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diff --git a/x11vnc/README b/x11vnc/README index 685f9a6..42a6f54 100644 --- a/x11vnc/README +++ b/x11vnc/README @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Karl J. Runge <runge@karlrunge.com> All rights reserved. -x11vnc README file Date: Mon Dec 21 00:00:59 EST 2009 +x11vnc README file Date: Thu Dec 24 16:08:39 EST 2009 The following information is taken from these URLs: @@ -586,12 +586,12 @@ vncviewer -via $host localhost:0 # must be TightVNC vncviewer. SourceForge.net. I use libvncserver for all of the VNC aspects; I couldn't have done without it. The full source code may be found and downloaded (either file-release tarball or GIT tree) from the above - link. As of Jul 2009, the [91]x11vnc-0.9.8.tar.gz source package is - released (recommended download). The [92]x11vnc 0.9.8 release notes. + link. As of Dec 2009, the [91]x11vnc-0.9.9.tar.gz source package is + released (recommended download). The [92]x11vnc 0.9.9 release notes. The x11vnc package is the subset of the libvncserver package needed to build the x11vnc program. Also, you can get a copy of my latest, - bleeding edge [93]x11vnc-0.9.9.tar.gz tarball to build the most up to + bleeding edge [93]x11vnc-0.9.10.tar.gz tarball to build the most up to date one. Precompiled Binaries/Packages: See the [94]FAQ below for information @@ -629,13 +629,13 @@ vncviewer -via $host localhost:0 # must be TightVNC vncviewer. them by default.) If your OS has libjpeg.so and libz.so in standard locations you can - build as follows (example given for the 0.9.8 release of x11vnc: + build as follows (example given for the 0.9.9 release of x11vnc: replace with the version you downloaded): (un-tar the x11vnc+libvncserver tarball) -# gzip -dc x11vnc-0.9.8.tar.gz | tar -xvf - +# gzip -dc x11vnc-0.9.9.tar.gz | tar -xvf - (cd to the source directory) -# cd x11vnc-0.9.8 +# cd x11vnc-0.9.9 (run configure and then run make) # ./configure @@ -886,13 +886,13 @@ make I'd appreciate any additional testing very much. Thanks to those who suggested features and helped beta test x11vnc - 0.9.8 released in Jul 2009! + 0.9.9 released in Dec 2009! - Please help test and debug the 0.9.9 version for release sometime in - 2009. + Please help test and debug the 0.9.10 version for release sometime in + Spring 2010. - The version 0.9.9 beta tarball is kept here: - [114]x11vnc-0.9.9.tar.gz + The version 0.9.10 beta tarball is kept here: + [114]x11vnc-0.9.10.tar.gz There are also some Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, and other OS test binaries [115]here. Please kick the tires and report bugs, performance @@ -909,7 +909,11 @@ make Encryption Plugin' settings panel.) - Here are some features that will appear in the 0.9.9 release: + Here are some features that will appear in the 0.9.10 release: + * Coming Soon. + + + Here are some features that appeared in the 0.9.9 release: * The [122]-unixpw_system_greeter option, when used in combined unixpw and XDMCP FINDCREATEDISPLAY mode (e.g. [123]-xdmsvc), enables the user to press Escape to jump directly to the @@ -1507,7 +1511,7 @@ LAY description of the [294]-create option that does all of this automatically for you. Also, a faster and more accurate way is to use the "dummy" - XFree86/Xorg device driver (or our Xdummy wrapper script.) See + Xorg/XFree86 device driver (or our Xdummy wrapper script.) See [295]this FAQ for details. * Somewhat surprisingly, the X11 mouse (cursor) shape is write-only and cannot be queried from the X server. So traditionally in @@ -1629,9 +1633,9 @@ References 88. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/faq.html#faq-ssl-tunnel-int 89. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ssvnc.html 90. http://sourceforge.net/projects/libvncserver/ - 91. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=32584&package_id=119006&release_id=695585 - 92. http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=32584&release_id=695585 - 93. http://x11vnc.sourceforge.net/dev/x11vnc-0.9.9.tar.gz + 91. http://sourceforge.net/projects/libvncserver/files/x11vnc/0.9.9/ + 92. http://sourceforge.net/projects/libvncserver/files/x11vnc/0.9.9/release-notes-0.9.9.txt/view + 93. http://x11vnc.sourceforge.net/dev/x11vnc-0.9.10.tar.gz 94. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/faq.html#faq-binaries 95. http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html 96. http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/download.html @@ -1652,7 +1656,7 @@ References 111. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/faq.html#faq-solaris251build 112. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/faq.html#faq-macosx 113. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/faq.html#faq-ssl-tunnel-int - 114. http://x11vnc.sourceforge.net/dev/x11vnc-0.9.9.tar.gz + 114. http://x11vnc.sourceforge.net/dev/x11vnc-0.9.10.tar.gz 115. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/bins 116. mailto:xvml@karlrunge.com 117. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/faq.html#faq-ssl-tunnel-int @@ -5314,9 +5318,11 @@ xpw= FINDDISPLAY method it will create an X server session for the user (i.e. desktop/terminal server.) This is the only time x11vnc actually tries to start up an X server. By default it will only try to start up - virtual (non-hardware) X servers: first [439]Xdummy and if that is not - available then Xvfb. Note that Xdummy requires root permission and - only works on Linux whereas Xvfb works just about everywhere. + virtual (non-hardware) X servers: first [439]Xvfb and if that is not + available then Xdummy. Note that Xdummy only works on Linux whereas + Xvfb works just about everywhere (and in some situations Xdummy must + be run as root.) An advantage of Xdummy over Xvfb is that Xdummy + supports RANDR dynamic screen resizing. So an inetd(8) example might look like: 5900 stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/local/bin/x11vnc -inetd \ @@ -5693,9 +5699,8 @@ xmodmap -e "add Mod1 = Alt_L Alt_R Meta_L" server that turn off the VT usage in the X server. Update: As of Jul/2005 we have an LD_PRELOAD script [470]Xdummy that allows you to use a stock (i.e. unpatched) Xorg or XFree86 server with the "dummy" - driver and not have any VT switching problems! Currently Xdummy needs - to be run as root, but with some luck that may be relaxed in the - future. + driver and not have any VT switching problems! An advantage of Xdummy + over Xvfb is that Xdummy supports RANDR dynamic screen resizing. The standard way to start the "dummy" driver would be: startx -- :1 -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.dummy @@ -12914,7 +12919,7 @@ x11vnc: a VNC server for real X displays Here are all of x11vnc command line options: % x11vnc -opts (see below for -help long descriptions) -x11vnc: allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. 0.9.9 lastmod: 2009-12-21 +x11vnc: allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. 0.9.10 lastmod: 2009-12-24 x11vnc options: -display disp -auth file -N @@ -12938,8 +12943,9 @@ x11vnc options: -unixpw_nis [list] -unixpw_cmd cmd -find -finddpy -listdpy -findauth [disp] -create -xdummy -xvnc - -xvnc_redirect -svc -svc_xdummy - -svc_xvnc -xdmsvc -sshxdmsvc + -xvnc_redirect -xdummy_xvfb -create_x str + -svc -svc_xdummy -svc_xvnc + -svc_xdummy_xvfb -xdmsvc -sshxdmsvc -unixpw_system_greeter -redirect port -display WAIT:... -vencrypt mode -anontls mode -sslonly -dhparams file -nossl -ssl [pem] @@ -13041,7 +13047,7 @@ libvncserver-tight-extension options: % x11vnc -help -x11vnc: allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. 0.9.9 lastmod: 2009-12-21 +x11vnc: allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. 0.9.10 lastmod: 2009-12-24 (type "x11vnc -opts" to just list the options.) @@ -14091,6 +14097,11 @@ Options: -xdummy As in -create, except Xdummy instead of Xvfb. -xvnc As in -create, except Xvnc instead of Xvfb. -xvnc_redirect As in -create, except Xvnc.redirect instead of Xvfb. +-xdummy_xvfb Sets WAIT:cmd=FINDCREATEDISPLAY-Xdummy,Xvfb + +-create_x str Sets WAIT:cmd=FINDCREATEDISPLAY-<str> Can be on cmdline + after anything that sets WAIT:.. and other things + (e.g. -svc, -xdmsvc) to adjust the X server list. -svc Terminal services mode based on SSL access. Alias for -display WAIT:cmd=FINDCREATEDISPLAY-Xvfb -unixpw -users @@ -14098,6 +14109,7 @@ Options: -svc_xdummy As -svc except Xdummy instead of Xvfb. -svc_xvnc As -svc except Xvnc instead of Xvfb. +-svc_xdummy_xvfb As -svc with Xdummy,Xvfb. -xdmsvc Display manager Terminal services mode based on SSL. Alias for -display WAIT:cmd=FINDCREATEDISPLAY-Xvfb.xdmcp @@ -14269,11 +14281,13 @@ Options: mode when a virtual X server such as Xvfb is going to be created. It sets the width and height of the new display, and optionally the color depth as - well. You can also supply "gnome", "kde", "twm", + well. + + You can also supply "gnome", "kde", "twm", "fvwm", "mwm", "dtwm", "wmaker", "xfce", - "enlightenment", "Xsession", or "failsafe" - (same as "xterm") to have the created display use - that mode for the user session. + "lxde", "enlightenment", "Xsession", or + "failsafe" (same as "xterm") to have the created + display use that mode for the user session. Specify "tag=..." to set the unique FD_TAG desktop session tag described below. Note: this option will @@ -14373,17 +14387,21 @@ Options: Xdummy: The Xdummy wrapper is part of the x11vnc source code - (x11vnc/misc/Xdummy) It should be available in PATH and - have run "Xdummy -install" once to create the shared - library. Xdummy requires root permission and only works - on Linux. (Note: specify FD_XDUMMY_NOROOT=1 to skip - a check for the root id; evidently your sudo(1) will - take care of everything. The -xdummy and -svc_xdummy - options imply FD_XDUMMY_NOROOT=1). + (x11vnc/misc/Xdummy) It should be available in PATH + and have run "Xdummy -install" once to create the + shared library. Xdummy only works on Linux. As of + 12/2009 it no longer needs to be run as root, and the + default is to not run as root. In some circumstances + permissions may require running it as root, in these + cases specify FD_XDUMMY_RUN_AS_ROOT=1, this is the same + as supplying -root to the Xdummy cmdline. Xvfb is available on most platforms and does not require root. + An advantage of Xdummy over Xvfb is that Xdummy supports + RANDR dynamic screen resizing. + When x11vnc exits (i.e. user disconnects) the X server session stays running in the background. The FINDDISPLAY will find it directly next time. @@ -14441,13 +14459,11 @@ Options: More FD tricks: FD_CUPS=port or FD_CUPS=host:port will set the cups printing environment. Similarly for FD_ESD=port or FD_ESD=host:port for esddsp sound - redirection. FD_XDUMMY_NOROOT means the Xdummy - server does not need to be started as root (e.g. it - will sudo automatically). Set FD_EXTRA to a command - to be run a few seconds after the X server starts up. - Set FD_TAG to be a unique name for the session, it is - set as an X property, that makes FINDDISPLAY only find - sessions with that tag value. + redirection. Set FD_EXTRA to a command to be run a + few seconds after the X server starts up. Set FD_TAG + to be a unique name for the session, it is set as an + X property, that makes FINDDISPLAY only find sessions + with that tag value. If you want the FINDCREATEDISPLAY session to contact an XDMCP login manager (xdm/gdm/kdm) on the same machine, |