Sorry to digg up this old thread, but im having the same issue w/ ubuntu 9.4
i followed *all* the steps i had done before and this is the problem i get
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1) add the folowing to /etc/gdm/Init/Default file
Code:
/usr/bin/x11vnc -rfbauth /etc/x11vnc-pw -o /var/log/x11vnc.log -bg -rfbport 5900 -forever -allow "127.0.0.1","192.168.2."
2) go to /etc/gdm/gdm.conf and uncomment then change the line to read like this
Code:
KillInitClients=false
3) restart and test.
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Here are the results:
everything starts up properly, and i can verify this because i can connect via VNC and see a remote copy of my physical screen.
Logging in poses a problem. The only way i can log in is via the physical keyboard WITH NO ACTIVE VNC SESSION. If i try logging in w/ a connected VNC client, then GDM seems to restart and asks me again for my user/pass.
If i try logging in through VNC, then the same thing happens, except during the brief gdm restart, my VNC client throws a connection closed error.
once i login (through physical keyboard only), everything runs fine! i can remote connect and go w/o any problems.
it seems that there is some step that the FAQ doesn't include or needs to include for newer versions of GDM.
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