On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 11:15:38 -0500, Daryl Boyd wrote:
> I've been having a problem with Xvnc crashing (server crashes, not the 
> viewer) when I run the server with a depth > 8, and run Mozilla on my 
> solaris workstation.
> 
> I start vncserver as follows:
>  vncserver -geometry 1600x1200 -depth 24    (I've tried 16, 24 and 32, 
> and different geometries)
> 
> Run the viewer as follows:
>  vncviewer -depth 24 -fullscreen <host>:1
> 
> I then open an xterm and start mozilla.
> My default webpage displays no problem, the crash occurs when I go to 
> some problematic websites.
> (So far, I've found that Sourceforge, Redhat, Our internal bug reporting 
> site, and a few otehrs cause the crash)
> try: www.redhat.com
> 
> I've tried a few version of Mozilla, and they all cause the crash. 
> Mozilla does run fine on my regular desktop (which is also set to 24 bit 
> color)
> 
> I've done a search on the net, and found other with the same problem. 
> The most usefull link is:
>   http://www.realvnc.com/pipermail/vnc-list/2002-June/031590.html
> I contacted the original poster and he indicated that he didn't find a 
> solution. He tracked it down to a spot where data is being written past 
> the end of a buffer but didn't understand the code. He is now running 
> the server on a linux box and everything works fine.

That's interesting Daryl, you contacted me, but didn't get a reply so
how could I have said I didn't find a solution ? I've been offline.

> Anyone have a solution? Need mroe info? Any help appreciated.

Yes, use the -cc flag the select the visual.

Alan.
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