Kali Linux 2.1 ARM Raspberry Pi 1 - TightVNC Grey Screen Trouble

[CeEe4]

Hi everyone

I just need a bit of help with this, im using a Raspberry Pi 1 with the Kali 2.1 ARM image. Everything has installed ok and i can log in via SSH no problems. I have updated Kali using

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade –y

I then installed tightvncserver. I ran a server and setup password etc. and when i connect i enter the password and i get a grey weave screen with a black cross mouse pointer. I have tried various different configs for .vnc/xstartup file, but nothing seems to work. Here is the most recent log file.

21/03/16 16:23:17 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.9
21/03/16 16:23:17 Copyright (C) 2000-2007 TightVNC Group
21/03/16 16:23:17 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge
21/03/16 16:23:17 All Rights Reserved.
21/03/16 16:23:17 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC
21/03/16 16:23:17 Desktop name 'X' (kali:1)
21/03/16 16:23:17 Protocol versions supported: 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 3.7t, 3.8t
21/03/16 16:23:17 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
/root/.vnc/xstartup: 5: exec: startgnome: not found

21/03/16 16:23:23 Got connection from client 192.168.0.10
21/03/16 16:23:23 Using protocol version 3.8
21/03/16 16:23:34 Full-control authentication passed by 192.168.0.10
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding 16
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding 22
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding 21
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding 15
21/03/16 16:23:34 Using zlib encoding for client 192.168.0.10
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding -314
21/03/16 16:23:34 Enabling full-color cursor updates for client 192.168.0.10
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding -223
21/03/16 16:23:34 Pixel format for client 192.168.0.10:
21/03/16 16:23:34   8 bpp, depth 8
21/03/16 16:23:34   uses a colour map (not true colour).
21/03/16 16:23:34 Using raw encoding for client 192.168.0.10
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding 22
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding 21
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding 16
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding 15
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding -314
21/03/16 16:23:34 Enabling full-color cursor updates for client 192.168.0.10
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding -223
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding 16
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding 22
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding 21
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding 15
21/03/16 16:23:34 Using zlib encoding for client 192.168.0.10
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding -314
21/03/16 16:23:34 Enabling full-color cursor updates for client 192.168.0.10
21/03/16 16:23:34 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding -223
21/03/16 16:23:39 Client 192.168.0.10 gone
21/03/16 16:23:39 Statistics:
21/03/16 16:23:39   key events received 0, pointer events 50
21/03/16 16:23:39   framebuffer updates 3, rectangles 27, bytes 20428
21/03/16 16:23:39     cursor shape updates 3, bytes 900
21/03/16 16:23:39     raw rectangles 1, bytes 16396
21/03/16 16:23:39     zlib rectangles 23, bytes 3132
21/03/16 16:23:39   raw bytes equivalent 761880, compression ratio 39.014748

and here is the current config for the .vnc/xstartup file.

#!/bin/sh

[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
#xsetroot -solid grey
exec startgnome

I am really stuck on this and can really need some help otherwise im stuck before i even begin to fully use Kali.

Thanks

[m0lecule]

I'm having the same exact problem with the 2.1.2 build of Kali for Raspberry pi. I'm correctly tunnelling VNC data via SSH, but when I connect I only get a grey screen.

Really could use some help here...

[CeEe4]

I'm having the same exact problem with the 2.1.2 build of Kali for Raspberry pi. I'm correctly tunnelling VNC data via SSH, but when I connect I only get a grey screen.

Really could use some help here...

Hi m0lecule

what i had success with was to find the .vnc/xstartup file.. Im not sure if i appended this to what was already there or replaced, but try both ways and i got it working.

!/bin/sh
xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid black
/usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE &

Hope this helps.

[m0lecule]

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately that didn't help.
This is DEFINITELY a simple problem with the xstartup configuration file. For your info: I don't have lxsession in the /usr/bin directory. From what I can gather I am using the default window manager in Kali 2.1.2 for the Raspberry Pi - which is xfce. If I am not mistaken xfce is also the default window manager for Kali 2.0 and up.

So essentially we all just need correct xstartup settings that will work with the default window manager in Kali...

[CeEe4]

It has been a while since i got this sorted and cant fully remember.. In the end i stopped using the Pi as it wasnt powerful enough for what i wanted..

I remember when i was all out of ideas i changed the line

-solid black
to
-solid green

worth a shot.