[X2Go-Dev] Bug#1180: Bug#1180: "Failed to restore all the required visuals" when switching from VcXsrv 1.19.2.0 to 1.17.0.0-3

[Ulrich Sibiller]

On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 5:46 PM, Mike DePaulo <mikedep333 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Package: x2goclient
> Version: 4.1.0.0
> Tags: +build-win32
>
> When you do the following:
> 1. Replace x2goclient's VcXsrv folder with that upstream VcXsrv 1.19.2.0
> 2. Start an X2Go session
> 3. Suspend the session.
> 4. Replace x2goclient's VcXsrv folder with its default version, 1.17.0.0-3
> (X2Go/Arctica builds)
> 5. Reconnect & resume the X2Go session
>
> You get the error message:
> Failed to restore all the required visuals
> And the session fails to resume.

You are downgrading the X server in this scenario. The older X might
indeed have fewer/other visuals, so that behaviour could be correct.

Howewer, nx 3.5.99.x has a feature called
"tolerancechecks=strict/safe/risky/bypass" that might help here.

Uli