[xubuntu-users] directvnc error

[Skip Evans]

Hey all,

Well, xtightvncviewer came right up fine, so I'm 
up and going. Not sure why the other one didn't work.

I'd still like to hear what other people's VNC 
experiences have been: gotchas, advice, etc.

Skip

Skip Evans wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> I have a client running a VNC server I need to 
> connect to, so I loaded directvnc from the 
> Synaptic Package Manager, but get the following 
> error trying to connect:
> 
> root at Xu-400:/home/sevans# directvnc 216.218.131.197:1
> Password:
> Authentication OK
> dfb.c <47>:
>          (#) DirectFBError [DirectFBCreate( &dfb 
> )]: Initialization error!
> 
> 
> As you can see it looks like it authenticates the 
> password okay, but then fails.
> 
> Anyone have any experience getting a VNC client 
> going? I have no experience with them at all.
> 
> Thanks!
> Skip
> 
> 

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