Oh yes, your right of course. (some people are like that...right all the time....8-}
I do understand...now...maybe...whatever...it works just fine for my small home network, which is what counts in the end... Thanks for the "thread-straightening"...and it's really hard to straighten threads...when your pushing... Rich -----Original Message----- From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; vnc-list@realvnc.com Subject: RE: Headless PC: Who does the graphics? Rich, I'd take this thread with a pinch of salt. Robin is talking about how the VNC Server works, and is unfortunately mistaken, while "Gobbledegeek" is seemingly talking about the VNC module for XFree86, or about Xvnc. If your machine is headless, how would you be able to see the screensaver, even if it was running? Cheers! Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Gosselin > Sent: 15 March 2005 14:28 > To: vnc-list@realvnc.com > Subject: RE: Headless PC: Who does the graphics? > > Ha! That explains why I never see the screensaver on my headless > machines. I always thought they just woke up...like they would > whenever I moved the mouse on my main machine. > > Learned something new today. > > Thanks, > > Rich > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gobbledegeek > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 5:05 AM > To: vnc-list@realvnc.com > Subject: Re: Headless PC: Who does the graphics? > > > OK . So I should be able to use an office application or console no > problem, but I cannot view the xscreensaver running on vnc server > etc.. thats what u are saying. > > Got it. Thanks for the clarif.!! > > Rgrds > > > VNC works with the in-memory display buffer, before it gets > passed to > > the graphics card for any additional processing. So, for example, > > when connecting to a Windows VNC server you'll find that any > > applications using the GPU for DirectDraw functionality > (such as Media > > > Player) will show as only a black box (since the CPU is leaving the > > rendering of this to the GPU). Most of the time this > doesn't matter > > as anything needing to use the GPU for accelerated rendering won't > > update quickly enough over a VNC connection. Similar things happen > > with a UNIX/Linux VNC server (though there tends to be fewer > > applications making use of the GPU) - so while I can use VNC to > > navigate the menus on my MythTV system, as soon as I start > the TV mode > > > (or DVDs, videos, etc) all I get is a black box. > > > > HTH, > > Robin > > - > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > VNC-List@realvnc.com > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > VNC-List@realvnc.com > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
