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jimbocho · 09-26-2007, 09:25 PM

Thanks to Adam for sharing his VNC client and server ports! I thought I would share with everyone how I got the iRex to be a display for my Windows PC using them.

Start VNC server on your PC first. I chose to not set a password to make it easier for the iRex to connect. Then download Adam's vnc.tar.gz from above and copy it to a CF card and put it in the iRex. Then ssh to the iRex and run:

Code:

cd /media/cf
tar zxf vnc.tar.gz
cd vnc
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/media/cf/vnc/lib ./vncviewer -display=:0 10.193.243.198

Of course, put your IP address in the last line. This will allow you to use your iRex as a display for your PC, but the cursor will not update frequently enough to use the mouse effectively. If you want to make the screen update faster, start a second ssh connection to your iRex and run the displayMgrClient I mentioned earlier, like:

Code:

displayMgrClient -d 127.0.0.1 -r 1

This will make the display update every 1 second, which makes using a mouse just bearable. However it can still be a bit painful.. Hit control-C when you're done.

Besides the mouse refresh, the other big caveat is that for speed there is only minimal display refreshing, so after switching windows a few times, you start to get a lot of artifacts..

Hope some other people find this info useful.. Thanks to Adam B. for his porting efforts!

-Jim

09-26-2007, 09:25 PM	#9
jimbocho Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: iRex iLiad	Using iRex as PC display with VNC Thanks to Adam for sharing his VNC client and server ports! I thought I would share with everyone how I got the iRex to be a display for my Windows PC using them. Start VNC server on your PC first. I chose to not set a password to make it easier for the iRex to connect. Then download Adam's vnc.tar.gz from above and copy it to a CF card and put it in the iRex. Then ssh to the iRex and run: Code: cd /media/cf tar zxf vnc.tar.gz cd vnc LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/media/cf/vnc/lib ./vncviewer -display=:0 10.193.243.198 Of course, put your IP address in the last line. This will allow you to use your iRex as a display for your PC, but the cursor will not update frequently enough to use the mouse effectively. If you want to make the screen update faster, start a second ssh connection to your iRex and run the displayMgrClient I mentioned earlier, like: Code: displayMgrClient -d 127.0.0.1 -r 1 This will make the display update every 1 second, which makes using a mouse just bearable. However it can still be a bit painful.. Hit control-C when you're done. Besides the mouse refresh, the other big caveat is that for speed there is only minimal display refreshing, so after switching windows a few times, you start to get a lot of artifacts.. Hope some other people find this info useful.. Thanks to Adam B. for his porting efforts! -Jim Last edited by jimbocho; 09-26-2007 at 09:35 PM.