Sean Gibbins wrote:
> I have a headless mini-itx box that I run as a server. When I want a gui
> session I log in over ssh and type the following:
>
>     vncserver :1 -geometry 1280x768
>   
I do use vncserver on other machines (Debian and Mandriva, for example), 
but here I want to be able to use the attached keyboard, mouse and 
screen from time to time, but to get the same main X resolution whether 
or not the screen is attached at boot time.  The x11vnc bit is almost a 
bonus!