Only 16 colors when connecting to Hyper-V VM

ms007 · Post by **ms007** » 2012-11-29 23:39

Viewer and server 1.1.8, server installed in Hyper-V VM with 2008R2.
The server always falls back to 16 colors when the viewer connects, same on console and in viewer window.

Feature? Bug? Or did I miss any setting(s)?

AndyL · Post by **AndyL** » 2012-12-17 16:05

There is a similar effect when you try and use 1.1.8 on a PC with Terminal Server software (TSPlus) installed.

When I connect to the PC itself (not a VM running on the PC, but the actual server) then I can only get 16 colours if the mirror driver is running. If I stop the mirror driver, I get full colours. Version 1.0.9.6.2 works OK with or without the mirror driver.

AndyL · Post by **AndyL** » 2013-01-03 15:43

Anyone?

adelphi · Post by **adelphi** » 2013-01-22 15:36

Same problem here with 1.1.8.0:
- Mirror driver in Hyper-V VM active: screen with 16 colors almost unreadable
- Mirror driver in Hyper-V VM disabled: color OK but screen refresh ways too slow

Therefore I'll go back to an older version...

Post by **Rudi De Vos** » 2013-01-22 22:10

added to todo list

fizze · Post by **fizze** » 2013-03-12 08:32

Same on a XenServer VM running windows server 2003.
Without mirror driver its ok, but with mirror driver colors are corrupted.

fizze · Post by **fizze** » 2013-06-27 13:55

Still happening with mirror driver on XenServer Windows Server 2003 VM.
24 bpp color is fine, because the mirror driver doesn't support that.

As soon as I switch to 16 bpp, the mirror driver becomes active and the colors are distorted.

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