LXDE, vino-server, black screen on connection to Arch desktop

Hi all, yet another Arch newb question.
I started vino-server on my Arch LXDE desktop. I accidentally started it as a foreground process, but the advantage is that I can see it running.
I used dconf editor to DISABLE the "encryption required" setting for desktop sharing. (I've tried it both ways - enabled and disabled - same result.)
xtightvncviewer run from Chrubuntu on my laptop from the command line shows a successful connection, and I can see vino-server accepting the connections over on my Arch desktop.
But any graphical viewer on my laptop shows a black screen.
I don't see anything here on the forums and didn't find anything good via Google.

This appears to have been an issue with the 10.5.5 upgrade. The server showed 10.5.4 and Software Update showed me up to date. I manually downloaded the 10.5.5 combo update and installed it. I had kernal panics on 3 separate restarts afterward, but on the 4th try the machine booted and ARD visibility was restored. No more remote system updates for me, I'm doing all of them while I'm at the machine.
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