[Bug 340702] [NEW] vncserver, krfb broken with kde 4.2, Intrepid (critical)

[DougR]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: kdebase

After upgrading to kde 4.2, vncserver stopped working.  This is a
critical bug in my workplace, were we rely heavily on vnc.

Krfb also does not work.  I can initiate a vncserver connection in
response to a krfb invitation, but the vncviewer display is fuzzy, with
double letters for all text.  Clicking in the vncviewer window causes
multi-colored screen corruption which makse the window completely
unviewable.

This bug has been replication on two hosts:
Kubuntu 8.10 X86_64, KDE 4.2, and an identically-configured 32-bit host.

roberts at lilly:~/.vnc$ uname -a
Linux lilly 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:24:39 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

Here is my xstartup file:
roberts at lilly:~/.vnc$ more 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 80x2


Here is the vncserver log:

roberts at lilly:~/.vnc$ more /home/roberts/.vnc/lilly:1.log
Couldn't open RGB_DB '/etc/X11/rgb'

Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.1
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
Underlying X server release 70000000, The X.Org Foundation


Tue Mar 10 13:12:38 2009
 vncext:      VNC extension running!
 vncext:      Listening for VNC connections on port 5901
 vncext:      created VNC server for screen 0
error opening security policy file /etc/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/TTF/, removing from lis
t!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/OTF, removing from list
!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/CID/, removing from lis
t!
kdostartupconfig4(18674) main: Running kdostartupconfig.
startkde: Starting up...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/klauncher
klauncher(18696) kdemain: Waiting for already running klauncher to exit.
klauncher(18696) kdemain: Waiting for already running klauncher to exit.
klauncher(18696) kdemain: Another instance of klauncher is already running!
kdeinit4: Communication error with launcher. Exiting!
kdeinit4_wrapper: Warning: connect(/home/roberts/.kde/socket-lilly/kdeinit4__
1) failed: : Connection refused
Could not register with D-BUS. Aborting.
startkde: Shutting down...
kdeinit4_wrapper: Warning: connect(/home/roberts/.kde/socket-lilly/kdeinit4__
1) failed: : Connection refused
Error: Can not contact kdeinit4!
startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
startkde: Done.

** Affects: kdebase (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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vncserver, krfb broken with kde 4.2, Intrepid (critical)
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