Paul, As I stated in my previous mail, you should try the VNC 4 viewer & server. The version of the SUSE XFree86-Xvnc package is the package version and does not relate to the version of Xvnc that it contains.
Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Jansen Van Rensburg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 April 2005 10:00 > To: James Weatherall > Subject: RE: Bad Display on XP from VNC on SUSE 9 > > > James, > > The XFree86-Xvnc VNC server provided by SUSE is version > 4.3.99.902-43.22 > > The viewer that I am using is V 4.1.1 (Free viewer) (ON XP) > I am not running the VNC V4 server but the XFree86-Xvnc V4 Server (On > SUSE) > > Regards, > Paul > > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 April 2005 05:21 PM > To: Paul Jansen Van Rensburg > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Bad Display on XP from VNC on SUSE 9 > > Paul, > > I don't understand the connection - are you running SUSE's > Xvnc package, > or > the standard VNC 4 package? I'm afraid I don't know what > version of VNC > SUSE choose to provide with their distribution offhand. > > Regards, > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Jansen > > Van Rensburg > > Sent: 20 April 2005 15:33 > > To: James Weatherall > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Bad Display on XP from VNC on SUSE 9 > > > > James, > > > > I went to the SUSE website and found that XFree86-Xvnc > package is the > > VNC Server for the X Window System. > > I am therefore running a VNC V4 and Viewer V4. > > > > Is there maybe something else I am missing? > > Regards, > > Paul > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 20 April 2005 03:14 PM > > To: Paul Jansen Van Rensburg > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Bad Display on XP from VNC on SUSE 9 > > > > Paul, > > > > The standard VNC package provides both an XFree86 module, > allowing the > > console X server to be accessed remotely, the Xvnc > stand-alone server, > > and > > the viewer. I would guess that these replace XFree86-Xvnc > > and tightvnc > > packages but I would recommend that you contact SUSE > support to check > > this. > > > > The standard VNC package has always been available for GNU/Linux > > platforms. > > > > Regards, > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Jansen > > > Van Rensburg > > > Sent: 20 April 2005 12:16 > > > To: James Weatherall > > > Cc: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: Bad Display on XP from VNC on SUSE 9 > > > > > > Hi James, > > > > > > I have the following software installed on the LINUX machine: > > > > > > XFree86-Xvnc: 4.3.99.902-43.22 > > > kdenetwork3-vnc: 3.2.1-50.7 > > > tightvnc: 1.2.9-181.1 > > > > > > As I am not a LINUX professional, please instruct on what > > software you > > > would like me to upgrade. > > > I am assuming the tightvnc but please confirm. > > > > > > I am using the free VNC Viewer. Is there a free VNC Server > > edition for > > > LINUX available? > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 20 April 2005 12:44 PM > > > To: Paul Jansen Van Rensburg; [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: Bad Display on XP from VNC on SUSE 9 > > > > > > Paul, > > > > > > It sounds like your server is on a relatively slow connection > > > (from the > > > viewer's point of view), so that it's using 8-bit colour. > > > TightVNC was > > > based on the old VNC 3 system, which didn't use a very good > > > 8-bit colour > > > palette for low-colour mode. > > > > > > Have you tried upgrading to VNC 4 at server & viewer? > > > > > > It may be that there is some other problem with your setup, > > of course, > > > but > > > the use of 8-bit colour is the first thing to check... > > > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Jansen > > > > Van Rensburg > > > > Sent: 20 April 2005 08:12 > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Bad Display on XP from VNC on SUSE 9 > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am running tightVNC 1.2.9-181.1 that came with SUSE. > > > > > > > > The viewer is V 4.1.1 on XP. > > > > > > > > I can open the VNC viewer session from XP and see the KDE > > > > menus but the > > > > display is horrible and almost unreadable > > > > > > > > The headings has a pinkish look and the background of a > > > > terminal session > > > > is so dark brownish that you cannot read it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have started the VNC server on the Linux box using all > > > the possible > > > > variations of depth, pixelformat and geometry hoping it > > would make a > > > > difference - but it didn't. > > > > > > > > I looked in the VNC log file in the .VNC directory but > there is no > > > > significant error. > > > > > > > > If I connect from this XP machine to a HP or DEC machine, > > I have no > > > > problem and the display is fine. > > > > > > > > If I connect from any other PC to this LINUX box, I get > > the same bad > > > > result so I assume it is something that I am missing on the > > > VNCSERVER > > > > side. > > > > > > > > Maybe someone knows better to make changes in the .Xresources, > > > > vncserver, Xrdb, twm or xstartup files that might help ?????? 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