desktop on VNC greater than 800x600 but
dropping it down hasn't fix it either.

I'll keep looking in Google.

EM

"jebblue" <n@n.nnn> wrote in message
news:47e5a62b$0$30704$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:53:36 +0000, em wrote:
>
>> Everytime I connect to my Fedora Core 6 box via VNC, I end up with a
>> Gnome session. I try the "startkde" option in xstartup but I still get
>> Gnome.
>> Any clues?
>
> What happens if you uncomment the twm and comment the startkde? If you
> get twm then at least you know your xstartup script is being executed.
>
> If it us running then all I can recommend is search Google for "xstartup
> start kde". The first link that comes up might work for you: http://
> ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=29126
>
> --
> // This is my opinion.

On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:11:54 +0000, em wrote:

> twm launches if I comment startkde and uncomment twm.
>
> Thanks for the link but no go with the ".xsession". I read in the kde
> site that there was limitation with KDE desktop on VNC greater than
> 800x600 but dropping it down hasn't fix it either.
>

Silly question - are you sure that KDE is actually installed on the
machine you are connecting to?

Try changing twm to startx.

Also is Gnome already running on that machine? Or for that user account
locally on the machine?

Could it be KDE wants a certain font? http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/
index.php/t-80199.html

One last thought try "exec startkde &".

Hmm one more thought, check the logs in ~/.vnc for hints as to what's
going on, also log onto the machine and execute "sh -x ~/.vnc/xstartup"
and see if you get any error hints.

--
// This is my opinion.

When I login locally I launch KDE.

No session is in Gnome unless I connect to it via VNC.

Thanks for the other tips. I'll give them a whirl.

EM

"jebblue" <n@n.nnn> wrote in message
news:47e6bd77$0$16664$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:11:54 +0000, em wrote:
>
>> twm launches if I comment startkde and uncomment twm.
>>
>> Thanks for the link but no go with the ".xsession". I read in the kde
>> site that there was limitation with KDE desktop on VNC greater than
>> 800x600 but dropping it down hasn't fix it either.
>>
>
> Silly question - are you sure that KDE is actually installed on the
> machine you are connecting to?
>
> Try changing twm to startx.
>
> Also is Gnome already running on that machine? Or for that user account
> locally on the machine?
>
> Could it be KDE wants a certain font? http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/
> index.php/t-80199.html
>
> One last thought try "exec startkde &".
>
> Hmm one more thought, check the logs in ~/.vnc for hints as to what's
> going on, also log onto the machine and execute "sh -x ~/.vnc/xstartup"
> and see if you get any error hints.
>
> --
> // This is my opinion.

Found the fault.

There was no /etc/sysconfig/desktop file.

I created a new one with the entries:

DESKTOP="KDE"
DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE"

Now I have just got to solve all these errors coming in my log:

Xlib: extension "DPMS" missing on display ":2.0".

Looks like power management issues. It still works but might get annoying
after a while.

EM

"em" <em-NOSPAM@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:R%MGj.3290$n8.1449@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> When I login locally I launch KDE.
>
> No session is in Gnome unless I connect to it via VNC.
>
> Thanks for the other tips. I'll give them a whirl.
>
> EM
>
> "jebblue" <n@n.nnn> wrote in message
> news:47e6bd77$0$16664$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:11:54 +0000, em wrote:
>>
>>> twm launches if I comment startkde and uncomment twm.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the link but no go with the ".xsession". I read in the kde
>>> site that there was limitation with KDE desktop on VNC greater than
>>> 800x600 but dropping it down hasn't fix it either.
>>>
>>
>> Silly question - are you sure that KDE is actually installed on the
>> machine you are connecting to?
>>
>> Try changing twm to startx.
>>
>> Also is Gnome already running on that machine? Or for that user account
>> locally on the machine?
>>
>> Could it be KDE wants a certain font? http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/
>> index.php/t-80199.html
>>
>> One last thought try "exec startkde &".
>>
>> Hmm one more thought, check the logs in ~/.vnc for hints as to what's
>> going on, also log onto the machine and execute "sh -x ~/.vnc/xstartup"
>> and see if you get any error hints.
>>
>> --
>> // This is my opinion.
>
>