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2007-02-02	Update x11vnc to 0.8.4.	obache	1	-2/+2
	New in the 0.8.4 x11vnc release: Native Mac OS X Aqua/Quartz support. It exports the full display (no X11 server). This provides an alternative to OSXvnc; some activities are faster (and see the client-side caching feature -ncache in the 0.8.5 development version for more speedups). http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/#faq-macosx x11vnc can act as a VNC reflector/repeater using the "-reflect host:N" option. This is useful for large classroom broadcasting or demos. You set up a number of reflectors to spread the network and CPU load around for better response. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/#faq-reflect A new login mode: "-display WAIT:cmd=FINDCREATEDISPLAY -unixpw ..." that will Create a new X session (Xvfb, Xdummy, or Xorg) for the user if it cannot find the user's X session display via the FINDDISPLAY method. It will be re-found upon reconnection. This enables a simple "terminal services" mode based on Unix username and password and where the user does not have to memorize their VNC display number, etc. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/#faq-userlogin miscellaneous new features and changes: Option "-nodpms" to avoid problems with programs like KDE's kdesktop_lock that keep restarting the screen saver every few seconds even with active VNC clients connected. The "-N" option couples the VNC Display number to the X Display number. E.g. if your X DISPLAY is :2 then the VNC display will be :2 (i.e. using port 5902). If that port is taken x11vnc will exit. Wireframe copyrect detection for local user activity (e.g. someone sitting at the physical display moving windows). You can disable this with the "-nowireframelocal" option. To automatically fix the common mouse motion problem on XINERAMA (multi-headed) displays, the "-xwarppointer" option is enabled by default when XINERAMA is active. You can disable this with the "-noxwarppointer" option. By default in -reflect mode "-shared" is implied (it makes sense), use "-noshared" after the -reflect option to disable this. The "-prog" option lets you specify the full path (argv[0]) to the program, in case it is spawned by inetd/tcpd and cannot determine its path. The path is needed for the "-http" option to guess the http classes directory. Usually not needed, but there are many options for tuning the native Mac OS X mode: -macnodim -macnosleep -macnosaver -macnowait -macwheel -macnoswap -macnoresize -maciconanim -macmenu. An option "-debug_xdamage" has been added for debugging and profiling.
2006-07-22	Security update to version 0.8.2	salo	1	-1/+8
	Changes: Security fix for CVE-2006-2450, remote authentication bypass in libvncserver. Notified by the upstream maintainer, Karl Runge via PR pkg/34050 New in the 0.8.2 x11vnc release: ================================ Support for full mouse and keyboard input into the Linux console framebuffer /dev/fb0 in -rawfb mode (i.e. non-X11) by using the Linux "uinput" driver. This enables, for example, viewing and interacting with Qt-embedded/Qtopia-Core apps on Linux-based handhelds, etc. Options: -rawfb cons, -pipeinput UINPUT More info: http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/#faq-qt-embedded Extension of the display option: -display WAIT:<disp-or-cmd> to delay x11vnc's opening of the X display until a VNC client connects (useful built-in: -display WAIT:cmd=FINDDISPLAY, to find a user's display and Xauthority data). Options -grabkbd and -grabptr have x11vnc try to grab the X display when VNC clients are connected to prevent a (non-malicious) user at the physical X display from performing keyboard or mouse input. E.g. remote help-desk support. miscellaneous new features and changes: -allowedcmds option to fine-tune which external commands may be run by x11vnc, rather than shutting them all off with -nocmds. -env VAR=VALUE convenience option to avoid the need of setting environment variables before starting x11vnc. -allinput option to enable libvncserver handleEventsEagerly parameter (not clear it yields an improvement). -rawfb rand fun/testing option using /dev/urandom as a fb. -license, -copying, -warranty option. New in the 0.8.1 x11vnc release: ================================ Improved support for webcams and TV tuners with video4linux /dev/video: see the "-rawfb video" and "-pipeinput VID" options. (the latter gives a simple keyboard control of a TV tuner; see also the -freqtab option for stations). FBPM support for hardware that provides framebuffer power management (it needs to be disabled when vnc clients are connected). The -usepw option will require x11vnc to use a password of some sort or otherwise exit immediately. Put it in your ~/.x11vncrc so you don't forget. The command "x11vnc -storepasswd" will prompt for a password without echoing and save it in ~/.vnc/passwd The X CLIPBOARD selection is managed in addition to the X PRIMARY selection. miscellaneous new features and changes: Convenience option for accessing the Linux console: -rawfb cons etc. (requires /dev/fb0 to be working). clipboard/cut-text input can now be managed on a per-client basis. -capslock and -skip_lockkeys options can help make CapsLock work better. The Xdummy wrapper script is included in the source tree. A mode "-gone popup" as been added. -24to32 option to avoid 24bpp problems. -xinerama is on by default.
2005-08-05	Initial import of x11vnc-0.7.2 from pkgsrc-wip, packaged by	xtraeme	1	-0/+7
	<obata at lins dot jp>. x11vnc allows one to remotely view and interact with real X displays (i.e. a display corresponding to a physical monitor, keyboard, and mouse) with any VNC viewer. In this way it plays the role for Unix/X11 that WinVNC plays for Windows.

New in the 0.8.4 x11vnc release: Native Mac OS X Aqua/Quartz support. It exports the full display (no X11 server). This provides an alternative to OSXvnc; some activities are faster (and see the client-side caching feature -ncache in the 0.8.5 development version for more speedups). http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/#faq-macosx x11vnc can act as a VNC reflector/repeater using the "-reflect host:N" option. This is useful for large classroom broadcasting or demos. You set up a number of reflectors to spread the network and CPU load around for better response. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/#faq-reflect A new login mode: "-display WAIT:cmd=FINDCREATEDISPLAY -unixpw ..." that will Create a new X session (Xvfb, Xdummy, or Xorg) for the user if it cannot find the user's X session display via the FINDDISPLAY method. It will be re-found upon reconnection. This enables a simple "terminal services" mode based on Unix username and password and where the user does not have to memorize their VNC display number, etc. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/#faq-userlogin miscellaneous new features and changes: Option "-nodpms" to avoid problems with programs like KDE's kdesktop_lock that keep restarting the screen saver every few seconds even with active VNC clients connected. The "-N" option couples the VNC Display number to the X Display number. E.g. if your X DISPLAY is :2 then the VNC display will be :2 (i.e. using port 5902). If that port is taken x11vnc will exit. Wireframe copyrect detection for local user activity (e.g. someone sitting at the physical display moving windows). You can disable this with the "-nowireframelocal" option. To automatically fix the common mouse motion problem on XINERAMA (multi-headed) displays, the "-xwarppointer" option is enabled by default when XINERAMA is active. You can disable this with the "-noxwarppointer" option. By default in -reflect mode "-shared" is implied (it makes sense), use "-noshared" after the -reflect option to disable this. The "-prog" option lets you specify the full path (argv[0]) to the program, in case it is spawned by inetd/tcpd and cannot determine its path. The path is needed for the "-http" option to guess the http classes directory. Usually not needed, but there are many options for tuning the native Mac OS X mode: -macnodim -macnosleep -macnosaver -macnowait -macwheel -macnoswap -macnoresize -maciconanim -macmenu. An option "-debug_xdamage" has been added for debugging and profiling.

Changes: Security fix for CVE-2006-2450, remote authentication bypass in libvncserver. Notified by the upstream maintainer, Karl Runge via PR pkg/34050 New in the 0.8.2 x11vnc release: ================================ Support for full mouse and keyboard input into the Linux console framebuffer /dev/fb0 in -rawfb mode (i.e. non-X11) by using the Linux "uinput" driver. This enables, for example, viewing and interacting with Qt-embedded/Qtopia-Core apps on Linux-based handhelds, etc. Options: -rawfb cons, -pipeinput UINPUT More info: http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/#faq-qt-embedded Extension of the display option: -display WAIT:<disp-or-cmd> to delay x11vnc's opening of the X display until a VNC client connects (useful built-in: -display WAIT:cmd=FINDDISPLAY, to find a user's display and Xauthority data). Options -grabkbd and -grabptr have x11vnc try to grab the X display when VNC clients are connected to prevent a (non-malicious) user at the physical X display from performing keyboard or mouse input. E.g. remote help-desk support. miscellaneous new features and changes: -allowedcmds option to fine-tune which external commands may be run by x11vnc, rather than shutting them all off with -nocmds. -env VAR=VALUE convenience option to avoid the need of setting environment variables before starting x11vnc. -allinput option to enable libvncserver handleEventsEagerly parameter (not clear it yields an improvement). -rawfb rand fun/testing option using /dev/urandom as a fb. -license, -copying, -warranty option. New in the 0.8.1 x11vnc release: ================================ Improved support for webcams and TV tuners with video4linux /dev/video: see the "-rawfb video" and "-pipeinput VID" options. (the latter gives a simple keyboard control of a TV tuner; see also the -freqtab option for stations). FBPM support for hardware that provides framebuffer power management (it needs to be disabled when vnc clients are connected). The -usepw option will require x11vnc to use a password of some sort or otherwise exit immediately. Put it in your ~/.x11vncrc so you don't forget. The command "x11vnc -storepasswd" will prompt for a password without echoing and save it in ~/.vnc/passwd The X CLIPBOARD selection is managed in addition to the X PRIMARY selection. miscellaneous new features and changes: Convenience option for accessing the Linux console: -rawfb cons etc. (requires /dev/fb0 to be working). clipboard/cut-text input can now be managed on a per-client basis. -capslock and -skip_lockkeys options can help make CapsLock work better. The Xdummy wrapper script is included in the source tree. A mode "-gone popup" as been added. -24to32 option to avoid 24bpp problems. -xinerama is on by default.

<obata at lins dot jp>. x11vnc allows one to remotely view and interact with real X displays (i.e. a display corresponding to a physical monitor, keyboard, and mouse) with any VNC viewer. In this way it plays the role for Unix/X11 that WinVNC plays for Windows.