hi i remove the packeges vnc and vnc-server and reinstalled newly using yum install vnc and yum install vnc-server it got installed then i started the service it displayed /sbin/service vncserver restart Shutting down VNC server: [ OK ] Starting VNC server: no displays configured [ OK ] then i typed [root at localhost .vnc]# vncviewer localhost.localdomain:5901 it promps the password but again the same black screen with cursor is displayed what to do ... On Tue, 2008-07-22 at 18:03 +0530, kapil singh wrote: > Hello, > Make sure that the vncserver service is start or not. > > using > > #service vncserver status > > if it returns stop > then start vncserver service. > > #service vncserver start > > use command > > #vncserver localhost > > initially no need to mention port number. > > > By default configuration, it runs well no need to set any thing > anywhere. but, if still having some problem then, > > try to reinstall it. > > #yum remove vnc > > #yum install vnc > > and then start the service. > > Thanks and Regards, > Kapil Singh Kushwah > Linux System Administrator > Hotwax Media Inc. > Indore,(M.P) INDIA > > > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Gopinath Achari > <gopinath at signal-networks.com> wrote: > HI all, > > i am configuring VNC server in CentOS 5.1. i > have enables this two > lines in /etc/sysconfig/vncserver file > > VNCSERVERS="2:vnc" > VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry 1024x768 -depth 24" > > here i have created a user vnc and set the password using > vncpasswd cmd. > > > then i started the vncserver > > # vncserver > > New 'localhost.localdomain:1 (gopinath)' desktop is > localhost.localdomain:1 > > Starting applications specified in /root/.vnc/xstartup > Log file is /root/.vnc/localhost.localdomain:1.log > > The above message was displayed about executing vncserver > command. no OK > status was displayed. > > > then i used cmd > > vncviewer localhost.localdomain:5901 > > it prompted for the passwd i gave the password then > > it started vncviewer but in that only cursor is displayed > which can be > moved. but no GUI display. > > Please help me on this if any one knows i am still a beginner > to linux > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos