VNC server problems

[andyb2000]

Hi all,
Having a lot of problems trying to use a VNC server on my Vario 3.

I've installed PocketVNCServ 0.8.1-EN from pocketvnc.sf.net and its running listening.
Whenever I try to connect from my desktop to it (I've checked and the IP for my Kaiser is correct), and every time I get:

vncviewer PreferredEncoding=raw ZlibLevel=0 AutoSelect=1 169.254.2.1

VNC Viewer Free Edition 4.1.1 for X - built Sep 10 2007 17:17:04
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.

Wed Dec 5 10:36:43 2007
CConn: connected to host 169.254.2.1 port 5900
CConnection: Server supports RFB protocol version 3.5
CConnection: Using RFB protocol version 3.3
TXImage: Using default colormap and visual, TrueColor, depth 24.
CConn: Using pixel format depth 6 (8bpp) rgb222
CConn: Using raw encoding
main: write: Connection reset by peer (104)


I've tried quite a few different connection parameters, auto detection, etc and none seem to work. I'm guessing its not matching the capabilities of the screen/resolution or something and giving up, can anyone give me a clue where I'm going wrong please?? I desperately need to get this working, and since I'm running under Linux cannot use the activesync solutions out there.

Cheers!

Andy

[ekw]

Do u have real vnc enterprise on the computer? They are really compatable with eachother. But idk about linux, works fine on Vista.

[mfrazzz]

THis doesn't answer your VNC issue, but have you tried mymobiler.com ? Cool app (but for Windows, so you could try running it via Wine or in a VM session on Linux).

MyMobiler installs on Windows then on your next sync will install and connect to your phone. You can then pull your phone screen right up on your PC and control it as a window in Windows. Very handy.

[andyb2000]

I'll see if I can source vnc enterprise, but wasn't aware of any protocol differences between the software packages, something you're aware of?

And, unfortunately wine/crossover won't work with Activesync at all, due to many issues, so that isn't a possibility at present.

ekw, any chance you could enable debugging on your windows vnc client and see what encodings, screen resolution, etc it uses and I'll try to shove those settings into my vnc client by hand and see if it solves the problem??

[Menneisyys]

Do u have real vnc enterprise on the computer? They are really compatable with eachother. But idk about linux, works fine on Vista.

No need for that - it works just fine with the free (!!!) TightVNC client, as has also been explained in http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Do%20you%20want%20to%20access%2 0your%20%28or%2C%20any%29%20Pocket%20PC%20from%20a nother%20%28desktop%29%20computer%3F

BTW, as far as MyMobiler (and other alternatives) are concerned, I really recommend thoroughly reading the articles at http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Remote%20control%20%26%20access %20%28in%20both%20directions%3A%20that%20is%2C%20f rom%20both%20the%20desktop%20and%20the%20mobile%20 device%29 - I've VERY thoroughly compared all these solutions to each other. ALL your questions will be answered in there.

[andyb2000]

Hi,
thanks for that, I'd already studied the wiki documents several times, and none referred to Linux compatibility, so was basing it around the TCP/IP methods.

It looks like the linux vnc clients operate very slightly differently to the Ultra/TightVNC clients for windows, as I tried this on a friends laptop and got a connection and remote control immediately.

So i used Crossover/Wine and installed UltraVNC to my kubuntu desktop, and sure enough that connected up and works fine.

I'll do some debugging to find what differences there are, as I should be able to easily use native linux VNC clients (its a transfer protocol underlying, so shouldn't be a compatibility problem).

So, I'll post back with further details as I'm sure others will want to do what I've been doing under Linux, as we're not all windows clones on our desktops ;-)