Vinagre only gives 800x600 RDC resolution, how to increase?

Question

Using Vinagre on Ubuntu 11.10, when I RDC into a remote Windows XP machine, I only get a 800x600 resolution on the remote display. I can't increase it on the Windows machine, it's stuck at 800x600. Any way to customise?

If I use Terminal Server Client on Ubuntu instead of Vinagre, I can adjust the res. Any way to fix for Vinagre?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 31 '11 at 21:44

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I couldn't figure it out either. I'm now using remmina based on this post: http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/screed/?p=3411

remmina has more (or easier to find) settings, right when you set up the connection.

-Amir

answered Oct 31 '11 at 21:44

Amir T

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Thanks, I have gone with remmina and it is way better! The current vinagre even removes the bookmarks sidebar and disallows editing. – nLinked Nov 04 '11 at 20:28
I filed a bug for this on launchpad here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vinagre/+bug/890396 – Dave Nov 14 '11 at 20:07

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 20 '12 at 16:03

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A quick hack:

mv /usr/bin/rdesktop /usr/bin/rdesktop.bin
create the file /usr/bin/rdesktop to with the contents:
```
#!/bin/bash

/usr/bin/rdesktop.bin -g 1024x768 $*
```
chmod 755 /usr/bin/rdesktop

The remote desktop viewer, vinagre, just runs rdesktop, so this in effect sets the default geometry.

edited Mar 20 '12 at 16:03

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answered Dec 13 '11 at 20:40

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 25 '12 at 16:03

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Remmina → Vinagre, if only because it allows different RDP resolutions, and it includes a feature to import tsclient config files.

edited Aug 25 '12 at 16:03

Peachy

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answered Apr 06 '12 at 17:25

Kdt

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Is your suggestion to use Remmina instead of Vinagre? Please specify. – Mateng Nov 22 '12 at 19:37

Vinagre only gives 800x600 RDC resolution, how to increase?

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