Monday, February 4, 2013

Ubuntu 10.04 and VNC refresh problem

Using VNC to remote into Ubuntu 10.04 box. Initial view shows up, but screen does not refresh when clicking / typing / etc, but actions are happening on remote box.

A couple workaround / fixes:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8678737#post8678737
Remove the desktop effects via System/Preferences/Appearence/Visual Effects

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9659038#post9659038
1) Open a terminal o press ALT+F2, then run/type: gconf-editor
2) Go to /desktop/gnome/remote_access and enable "disable_xdamage"