when trying to start rdesktop with this commandline

rdesktop -u password -g 1024x768+0+0 www.xyz.de

i get the following message:

ERROR: Less than 8 bpp not currently supported.

I did already search in google/groups about that problem but did not get a solution to that problem. Can someone help me, please?


Numismaati

Well basically from your command to connect with, you specify the resolution but it appears your not specifying a default color depth. That's why its telling you 8bpp is not supported. Try specifying the default depth instead of most likely using 0.

I'm not familiar of have never used rdesktop but if you type a rdesktop -? it will give you some command line options on where to put the default depth in your command line option.

I have the same exact problem. There's a msg on rdesktops mailing list about it with no replies almost a month old too. The options list isn't all that long nor complicated, but no matter what you use, it always gives you that error. I am running SuSE 8.2 also. I've changed my KDE desktop bit depth around alot to no avail. Also used the geometry option "workarea" which fetches the proper geometry from the system. The 2000 server event viewer from TermServDevices says:

Driver CAPTURE FAX BVRP required for printer CAPTURE FAX BVRP is unknown. Contact the Administrator to install the driver before you log in again.

These messages exactly coincide with my login attempts with rdesktop, and there are no other TermSvcs messages at all. I think what I will try next is to try and find any drivers or options from the 2000 install CD that refer to anything to do with "capture fax bvrp" and install them, then try again I guess. What do any of you gurus think?

Any takers?

Nope, my bad, it appears that TermSvcs event is a random thing, just started today though... hmmmm

Well still having the same issue then with no resolution...

I have the same problem as well. I believe it would help us all greatly if there was some documentation, or just someone to help out. Thanks anybody!

ya know, I wiped SuSE8.2 and went with RH9 and it installs a working copy of SOMETHING that uses the M$ rdesktop protocol. I can't remember right now but I think it was this program, only they configured it properly and it is just a menu shortcut in my KDE menu. It appears it is using 256 colors, or maybe even 16. It may just be a magical color or resolution setting that it wants to see. I will try to look at the link and tell you what it says. I am on a windoze desktop at work right now. Remind me if you don't hear from me for awhile-- if u post in here, I have the email notification on, so I will see you posted.

Hi desolat!

did you come across a solution for our problem in the meantinme??

RH9 installed a program called tsclient. It is a GUI front-end for rdesktop and vncviewer. Basically with the default options of tsclient set up, it worked first time! Also works under Mandrake 9.1, although I had to install it in that distro. http://www.gnomepro.com/tsclient/
Go get it, install it, and you can play with the settings on it in a GUI interface much quicker than the command line options of rdesktop, PLUS as I said before, with it's default options, it worked for me first time in both RH9 and MDK9.1

People have created several fixes for that problem.

One of them is available by adamh at densi dot com at:
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-bugs/2003-02/msg00611.html

Find following lines from xwin.c

pfm = XListPixmapFormats(display, &i);
if (pfm != NULL)
{
/* Use maximum bpp for this depth - this is generally
desirable, e.g. 24 bits->32 bits. */
while (i--)
{
if ((pfm[i].depth == depth) && (pfm[i].bits_per_pixel > bpp))
{
bpp = pfm[i].bits_per_pixel;
}
}
XFree(pfm);
}

if (bpp < 8)
{
error("Less than 8 bpp not currently supported.\n");
XCloseDisplay(display);
return False;
}

Add two lines into that text:

/* Use maximum bpp for this depth - this is generally
desirable, e.g. 24 bits->32 bits. */
+ warning("Real depth: %d, bpp: %d\n", depth, bpp);
while (i--)
{
+ warning("depth %d, bpp %d\n", pfm[i].depth, pfm[i].bits_per_pixel);
if ((pfm[i].depth == depth) && (pfm[i].bits_per_pixel > bpp))
{
bpp = pfm[i].bits_per_pixel;

It worked for me...

There is still one more solution available and it involves mostly in deleting 8bpp part from xwin.c. I cant't get my hands on it right now.

Disregard my previous post

It appear's that there is nothing wrong with rdesktop. It is properly written.

Problem is with gcc compiler in SuSE distribution.

I downloaded source code from www.rdesktop.org. Changed optimization level from O2 to O in makeconf:

CFLAGS = -DKEYMAP_PATH=\"$(KEYMAP_PATH)\" -Wall -O -I/usr/X11R6/include -DWITH_OPENSSL -DWITH_RDPSND

After that ./configure, make, make install and everything worked just fine.