Problem still persists as of current distribution (Oneiric 64bit). Remote Desktop Viewer can connect only once in a gdm session. After the first successful session on remote desktop is no longer used and disconnected, further attempts do not even reach the password dialog. The window is all black and nothing else ever happens. The only solution is to switch to another user account on local system and connect from there - then it works. After that session is closed, I can return to the original account and then sometimes it does connect. In my case, since I need both remote desktop and other apps on my machine as well, it's futile to switch there and back again between the accounts. Remote desktop is Windows XP with TightVNC (latest version).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to vinagre in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476988 Title: remote desktop viewer not connecting. black screen and no control over remote computer Status in “vinagre” package in Ubuntu: Opinion Bug description: Binary package hint: vinagre Using onboard remote desktop viewer. Not worked since recent upgrade to 9.10. Working fine under Jaunty. Remote machine runs XP with real vnc server. Acces to shared files via samba unaffected, so connection between computers (ethernet network) is OK. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Nov 6 22:00:15 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/vinagre Package: vinagre 2.28.1-0ubuntu1 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic SourcePackage: vinagre Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vinagre/+bug/476988/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
