[FreeNX-kNX] Solution to 64 bit Issue on my Server

[Alastair Johnson]

You are right up to a point. This is known and I've tried to add it to the 
Wiki, but it isn't accepting my edits. It probably hasn't been stated flat 
out on the list either...

nx libs v2.1.x are unreliable when compiled for x86_64. They work perfectly 
for some, partially for others (like me) or not at all (like you). When 
compiled for x86 they are reliable.

nx libs v3.x are reliable with both x86 and x86_64.

Fedora don't have the nx-3.x package yet, even in f9 apparently. Your 32 bit 
workaround is good.

On Tuesday 19 February 2008, Gregory Carter wrote:
> Well...sort of.
>
> FYI in case you have not been following my thread, I have been having a
> devil of a time getting the freenx server 64 bit version to work on our
> new Fedora 8 server.   It simply was too erratic.
>
> I tried just about every debug and log level and looked at the problem
> from the client, or the server but could not find any issues with the
> setup.
>
> I am forced to conclude that the freenx.x86_64 package is broken,
> fundamentally, and is not functional.   I came to that conclusion after
> following the large number of core dumps on the server side of the users
> homes directory.
>
> I dumped the x86_64 packages for nx and freenx and installed the .i386
> packages with 32bit support and the problems instantly went away.
>
> Now all my clients connect and everything works swimmingly.
>
> So if you have a 64 bit machine, do not expect NX server to work
> correctly as of yet.
>
> -gc