[PROBLEM] How do I manually start the vnc server?

[freaked]

Fresh install of Xbian (XBian_2015.02.28_rpi2).

So, How do I manually start the vnc server?

Thank-You

freaked

[IriDium]

ssh into you RPi.
xbian-config should start automatically.
Option 3 Services
Select vnc-server
Select start/autostart as required.

[freaked]

(1st Mar, 2015 04:00 AM)IriDium Wrote:  ssh into you RPi.
xbian-config should start automatically.
Option 3 Services
Select vnc-server
Select start/autostart as required.

Thank-You, for your help, but when I do it that way all I get in tightvnc(win8.1) is a black screen. I should of asked if there's a way to start it from the shell...my bad

freaked

[IriDium]

If you selected start automatically, there is no need to start it from the shell as it should be running.

To manually start/stop run sudo stop/start vnc-server

I've just tested on latest RPi2 S/W from Ubuntu and it works fine. I would check your setting in Win8. Use none or ssh

[jboss]

(1st Mar, 2015 04:46 AM)freaked Wrote:  

(1st Mar, 2015 04:00 AM)IriDium Wrote:  ssh into you RPi.
xbian-config should start automatically.
Option 3 Services
Select vnc-server
Select start/autostart as required.

Thank-You, for your help, but when I do it that way all I get in tightvnc(win8.1) is a black screen. I should of asked if there's a way to start it from the shell...my bad

freaked

When I connect it to through the vnc client, it's asking me the password. How do I set the vnc password on Xbian?

Thanks!

[IriDium]

It's the same password you set for xbian - if not, then the default raspberry. However there is no need to set credentials it will connect without any,

[jboss]

Thanks IriDium,

I was getting the ZlibHex unknown subencoding error when using chicken vnc on my Mac.
Don't know what caused it.
I switched to use tightvnc on Windows and it worked.

[Jibbij]

I actually have an issue where I can connect to VNC properly, but I see no screen updates on the client; it just stays at the starting xbian splashscreen. Make the vnc client window your focused window, and see if you can control your pi (it needs to be hooked up to a screen to test). If so, it's working, just not sending X properly.

[IriDium]

@Jibbij Do not use any credentials, also it is not an X server, so don't select that option. Use the defaults and it will connect.

[freaked]

(1st Mar, 2015 11:11 PM)IriDium Wrote:  If you selected start automatically, there is no need to start it from the shell as it should be running.

To manually start/stop run sudo stop/start vnc-server

I've just tested on latest RPi2 S/W from Ubuntu and it works fine. I would check your setting in Win8. Use none or ssh

Thanks for your help. Seems the only way not to get a black screen in the vnc programs that I've tried, is starting the rPi's vnc-server manually.