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JiveBologna · 17th Jun 2007, 03:37

Great article! I've gotten the system running successfully on a PII 450 with 192MB RAM. (My goal was lowest power consumption using found parts. Rough calculations are about 84w at peak, assuming 25w for Mobo, 27w for CPU, 21w for three sticks of RAM, 4w for the NIC, and 7w for the fans.)

The only problem I've run into concerns the VNC connection. I followed the guide to the letter, set up the port, and created the script, and the first connection worked like a charm!

But after restarting the machine, I can no longer get in. The error message reads:

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Ultr@VNC Info
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Connection failed - Error reading Protocol Version

Possible causes:
- You've forgotten to select a DSMPlugin and the Server uses a DSMPlugin
- Viewer and Server are not compatible (they use different RFB protocoles)
- Bad connection
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OK
---------------------------

I've got the connection to the CLI running through SSH just fine though... does anyone have any ideas on what might be causing this?

Or, is there an easy way to start the VNC service manually from the terminal?

Thanks!

17th Jun 2007, 03:37	#114
JiveBologna What's a Dremel? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Posts: 4	VNC Troubles Great article! I've gotten the system running successfully on a PII 450 with 192MB RAM. (My goal was lowest power consumption using found parts. Rough calculations are about 84w at peak, assuming 25w for Mobo, 27w for CPU, 21w for three sticks of RAM, 4w for the NIC, and 7w for the fans.) The only problem I've run into concerns the VNC connection. I followed the guide to the letter, set up the port, and created the script, and the first connection worked like a charm! But after restarting the machine, I can no longer get in. The error message reads: --------------------------- Ultr@VNC Info --------------------------- Connection failed - Error reading Protocol Version Possible causes: - You've forgotten to select a DSMPlugin and the Server uses a DSMPlugin - Viewer and Server are not compatible (they use different RFB protocoles) - Bad connection --------------------------- OK --------------------------- I've got the connection to the CLI running through SSH just fine though... does anyone have any ideas on what might be causing this? Or, is there an easy way to start the VNC service manually from the terminal? Thanks!