I found this didn't work for me (at least not as is): VNC remote access
I did copy some parts from the above, and documented what I had to do to get this all going.
To setup VNC server for SCO5
Get gzcat, zlib, and TightVNC server for SCO 5
In a web browser go to the following URL: ftp://ftp2.caldera.com/skunkware/osr5/bin/
Right click and "save Link as" on the file: gzcat
Next URL: ftp://ftp2.caldera.com/skunkware/osr5/vols/
Right click and "save Link as" on the file: zlib-1.1.4-VOLS.tar
Right click and "save Link as" on the file: tightvnc-1.2.2-dist.tar.gz
You now have the necessary files. FTP "put" them onto your SCO
ftp servername
user/pass
binary
cd /tmp
put gzcat
put zlib-1.1.4-VOLS.tar
put tightvnc-1.2.2-dist.tar.gz
quit
go to your SCO5 box and do the following:
cd /tmp
cp gzcat /usr/bin
cp gzcat /bin
tar xvf zlib-1.1.4-VOLS.tar
Go into Software manager (or custom), add new software- media images--- /tmp exit software manager
gzcat tightvnc-1.2.2-dist.tar.gz |tar xvf -
ln -s /etc/init.d/vncserver /etc/rc2.d/S99vncserver
mkdir /usr/X11R6
mkdir /usr/X11R6/lib
ln -s /usr/lib/X11 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11
create a folder in the root called '.vnc'
cd .vnc
vi xstartup
type in the following lines:
PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/X11 ; export PATH
[ -f $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
scosession &
SAVE and EXIT out of vi
add to the appropriate place in the ports listing of '/etc/services':
vnc640 5950/tcp
vnc800 5951/tcp
vnc1024 5952/tcp
add to the end of '/etc/inetd.conf'
vnc640 stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/Xvnc Xvnc -inetd -query 127.0.0.1 -once -depth 16 -geometry 640x480
vnc800 stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/Xvnc Xvnc -inetd -query 127.0.0.1 -once -depth 16 -geometry 800x640
vnc1024 stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/Xvnc Xvnc -inetd -query 127.0.0.1 -once -depth 16 -geometry 1024x768
/etc/init.d/vncserver start
after you set the password (only need to do that once, it won't ask next time you run it) it's now running, REBOOT for everything to be working (I know, I know- you could just stop the inetd service, but I just want to make sure everything goes fine after a reboot).
Test it with the VNC viewer of your choice on another computer.
Editor's note: see VNC giving a gray screen on OSR5.0.6 also.
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