RPi Wheezy VNC

Running a VNC Server on a RaspberryPI
Ok here is one for the Monitorily challenged let’s assume you have followed the ssh blind setup and have your connection to your beloved RaspberryPi

You have run raspi-config and maximized the available space on your SD card.

How would you like to see the startx screen

Well here we go.
Login to your RPi with putty

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install vnc-server vncserver follow the instructions to add a server password confirm the password say no to the view only option

vncserver

Close your putty window but leave your RPi running

Setting up the PC
Now you need to get some software for your PC use your browser and visit

http://www.tightvnc.com/download.php/

Download the tight VNC Java viewer

(Here I am assuming you have Java loaded as an option on your PC if not go to java.com and get it if you want use this method)

You can wait till you try the application and get Java if it does not play.

Unzip the download and run “tightvnc-jviewer.jar” if you have Java installed you will open a window that looks like this



Type your IP address for your RaspberryPi into the Server Box

Edit the port to read 5901

Click connect and enjoy

Noob overview and explanation
Putty login if you don’t understand this go look at the Blind ssh login wiki page

You should have a note of you DHCP assigned address or hava a fixed IP address assigned you will need this later.

sudo apt-get update sudo			# sudo is the instruction to run the following command as the super user. apt-get 		# is the tool to get packages to install update 			# just makes sure you have the latest settings for apt-get

sudo apt-get install vnc-server sudo			# sudo is the instruction to run the following command as the super user. apt-get 		# is the tool to get packages to install install                # tells the apt-get programm it's going to install what follows vnc-server             # the vnc server the thing you are installing

vncserver This is the command to kick the server ito life but it realises that it's not been run before for this user so it prompts you for a password which you then have to confirm.

It then asks you if you want a password set for view only not a lot of point to this on the RPi maybe later with multiple logins but for now just decline the offer.

vncserver I haveallways done this a second time assuming it dropped out after password set I suppose it's experiment time.

PC stuff
Note under Vista and Windows7 you will have issues with run as administrator your on your own there I'm a old XP hound.