nanogui: Thread: RTEMS & VNC

Hey all,

i been rather busy for the last (few) months and didn't 
had time to follow (or contribute (with complains :-) )
to the RTEMS framebuffer "project". I am just wondering 
how things going and if there is anything solid yet (Rosimildo ?).

I also saw some ppl talking about a VNC viewer for MicroWindows,
wich sounds interesting, altough not exactly something i could
use in a project at the moment. It made me think about VNC a bit
more and i am wondering how hard it would be to create a VNC server
for RTEMS so that MicroWindows can use it as frame buffer on devices 
that don't have real display hardware. That way testing of MicroWindows
on RTEMS and different CPU should be easier. And it gives some
interesting
posibilities, like giving emmebeded system like for example in
industrial 
controlers a GUI without actual display, just point yer laptop with a
VNC viewer
at it and there is your GUI.

-Erwin

: i been rather busy for the last (few) months and didn't 
: had time to follow (or contribute (with complains :-) )
: to the RTEMS framebuffer "project". I am just wondering 
: how things going and if there is anything solid yet (Rosimildo ?).

I think Rosimildo just took a one-month vacation.  However,
the latest cut of RTEMS works with the latest cut of Microwindows.



i am wondering how hard it would be to create a VNC server
: for RTEMS so that MicroWindows can use it as frame buffer on devices 
: that don't have real display hardware

It's considerably more work than creating a VNC client.  And,
some graphical application would have to be running (through
Microwindows to a memory-only screen).  So the only thing that's
missing is the physical LCD.  This may use more ram and be more
work than just running an HTML-like interface that a web browser
to get at.

Regards,

Greg

>From: "Greg Haerr" ####@####.####
>To: ####@####.####
>CC: ####@####.####
>Subject: Re: RTEMS & VNC
>Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 16:32:07 -0600
>
>: i been rather busy for the last (few) months and didn't
>: had time to follow (or contribute (with complains :-) )
>: to the RTEMS framebuffer "project". I am just wondering
>: how things going and if there is anything solid yet (Rosimildo ?).
>

As far I know, it is there ( initial implementation ). It'll be
nice if you could take a look on it, and provide me with some
feedback.

>I think Rosimildo just took a one-month vacation.  However,
>the latest cut of RTEMS works with the latest cut of Microwindows.
>

I was nice to take some time off.

>
>
>i am wondering how hard it would be to create a VNC server
>: for RTEMS so that MicroWindows can use it as frame buffer on devices
>: that don't have real display hardware

I think it is a wonderful project.

>
>It's considerably more work than creating a VNC client.  And,
>some graphical application would have to be running (through
>Microwindows to a memory-only screen).  So the only thing that's
>missing is the physical LCD.  This may use more ram and be more
>work than just running an HTML-like interface that a web browser
>to get at.
>

I agree.

Rosimildo.


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