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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Grant [mailto:emailgrant@×××××.com] |
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> Sent: 02 April 2007 05:50 |
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> To: Gentoo mailing list |
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> Subject: [gentoo-user] The next step in AV |
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> I currently have an HDTV hooked up to a desktop computer running |
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> Gentoo and xfce4, all controlled by a wireless keyboard/mouse from the |
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> couch. It's awesome. However, I think the next step is to control |
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> everything from a laptop on the couch. There would be a normal xfce4 |
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> desktop on the laptop, but you could issue certain commands to have |
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> video or audio played through the desktop connected to the TV across |
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> the room. |
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> How would you set this up? Maybe the actual xfce4 session is being |
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> run on the desktop and the laptop uses VNC or NX to control that |
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> session? Is there a way to have certain audio or video launched on |
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> the laptop via VNC or NX, but outputted by the desktop? |
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> - Grant |
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Short answer - yes :-) |
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Your idea sounds about right too. |
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Some reading. |
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http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_X-forwarding |
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Wayn0 |
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