[00:34] <cleary> hi folks - I'm wondering if anyone could provide some clues on x11vnc usage with ubiquity-dm?
[00:35] <cleary> currently ubiquity-dm is running (pre-any other dm starting), and I need to give vncserver access to display :0
[00:40] <xnox> cleary: drop an interesting upstart job which will start on starting ubiquity-dm.
[00:40] <xnox> cleary: and start x11vnc from there.
[00:42] <cleary> hi xnox: I've got it running via inetd at the moment
[00:42] <xnox> that would work to, i think.
[00:42] <cleary> ...actually, I have a new debug tool I think I can use
[00:43] <cleary> will give it a crack -
[01:00] <cleary> got it, the x11vnc startup script I'm using is a legacy thing from a bsd admin we had working for us
[01:00] <cleary> lots of switches I don't understand
[01:00] <cleary> cut them down to the ones I do and it started :P
[01:15] <cleary> xnox: your upstart job idea is going to make this very easy - thanks :)
[01:15] <xnox> ;-)
[01:17] <xnox> cleary: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/cookbook see for many examples of how to run gui app (essentially with a DISPLAY var) and how to start your new job before ubiquity-dm, etc.
[01:17] <xnox> cleary: note that there is no inotify support on the livecd, so you may need to use `initctl reload-configuration` if your new job is not in place before upstart starts.
[01:29] <cleary> xnox: thanks for the links
[01:30] <cleary> I only need it to start with ubiquity-dm, I'm planning to use krfb inside the kde environment once it gets going
[01:31] <cleary> so I start it on starting-dm DM=ubiquity-dm
[01:31] <cleary> and stop it on login-session-start or desktop-session-start
[01:31] <cleary> which are events emitted by kdm
[01:33] <xnox> sounds okish, test =) to see if it does what you need ;-)
[01:33] <cleary> yep, will test the shit out of it :P
[03:32] <cleary> xnox: I need some more help if you're still around - the starting-dm event emitted by ubiquity happens before ubiquity-dm is executed
[03:33] <cleary> so my x11vnc fails to start due to no x server
[03:33] <cleary> I've tried the 'started ubiquity' event
[03:33] <cleary> this is still too soon
[03:33] <cleary> what's do you recommend without sticking a wait loop in there?
[03:34] <cleary> -'s
[03:34] <cleary> (or do you recommend a wait loop) ;)
[08:26] <xnox> cleary: ubiquity has hooks dir which is processed shortly before X is started I think....
[08:26] <xnox> cleary: grep for hook in ubiquity-dm script.
[14:18] <plars> xnox: on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1080701 - psivaa says it's not reproducible for him anymore, but some seem to still be having this issue, or one that looks very much like it
[14:18] <ubot2> Launchpad bug 1080701 in ubiquity "After 'Preparing to install Ubuntu' screen, raring installation hangs" [High,Confirmed]