Thanks for that info - one less frustration to contend with... On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 4:50 AM, Bassu Khan <[email protected]> wrote:
> joebodo, I've been seeing this problem for almost two years the time since > when I switched to Debian/Ubuntu. > This occurs when you'll keep your rdesktop windows minimized for about > 20-30 mins. This is something I feel that Gnome/Rdesktop does and not the > client machines you're connecting to. I've tried a lot to find a reason for > this rdesktop behaviour but couldn't even though at one I suspected Compiz > causing that! > > And a more interesting thing is that, this sometimes happens with other > Linux distros as well. > Again, if you'll keep your window maximized or just active under the > current top window of any application, you'll likely not encounter the > issue. > > -- > rdesktop freezes shortly after successful connection > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217868 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “rdesktop” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > Status in “rdesktop” package in Debian: New > > Bug description: > In Gutsy and Hardy, I am able to connect to the server via RDP. Shortly > (30sec-1min) after login, the connection freezes---the pointer still > responds, but I am unable to see the results of any mouse clicks or > keypresses. If I kill the client and reconnect, I see that the mouse clicks > and keypresses were being sent to the remote server. There are no > side-effects on other X applications---everything continues to work except > for rdesktop. > > This behavior was identical under Gutsy and on two different Hardy > machines, regardless of network interface. I tried the Gutsy rdesktop > package and also tried compiling the latest rdesktop cvs, all with the same > results. However it worked fine under Dapper. > > I normally invoke rdesktop as > > rdesktop -a 8 -z -P -U username server > > Dropping -z or -P makes the connection quit faster, as does using a higher > color depth. > > This thread > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4709775 > > discusses what appears to be the same problem experienced by other users. > Please contact me if further information is needed to diagnose. > -- rdesktop freezes shortly after successful connection https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217868 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
