VNC + GNOME + 16bit mode = d'oh :(

[Monyet]

when i run "vncserver -depth 16" then use a viewer, some of/well most of the colours appear funny :/

-like so:
http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~ccvoon/stuff/gnome_doh.jpg

however...24bit depth works fine??!?!

can some1 tell me where i'm going wrong?

oh yeah my xstartup consists of just

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xrdb
gnome-session &

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thanks in advance http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

[mdwatts]

Don't really know what it could be. Have you had a look at the FAQ's here http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

[iDxMan]

I get the same funky colors with 32 depth.

hmmm...

-r

[mdwatts]

I use VNC, but never specify the color depth. Never had any display problems while using it for NT, AIX and Linux.