I am trying to set up VNC Server on my PI as per instruction on pengiuntutor.com/linux/tightvnc.
when attempting to add to the start up using the Provided script and pasting in Nano when I came to save it i get a "error writing to /ect/init.d/tightvncserver: no such file or directory"
I have tried using root and 'pre-creating' the file in the GUI with no luck.
What am I doing wrong?
You could try it a different way:
1. boot up RPi
2. On RPi open up a file called '/etc/rc.local':
sudo nano /etc/rc.local
3. add the line to the bottom of the file BUT ABOVE ' exit0 '
su -c "vncserver -geometry 1024x800 -depth 24" root
This will start a tightVNC session with the dimentions of 1024 x 800. You can change this what-ever you want providing it is a supported resolution/the shape you want. Also note that this session is for the user 'root' . Change this to the user you want to use.
This will start the tightVNC server everytime you boot up your RPi. Personally, I wouldn't mess around wit .init scripts when there is a simpler way to do it (I have not used .init scripts for this but I have used one for a LCD display I am using...I had many problems and hence my dislike of that method.)
Hope this helps you.
/etc/rc.local:
#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
#
# By default this script does nothing.
# Print the IP address
_IP=$(hostname -I) || true
if [ "$_IP" ]; then
printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
printf "VNCserver has started on $_IP" # I added this one to look cool
fi
su -c "vncserver -geometry 1280x800 -depth 24" root
exit 0
Ok First I thought that was just a typo in my post I would have check that. Then I has a look tried it and it worked 
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Thanks for the correction your a star
Fergus Byrne wrote:
You could try it a different way:
1. boot up RPi
2. On RPi open up a file called '/etc/rc.local':
sudo nano /etc/rc.local
3. add the line to the bottom of the file BUT ABOVE ' exit0 '
su -c "vncserver -geometry 1024x800 -depth 24" root
This will start a tightVNC session with the dimentions of 1024 x 800. You can change this what-ever you want providing it is a supported resolution/the shape you want. Also note that this session is for the user 'root' . Change this to the user you want to use.
This will start the tightVNC server everytime you boot up your RPi. Personally, I wouldn't mess around wit .init scripts when there is a simpler way to do it (I have not used .init scripts for this but I have used one for a LCD display I am using...I had many problems and hence my dislike of that method.)
Hope this helps you.
/etc/rc.local:
#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
#
# By default this script does nothing.
# Print the IP address
_IP=$(hostname -I) || true
if [ "$_IP" ]; then
printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
printf "VNCserver has started on $_IP" # I added this one to look cool
fi
su -c "vncserver -geometry 1280x800 -depth 24" root
exit 0
Cheers Fergus
Got the other way working but will give you suggestion a try when I get a chance looks like it might be neater and give me something else to play with.
I guess I should ask How one would remove the Scripts from the start up, that one has now added?
Delete it. 
from prompt:
rm /<directory>/<file>
