Linux (Mandrake) vncviewer problem.

[Tristan Richardson]

fzzzt <fzzzty "at" yahoo.com> writes:

> I just recently got vnc running on my Linux machine, and I can connect
> to it from both browsers (Java) and my Win2k viewer program. When I try
> to connect locally via vncviewer in Linux, though, it gives me this:
> 
> [fzzzt "at" calvin fzzzt]$ vncviewer calvin:1
> vncviewer: VNC server supports protocol version 3.3 (viewer 3.3)
> Password:
> vncviewer: VNC authentication succeeded
> vncviewer: Desktop name "fzzzt's X desktop (calvin:1)"
> vncviewer: Connected to VNC server, using protocol version 3.3
> vncviewer: VNC server default format:
> 8 bits per pixel.
> True colour: max red 7 green 7 blue 3
>             shift red 0 green 3 blue 6
> Using perfect match truecolor visual, depth 8
> Creating window depth 8, visualid 0x22 colormap 0x800001
> Using shared memory PutImage
> 
> and then just sits there... I'm somewhat new to Linux, but it looks
> like it has connected and everything is okay. Maybe there is a problem
> with my video card?
> 

>From the messages it's producing, it looks like you're using the old
Xlib-based viewer.  Try updating to the 3.3.3R1 version if possible - the
problem may well go away.  Even if it doesn't, it'll be easier to work out
what's wrong with the new version.

Cheers

Tristan

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