Having problems using x11vnc

Vine
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The only ‘real’ option I have found and gotten to sort of work for aix at this point is ‘x11vnc’.

I downloaded the source code and got it compiled on my aix 5.2 machine. I used their xllvnc_loop script to have x11vnc start at boot and restart if stopped.

I am able to connect to it fine with the eggplant ‘Connection List’ however, when starting to write the script I run into problems:

  1. Whenever I select ‘Capture Image’ it takes quite a long time (~30-60 seconds) to bring up save image dialog
  2. At this point it will save the image but eggplant seems to ‘hang’ the connection or something. Because if for instance I saved an image of a menu button I wanted to click on and then I change back to ‘Live Mode’ I can’t click on the button. I can click on anything. I can move the mouse around but there is a ‘X’ on the pointer and I can’t click on anything. The only way I’ve found to get out of this ‘funky’ state is by 1- closing the connection window, 2- ‘Disconnect’, 3- ‘Connect’ and then when it comes back up I can click inside the connection window again. But as soon as I save another image I’m back to the same point.

Has anyone had any luck with x11vnc. Any tips on what I’m doing wrong?

Thanks

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It sounds like there are some problems in the way the x11vnc server works. We’ll investigate that some, but in the meantime I am pretty sure that PART of your problem can be mitigated by turning off Eggplant’s “Detect Pulsing Images while capturing” within the Eggplant Preferences->Viewer Window section.

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hmm, I turned that off but it hasn’t seemed to help at all.