tightvncserver on edgy

[Thomas Gutzler]

*bump*
Sorry guys, but I didn't get a single reply and still couldn't solve the 
problem. I'd really appreciate some suggestions.

Thanks,
   Tom

Thomas Gutzler wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> after upgrading from dapper to edgy I can't get tightvncserver back 
> running. It seems to have problems with the fonts:
> 
> Couldn't start Xtightvnc; trying default font path.
> Please set correct fontPath in the tightvncserver script.
> Couldn't start Xtightvnc process.
> 
> MAXSOCKS=1000
> 15/03/07 11:32:53 Xvnc version 3.3.tight1.2.9
> 15/03/07 11:32:53 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge.
> 15/03/07 11:32:53 Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Constantin Kaplinsky.
> 15/03/07 11:32:53 All Rights Reserved.
> 15/03/07 11:32:53 See http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc for information 
> on VNC
> 15/03/07 11:32:53 See http://www.tightvnc.com for TightVNC-specific 
> information
> 15/03/07 11:32:53 Desktop name 'X' (oo:42)
> 15/03/07 11:32:53 Protocol version supported 3.3
> 15/03/07 11:32:53 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5942
> Xvnc: dispatch: MaxClients = 1000
> MAXSOCKS=1000
> 15/03/07 11:32:54 Xvnc version 3.3.tight1.2.9
> 15/03/07 11:32:54 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge.
> 15/03/07 11:32:54 Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Constantin Kaplinsky.
> 15/03/07 11:32:54 All Rights Reserved.
> 15/03/07 11:32:54 See http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc for information 
> on VNC
> 15/03/07 11:32:54 See http://www.tightvnc.com for TightVNC-specific 
> information
> 15/03/07 11:32:54 Desktop name 'X' (oo:42)
> 15/03/07 11:32:54 Protocol version supported 3.3
> 15/03/07 11:32:54 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5942
> Font directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/Speedo/' not found - ignoring
> Xvnc: dispatch: MaxClients = 1000
> 
> I checked /etc/vnc.conf and changed it to
> $fontPath = 
> "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/,/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled/,/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled/,/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1/,/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/,/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi";
> according to:
>  > ls /usr/share/fonts/X11/ 
>        100dpi/  75dpi/  encodings/  fonts.cache-1  misc/  Type1/  util/
> 
> It still doesn't start, so I thought, ok try the xfs version.
> Installed xfs, switched on listening on tcp for maximum success, started 
> it and tried again. This time with $fontPath = "tcp/localhost:7100";
> Same result.
> I also tried the unix socket one $fontPath = "unix/:7100";
> Same result.
> 
> Very interesing is that it keeps looking for Speedo fonts; I've got no 
> idea where that one's coming from. Both vnc.conf and xorg.conf do not 
> contain anything about Speedos...
> 
> I already completely removed xorg and friends and reinstalled them. 
> Didn't change anything. Now I'm out of options and after reading about 
> 100 google results I don't know what else to do.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> I'm running tightvncserver 1.2.9-19 with xorg 7.1.1ubuntu6.2 with an 
> up-to-date system (except 28 python packages which are kept back for 
> some reason)
> 
> Cheers,
>    Tom