Re: [rdesktop-users] rdesktop stops working with new video card

[Tim B. <ti...@de...>]

On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:12:14 +0000, Chris Roberts <cj...@tr...>
wrote:

>On Saturday 07 Mar 2009, Tim Boyer wrote:
>> I've been using rdesktop for years now, routinely using my Ubuntu laptop to
>> rdp to my home and work XP systems.  This morning, I'm unable to get to my
>> home system.  When I try to connect the screen flashes, then returns to the
>> prompt.  No error messages at all.  I can still rdp to my work system, and
>> I can VNC into the home system - just no rdp.
>>
>> The only thing I've changed since the last time I was able to successfully
>> log on - last night - is that I put a GTX 260 video card into the home
>> desktop.  That's it - no OS upgrade; no new patches; nothing.  I can't
>> believe that would cause this, but it's the only change made.
>>
>> I'm not sure where to start debugging this - I can't find any errors in
>> /ver/log/messages.  A pointer in the right direction would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>
>Have you tried running rdesktop from the command line - any error messages?
>
>---
>Chris Roberts
>

Chris -

I usually use Terminal Services Client from Ubuntu, but the first thing I did
when it stopped working is drop down to a prompt.

rdesktop <work ip> works fine
rdesktop <home server> returns

Autoselected keyboard map en-us

and then the prompt.  That's all.

-- 
tim boyer
ti...@de...