Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 21:02:47 -0600 From: "Joey Teel" <joeyteel@earthlink.net> To: "'Dan Nelson'" <dnelson@allantgroup.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Accessing a console X session from a remote system later? Message-ID: <005a01c2fb1f$d9a5e0c0$0400a8c0@RUKI> In-Reply-To: <20030404033055.GP3344@dan.emsphone.com>
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> -----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 :)
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