have you tried the tightvnc pet package listed in the first message of this thread? It comes with the lib file need to run it.

Just my 2 cents worth

After installing the x11vnc_server-0.9.4B.pet my computer forgot who it was.
The hostname disappeared and when queried comes up with this:
To get around it I placed the following in "etc/rc.d/rc.local": And it works.

Scenario: Use a Puppy 4.0 computer installed with "Full Install" to the hard disk as a server or seti/boinc machine with no monitor, no keyboard, no mouse. First: Install and setup puppy the way you want it with monitor keyboard and mouse. Edit the file "/boot/grub/menu.lst" and...

The suggestions posted here were tried without success :( However, once i switch the xvideo server from xorg to xvesa using the xorg wizard it now boots to 800x600x16 screen without a montior attached :D In addition, using the "setup" icon on the desktop, choosing "Configure Startup o...

Thanks, I'll give a try tonight and see what happens.

ok, thanks xfred. sorry, got up on the wrong side this morning, didn't mean to be mean. :oops: I tried a couple of solutions i found searching the forums like adding certain lines to rc.local but that didnt work. It boots just fine with no mouse and keyboard by disabling the probing for them at boot...

Uh, you sure you responded to the correct post? I am trying to find a way to boot Puppy 4.0 with no monitor (CRT)attached. Keyboard and Mouse are not a problem, it boots fine without them. I am trying to find a way to force xorg to use preconfigured monitor settings, but i havent yet found a way tha...

I want to run my puppy 4.0 system no keyboard no monitor no mouse and vnc to it. i use it to crunch seti so i dont need the whole hardware setup. I can get it to boot with no keyboard or mouse attached, but when i disconnect the monitor, i cant get past the xorg video wizard because there's no keybo...

Thanks so much for the info. everything working nice now.
I did make a mistake not putting the "&" after the line for boinc, fixed that.
the script provided looks good, will give a go.

wolfpup, is it only one line from the text file required?

Thanks so much for the quick reponse

Bear with me, fairly new to linux, and Puppy Linux is a great welcome surprise. I need some help though with the following: Issues that need resolving regarding Puppy 4.00 and Boinc: (Wolf Pup's boinc-6.2.15.pet ) 1. Instructions for launching boinc client at startup via rc.local dont work. Boot han...