Arch Linux

Description: Load the vnc module by defining it within xorg.conf including defining a password file stored in the system. The vnc module fails to load the "vnc" module - check the log file Xorg.0.log.


Additional info:
* package version(s) tigervnc 1.2.0-9
* config and/or log files etc.

I have for a long time been using tigervnc until a few months ago, but not used it for several months, by loading the vnc module with two relevant sections in xorg.conf:

Section "Module"
Load "vnc"
EndSection

and

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Option "passwordFile" "/opt/Local/etc/vnc/passwd"
EndSubSection
EndSection

However, testing today, this results in Xorg.0.log as:

[ 8.219] (II) LoadModule: "vnc"
[ 8.233] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libvnc.so
[ 8.375] (II) Module vnc: vendor="Constantin Kaplinsky"
[ 8.375] compiled for 1.12.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 8.375] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 8.375] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 8.375] (EE) module ABI major version (6) doesn't match the server's version (7)
[ 8.375] (II) UnloadModule: "vnc"
[ 8.375] (II) Unloading vnc
[ 8.377] (EE) Failed to load module "vnc" (module requirement mismatch, 0)

Does this mean that tigervnc is out of date and needs fixing or is it s problem with X?

Is there any workaround?

Steps to reproduce: Add relevant sections to xorg.conf and reboot machine - check the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file and find the above lines.