I must have found a second route to the download page, 'cos after I posted,
I found the 'whats new' list for 3.3.3r2 and I looks like a fix is in there.
I'm running this latest build server-side, so I'll tell you if it works in
a month!
thanks, Ben.
At 09:28 02/01/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Ben,
>
>> Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:33:34 +0000
>> From: Ben Prescott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: zero bits errors
>>
>[SNIP]
>> I'm running my vncserver on Redhat 6.0, and after a variable amount of
>> time, it'll cease accepting connections. It seems from the discussion I've
>> found in the archives that the server will terminate sessions as well,
>> though I've not seen it. I've tried the NT client, Java via IE and Netscape
>> (over Linux) as well as the linux client over Mandrake.
>>
>> I'm running 3.3.3r1.
>
>TridiaVNC version 1.2.2 and later fixed the 0 bpp problem. See the
>URLs in my signature for more info.
>
>[SNIP]
>>
>> The client feedback over Mandrake is:
>>
>> - -------------------------------------------------------------------
>> VNC authentication succeeded
>> Desktop name "ben's X desktop (biggerbox.watertower:1)"
>> Connected to VNC server, using protocol version 3.3
>> VNC server default format:
>> 0 bits per pixel.
>
>Once the Unix VNC server gets in this state, you have to shoot
>the horse (kill the process). No further clients will be able
>to connect. The problem occurs on older VNC servers with 16 or
>24/32 bit viewer sessions.
>
>> Least significant byte first in each pixel.
>> True colour: max red 7 green 7 blue 3, shift red 0 green 3 blue 6
>> Using default colormap which is TrueColor. Pixel format:
>> 32 bits per pixel.
>> Least significant byte first in each pixel.
>> True colour: max red 255 green 255 blue 255, shift red 16 green 8 blue 0
>> Same machine: preferring raw encoding
>> vncviewer: read: Connection reset by peer
>> - -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> I've found the problem before in the archives - has a fix or workaround
>> been determined?
>
>Yes:
>
>http://www.tridiavnc.com/list-mailist/2000/Mar/0132.html
>
>[SNIP]
>> re: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/archives/2000-01/0510.html
>> why would all three clients I've tried request 0 bits, is this a
red herring?
>
>I'm fairly sure the pixel format structure on the server side was
>being corrupted. The unix viewer prints out the server's native
>pixel format when starting up.
>
>>
>> Could it be to do with not installing the whole distro, am I missing
>> something?
>
>No, just get the latest TridiaVNC or AT&T distributions.
>
>>
>> have a great noughty-one.
>>
>> Thanks, Ben.
>>
>
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>Brian
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