[iyonix-support] Re: maplin/seagate usb hard drive

In message <Pine.LNX.4.64.0608302159300.16826@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Iyonix PC Owner <iyonix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Dave Higton wrote:
> 
> > In message <aa006e5e4e.jess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >          Jess Hampshire <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> In message <Marcel-1.53-0829105730-bc8pErr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>           Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> [snip]
> >> If it could be used via VNC and sunfish (for example) on a risc os  system,
> >> and have ROX desktop and application directory versions  (preferably
> >> ROXified) of all the major free apps that RISC OS is  missing.
> >
> > I think you'll find it has no video system, which I think rules out
> > VNC and ROX.  Sunfish would be fine, though.
> 
> If the Linux kernel on the system is compiled with kernel framebuffer
> support it should be no problem to have VNC work for you.

I don't really know what this has to do with RISC OS, but this is not
how X Windows works - the display is up to the host display.  VNC
sessions either connect to an existing running display - like a RISC OS
VNC server would, or start up a whole new X session which is only
displayed via VNC.

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