On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 04:18:08PM -0500, Daryl Boyd wrote: > > >/ 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. > > > I emailed two people. You, and jlnance. jlnance replied and its him that I'm >refering to. > > > >/ Anyone have a solution? Need mroe info? Any help appreciated. > /> > > Yes, use the -cc flag the select the visual. > > > I've tried that. When I run -cc 3 I get the following error: > > $ vncserver -depth 24 -cc 3 > .... > Fatal server error: > Couldn't add screen > > I believe this is because my X server only supports TrueColor in 24bit mode. (I ran >xdpyinfo and all the 24 bit > visuals have a class of TrueColor, or DirectColor, Not PseudoColor, which is >required for cc=3)
You can't do that obviously, so forget -cc. Try using -pixelformat BGR888 or RGB888. > If I run vncserver -depth 8 -cc 3 it runs. > > Any other sugestions? I've tried a few other implementation of VNC now, and they all >seem to do it. xf4vnc is still there, I don't know why you can't see it. Alan. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
