24-bit color support to Xvnc
paresh masani
masaniparesh "at" gmail.com
Wed Jun 18 14:43:02 2008
James,
Then it should display proper VNC session while i uses "vncserver -depth 32"
but I could see that it displays VNC session as a complete black screen. I
am not able to see anything.
Thanks,
Paresh
On 6/18/08, James Weatherall <jnw "at" realvnc.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Paresh,
>
> What most people mean by depth 32 is actually depth 24 with 32
> bits-per-pixel, which is what VNC server uses for depth 24.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: paresh masani [mailto:masaniparesh "at" gmail.com]
> > Sent: 18 June 2008 13:04
> > To: James Weatherall
> > Cc: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> > Subject: Re: 24-bit color support to Xvnc
> >
> > Hey James,
> >
> > Thaks you were right my vncviewer was running at 16-bpp. now
> > i set it to 32 bits. And ""vncserver -depth 24" showing the
> > correct info but "vncserver -depth 32" not. I think it should
> > work for 32 bit also right?
> >
> > Please refer the attached images.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paresh
> >
> > On 6/18/08, paresh masani <masaniparesh "at" gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ok James,
> >
> > I have removed pixelformat at all and using "vncserver
> > -depth 8", "vncserver -depth 16" and "vncserver -depth 24"
> > created three sessions. For depth 8 and 16, Xvnc info dialog
> > box showing correct info but for depth 24 it is showing
> > default 24 depth but pixel format 16. :-(
> >
> > Please refer the attached xwininfo dialog box for all
> > three sessions.
> >
> > Is it related to RGB565. because i could see that when
> > i specified depth 16, it uses RGB565 and same it is uses for
> > depth 24 even though default server depth is 24 BGR888.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paresh
> >
> >
> > On 6/18/08, James Weatherall <jnw "at" realvnc.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Paresh,
> >
> > Tow points:
> >
> > 1. You're specifying "-depth 24" but then
> > overriding that with "-pixeformat
> > rgb888". You only need one or the other.
> >
> > 2. The VNC Viewer's Connection Info dialog
> > provides the Server format and
> > the format currently in-use. The format
> > currently in-use can never be
> > higher colour-depth than the format of the
> > viewer computer's display. From
> > what you've described it sounds like your
> > viewer is running on 16bpp display
> > hardware.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > --
> > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: paresh masani [mailto:masaniparesh "at" gmail.com]
> > > Sent: 18 June 2008 12:35
> > > To: James Weatherall
> > > Cc: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> > > Subject: Re: 24-bit color support to Xvnc
> > >
> > > That what i am doing. Please refer below command in
> > >
> > > Xvnc :10 -desktop 'UNIX" -httpd
> > /usr/local/vnc/classes -auth
> > > /.Xauthority -geometry 1268x896 -depth 24
> > -pixelformat RGB888
> > > -rfbwait 30000 -rfbauth /passwd -pn -fp
> > >
> > > Here specified depth is 24 then also i am
> > getting pixel
> > > formate depth is 16. Please refer attached file.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Paresh
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6/18/08, James Weatherall <jnw "at" realvnc.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Paresh,
> > >
> > > Please refer to the documentation for details on
> > > configuring the Xvnc VNC
> > > Server for Unix, in particular the
> > "-depth" option,
> > > which controls the
> > > colour depth of the root window of the
> > X desktop. E.g:
> > >
> > > vncserver -depth 24
> > >
> > > Will create a true-colour 32
> > bits-per-pixel, depth 24
> > > desktop, with 8 bits
> > > for each of the red, green and blue
> > colour components.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > --
> > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com
> > > > [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com]
> > On Behalf Of paresh masani
> > > > Sent: 16 June 2008 11:39
> > > > To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> > > > Subject: 24-bit color support to Xvnc
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I read documentation of Xvnc and
> > found that it uses cfb(color
> > > > frame buffer).
> > > > It supports only 8, 16 and 32 bit
> > colore and dont have
> > > > support for 24-bit color and 64-bit
> > color. Could any one
> > > > please tell me why it is like this.
> > 24 and 64-bit color
> > > > support does not required?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Paresh
> > > >
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