VNC Black Screen

[PlaceboZA]

I had exactly the same issue here (black screen on VNC client)

The solution was (after some googling):

1. Don't expect too much, the VNC server is slow
2. Reduce your resolution in Xbian, by adding the following two lines to your /boot/config.txt
(i.e. run sudo nano /boot/config.txt)

hdmi_group=1
hdmi_mode=4

3. Play with your VNC client settings. Hextile worked better for me. Color depth might help too.

Personally this works so badly, I find it's only good for debugging issues while in a different room (i.e. in bed)

Good luck

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It seems very fussy - so try play with your VNC client settings until it shows up.

And it's really killing my CPU - 94%