vnc screen does not refresh

[Dario Meloni]

Binary package hint: xorg

The vnc server is not refreshing the screen to the client.

This is related to 353126. Bug still present in Lucid

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 4 22:54:12 2010
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox-ose, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-21-generic, x86_64: installed
 fglrx, 8.723.1, 2.6.32-21-generic, x86_64: installed
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=fb197aa6-7ffb-4be7-b3c9-a731cf463a7f ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=it_IT.utf8
 SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
SourcePackage: xorg
dmi.bios.date: 11/19/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2303
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M4A78T-E
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2303:bd11/19/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A78T-E:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-21-generic

[Apteryx (maxco)]

I'm experimenting this bug too on any Lucid Lynx machine (2 tested). I can connect to and see the first image, but then no refresh. This happens using nividia proprietary driver. I don't think this is related to fglrx-installer package, since this happens using nvidia too.

Package : vino 2.28.2-0ubuntu2
                 nvidia 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04

If I disable the 3D effects from the host machine, then Vinagre can refresh the images. It's still very slow and takes 100% cpu on client, even on a local, cable server. The server is relaxed, less than 10% cpu usage.

Conclusion : Remote desktop, as shipped on Lucid Lynx, is unusable for me and all Ubuntu 10.04 machines I've tried (total of 3).

[Patrick (psnw-wa)]

Ditto on that. Remote desktop is not usable on 10.04.

I have tried both AMD and Nvidia cards as well as several different clients. My conclusion it is server side based on the host machine.

I really wish this bug is addressed quickly, I was counting on using Remote Desktop for all my machines.

[Andrew Somerville (andy16666)]

This issue doesn't seem to affect any newer Ubuntu distributions. So I think it's fair to close it.