Vino / VNC was not refreshing the screen on the remote desktop of an Ubuntu machine. Found a fix for ubuntu 11.04:
v_2ryann (v-2ryann) wrote on 2010-07-30: #18
Here is the answer guys, on how to do it without changing the effects:
1) Open a terminal o press ALT+F2, then run/type: gconf-editor
2) Go to /desktop/gnome/remote_access and enable “disable_xdamage”
some launchpad bugs for this issue:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/+bug/299112
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/+bug/772873
related ubuntu forum posts:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1744161
Please note: This workaround does NOT appear to work on the new ubuntu 11.10. There is no “disable_xdamage” in the remote_access keys:
No disable_xdamage key available for 11.10