[baker7]

Hello Everyone:

I have been fooling with vnc4server, and I have been hit with a problem: If you look at the xstartup file for my sessions, it will say:

#!/bin/sh

# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
# unset SESSION_MANAGER
# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
x-window-manager &

Of course, it tells ya to UNCOMMENT

# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
# unset SESSION_MANAGER
# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

If I do, I get a rootweave (grey) desktop and I cant see/do anything with it like this. However, if I do somthing like this:

buddy@heather:~/.vnc$ vncserver :6

New 'heather:6 (buddy)' desktop is heather:6

Starting applications specified in /home/buddy/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/buddy/.vnc/heather:6.log

buddy@heather:~/.vnc$ 

Then I go and open a desktop: buddy-baker.us:6 I get a terminal window, and I was told that I could then run gnome-session: I do that, and get:

buddy@heather:~$ gnome-session
SESSION_MANAGER=local/heather:/tmp/.ICE-unix/4634

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4642): WARNING **: numlock: XkbQueryExtension returned an error

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4642): WARNING **: Neither XKeyboard not Xfree86's keyboard extensions are available,
no way to support keyboard autorepeat rate settings

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4642): WARNING **: Unable to start a11y_keyboard manager: XKB functionality is disabled.

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4642): WARNING **: Failed to open file '/etc/gnome/config/General.ad': No such file or directory
Initializing gnome-mount extension
Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session file /home/buddy/.metacity/sessions/default0.ms: Failed to open file '/home/buddy/.metacity/sessions/default0.ms': No such file or directory
Window manager warning: Log level 32: could not find XKB extension.
Window manager warning: Screen 0 on display ":2.0" already has a window manager; try using the --replace option to replace the current window manager.
seahorse nautilus module initialized
Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session file /home/buddy/.metacity/sessions/default0.ms: Failed to open file '/home/buddy/.metacity/sessions/default0.ms': No such file or directory
Window manager warning: Log level 32: could not find XKB extension.
Window manager warning: Screen 0 on display ":2.0" already has a window manager; try using the --replace option to replace the current window manager.

** (gnome-panel:4658): WARNING **: Failed to authenticate with GDM
The program 'gnome-settings-daemon' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'.
  (Details: serial 2587 error_code 3 request_code 20 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4816): WARNING **: numlock: XkbQueryExtension returned an error

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4816): WARNING **: Neither XKeyboard not Xfree86's keyboard extensions are available,
no way to support keyboard autorepeat rate settings

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4816): WARNING **: Unable to start a11y_keyboard manager: XKB functionality is disabled.

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4816): WARNING **: Failed to open file '/etc/gnome/config/General.ad': No such file or directory
The program 'gnome-settings-daemon' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'.
  (Details: serial 2610 error_code 3 request_code 20 minor_code 0)
(Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

** (gnome-screensaver:4832): WARNING **: screensaver already running in this session

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4836): WARNING **: numlock: XkbQueryExtension returned an error

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4836): WARNING **: Neither XKeyboard not Xfree86's keyboard extensions are available,
no way to support keyboard autorepeat rate settings

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4836): WARNING **: Unable to start a11y_keyboard manager: XKB functionality is disabled.

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4836): WARNING **: Failed to open file '/etc/gnome/config/General.ad': No such file or directory

** (gnome-screensaver:4844): WARNING **: screensaver already running in this session
The program 'gnome-settings-daemon' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'.
  (Details: serial 2650 error_code 3 request_code 20 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4856): WARNING **: numlock: XkbQueryExtension returned an error

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4856): WARNING **: Neither XKeyboard not Xfree86's keyboard extensions are available,
no way to support keyboard autorepeat rate settings

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4856): WARNING **: Unable to start a11y_keyboard manager: XKB functionality is disabled.

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4856): WARNING **: Failed to open file '/etc/gnome/config/General.ad': No such file or directory
The program 'gnome-settings-daemon' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'.
  (Details: serial 2630 error_code 3 request_code 20 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.

   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

** (gnome-screensaver:4866): WARNING **: screensaver already running in this session

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4870): WARNING **: numlock: XkbQueryExtension returned an error

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4870): WARNING **: Neither XKeyboard not Xfree86's keyboard extensions are available,
no way to support keyboard autorepeat rate settings

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4870): WARNING **: Unable to start a11y_keyboard manager: XKB functionality is disabled.

(nm-applet:4691): Gdk-WARNING **: gdk_xsettings_watch_cb(): Couldn't find window to unwatch

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4870): WARNING **: Failed to open file '/etc/gnome/config/General.ad': No such file or directory

** (gnome-screensaver:4880): WARNING **: screensaver already running in this session
The program 'gnome-settings-daemon' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'.
  (Details: serial 2647 error_code 3 request_code 20 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4885): WARNING **: numlock: XkbQueryExtension returned an error

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4885): WARNING **: Neither XKeyboard not Xfree86's keyboard extensions are available,
no way to support keyboard autorepeat rate settings

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4885): WARNING **: Unable to start a11y_keyboard manager: XKB functionality is disabled.

** (gnome-settings-daemon:4885): WARNING **: Failed to open file '/etc/gnome/config/General.ad': No such file or directory

** (gnome-screensaver:4893): WARNING **: screensaver already running in this session
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":2.0".
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":2.0".
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":2.0".
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":2.0".
The program 'gnome-settings-daemon' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'.
  (Details: serial 2860 error_code 3 request_code 20 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

** (gnome-settings-daemon:5204): WARNING **: numlock: XkbQueryExtension returned an error

** (gnome-settings-daemon:5204): WARNING **: Neither XKeyboard not Xfree86's keyboard extensions are available,
no way to support keyboard autorepeat rate settings

** (gnome-settings-daemon:5204): WARNING **: Unable to start a11y_keyboard manager: XKB functionality is disabled.

** (gnome-settings-daemon:5204): WARNING **: Failed to open file '/etc/gnome/config/General.ad': No such file or directory

** (gnome-screensaver:5212): WARNING **: screensaver already running in this session
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":2.0".
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":2.0".
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":2.0".
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":2.0".
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":2.0".
The program 'gnome-settings-daemon' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'.
  (Details: serial 2791 error_code 3 request_code 20 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

** (gnome-settings-daemon:5355): WARNING **: numlock: XkbQueryExtension returned an error

** (gnome-settings-daemon:5355): WARNING **: Neither XKeyboard not Xfree86's keyboard extensions are available,
no way to support keyboard autorepeat rate settings

** (gnome-settings-daemon:5355): WARNING **: Unable to start a11y_keyboard manager: XKB functionality is disabled.

** (gnome-settings-daemon:5355): WARNING **: Failed to open file '/etc/gnome/config/General.ad': No such file or directory

** (gnome-screensaver:5363): WARNING **: screensaver already running in this session

It works like this, but I want to change it to NO GRAY desktop ever returns, it uses gnome-session, and hopefully, get rid of these errors, Can anyone tell me how to do that? Ive only ever gotten this working without errors ONCE and every other time, gotten the stupid grey desktop - This can work if I leave the two top l;ines commented out......I will need vnc to remotely admin my desktop from home because the server will be leaving once I clear a few more problems up.........problem is that NO ONE seems to be able to open this thing with x-windows-manager, without this problem of grey screen

Can anyone help me here? I need to be ablle to do this.......

Brian