x11vnc without X

[Tim Henderson]

> I have a workstation setup in a remote location.  I have it set to a
> runlevel which does not start X or gdm (customization).  Keep in mind
> this is not single user, this is multi-user.
>
> I am trying to vnc into the workstation while it is in non-X multi-user
> mode, however the connection keep getting dropped.  The x11vncserver
> command I am using is below:
>
> /usr/bin/x11vnc -usepw -display :0 -create
> (and other variants, this is basic)
>
> However when a connection comes in the errors are as follows:
>
> 24/07/2010 16:35:28 Got connection from client IP
> 24/07/2010 16:35:28   other clients:
> 24/07/2010 16:35:28 incr accepted_client=1 for IP:60302  sock=4
> 24/07/2010 16:35:28 wait_for_client: got client
> 24/07/2010 16:35:28 client progressed=0 in 15/10 0.009926 s
> 24/07/2010 16:35:28 client_set_net: 216.92.130.16  0.0028
> 24/07/2010 16:35:28 wait_for_client: running: env X11VNC_SKIP_DISPLAY=''
>    /bin/sh /tmp/x11vnc-find_display.MxfLUl
> xauth:  creating new authority file /home/USER/.Xauthority
> 24/07/2010 16:35:28 wait_for_client: find display cmd failed.
> 24/07/2010 16:35:28 wait_for_client: FINDCREATEDISPLAY cmd: /bin/sh
> /tmp/x11vnc-find_display.MxfLUl Xvfb
> trying N=20 ...
> 24/07/2010 16:35:28 wait_for_client: read failed: /bin/sh
> /tmp/x11vnc-find_display.MxfLUl Xvfb
> 24/07/2010 16:35:28 fgets: Bad file descriptor
>
> (snipped out username and IP)
>
> Then the server stops and a connection is never "really" made.  Any
> ideas on how to set this up, to start X only during x11vnc sessions?
>
> Thanks,
> Tim H.
>

Ah, it's a bug in the Ubuntu version of x11vnc 0.9.9.  The fix is in 
0.9.10.  It's all due to +kb support in the xvfb package.

http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-closed@lists.debian.org/msg284569.html

Tim H.