vnc problem FC6 - any workaround?

[Styma, Robert E (Robert)]

> "Mike Cohler" <mike.cohler at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Can anyone offer a workaround for the problem reported at 
> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214169 since 
> > having vnc running but also having graphics running sweetly 
> is kind of 
> > important? Thanks Mike 
> Don't do the following:
> 
> Section "Module"
>         Load  "vnc"
> EndSection
> 
> 
> VNC works just fine without it.  Just install the vnc-server 
> RPM on the 
> system you wish to access remotely.  DO NOT modify xorg.conf. 
>  You can 
> then either start vncserver on the remote host by enabling 
> the service 
> or by just running the server from the command line as the 
> user who will 
> use the remote access.  In this configuration, glxinfo says 
> everything 
> is ducky and glxgears runs from a console window.  However, glx 
> functionality is NOT available through VNC.
> 
> About the only problem I've run into is running vncserver as 
> a service 
> doesn't seem to respect the geometry argument I'm giving it the 
> /etc/sysconfig/vncservers.  Starting vncserver from the command line 
> works as expected. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave
> 
Could you clarify the statement "VNC works just fine without it.".
The "Load VNC" update to xorg.conf allowed remote access to display:0,
that is the desktop viewed if you were sitting in front of the machine.
I use this for a number of people I help.  When they are stuck on
something, the will give me a call.  I can ssh to their Linux box and
bring up the desktop they are looking at.  It is much easier to talk
someone through an issue when you can see what is going on.

Starting VNC separately from the command line opens a separate independent
display (default display:1).  

So is this issue a bug to be fixed or a feature which was taken away?

Bob Styma