Create HGLRC on Remote desktop

Hi, every one! I’m a new guy here, I check all the posts with the keyword “Remote Desktop”, but I still can’t find the answer.

I have a simple OpenGL Application, it just create a opengl context by calling wglCreateContext, but i want it run on both local machine(WinXP SP3) and remote desktop.

So I declare two pfd, one used by local machine and another one used by remote desktop, I’ll post my pseudo code below.

When I run this on local machine, no matter bSoftware is true or false, everything works fine.
When I run this on remote desktop, I set bSoftware to true, make it use PFD_GENERIC_FORMAT, but the GLCreateSoftware always return NULL, because SetPixelFormat always failure, and GetLastError() will be ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION.

The point is I wanna create a HGLRC on remote desktop, any reply will be appreciated. Thanks.

Here is my pseudo code:
void GLCreate(bool bSoftware)
{
HWND hwnd = CreateWindow(,WS_CLIPSIBLINGS|WS_CLIPCHILDREN,);
HDC hdc = GetDC(hwnd);
m_hDC = CreateCompatibleDC(hdc);
m_hBmp = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hdc, cx, cy);
SelectObject(m_hDC, m_hBmp);
if( ! bSoftware )
m_hRC = GLCreateHardware(&m_hDC);
else
m_hRC = GLCreateSoftware(&m_hDC);
}

HGLRC GLCreateHardware(HDC *hDC, HGLRC *hRC)
{
HGLRC glrc = NULL;
PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd;
memset(&pfd, 0, sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR));
pfd.nSize = sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR);
pfd.nVersion = 1;
//dwFlags is the difference between HW and SW
pfd.dwFlags = PFD_SUPPORT_OPENGL|PFD_DRAW_TO_BITMAP;
pfd.iPixelType = PFD_TYPE_RGBA;
pfd.cColorBits = 32;
pfd.cAlphaBits = 8;
pfd.iLayerType = PFD_MAIN_PLANE;

int pixelformat = ChoosePixelFormat(*hDC, &pfd);
if( SetPixelFormat(*hDC, pixelformat, &pfd) )
{
glrc = wglCreateContext(*hDC);
wglMakeCurrent(*hDC, glrc);
}
return glrc;
}

HGLRC GLCreateSoftware(HDC *hDC, HGLRC *hRC)
{
HGLRC glrc = NULL;
PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd;
memset(&pfd, 0, sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR));
pfd.nSize = sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR);
pfd.nVersion = 1;
//dwFlags is the difference between HW and SW
pfd.dwFlags = PFD_SUPPORT_OPENGL|PFD_DRAW_TO_BITMAP|PFD_GENERIC_FORMAT|PFD_SUPPORT_GDI;
pfd.iPixelType = PFD_TYPE_RGBA;
pfd.cColorBits = 32;
pfd.cAlphaBits = 8;
pfd.iLayerType = PFD_MAIN_PLANE;

int pixelformat = ChoosePixelFormat(*hDC, &pfd);
if( SetPixelFormat(*hDC, pixelformat, &pfd) )
{
glrc = wglCreateContext(*hDC);
wglMakeCurrent(*hDC, glrc);
}
return glrc;
}

The point is I wanna create a HGLRC on remote desktop, any reply will be appreciated. Thanks.

Is this actually possible on Windows? How do you even get a HWND to a remote desktop window?

I think the problem is, that (at least all systems I’ve tested) remote connections don’t have a pixelformat with the requested settings.


     |Color|Alpha|Depth|Accum|Stncl| AUX |Doubl|Spprt|Draw2|Draw2|Spprt|Spprt| OGL |Need |Need |Pixel|Swap |Swap |oLays|Spprt
   # |Bits |Bits |Bits |Bits |Bits |Bufs |Bufs |Stere|Windw|BitMp| GDI | OGL | Typ | Pal |S.Pal| Typ |Methd|Layer|uLays| DD  
-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----
   1 |  24 |   0 |  32 |  64 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
   2 |  24 |   0 |  16 |  64 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
   3 |  24 |   0 |  32 |  64 |   8 |   0 | yes |  no | yes |  no |  no | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Copy |  no | 0/ 0|  no 
   4 |  24 |   0 |  16 |  64 |   8 |   0 | yes |  no | yes |  no |  no | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Copy |  no | 0/ 0|  no 
   5 |  24 |   8 |  32 |  64 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
   6 |  24 |   8 |  16 |  64 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
   7 |  24 |   8 |  32 |  64 |   8 |   0 | yes |  no | yes |  no |  no | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Copy |  no | 0/ 0|  no 
   8 |  24 |   8 |  16 |  64 |   8 |   0 | yes |  no | yes |  no |  no | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Copy |  no | 0/ 0|  no 
   9 |  24 |   0 |  32 |   0 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no |Index|Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  10 |  24 |   0 |  16 |   0 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no |Index|Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  11 |  24 |   0 |  32 |   0 |   8 |   0 | yes |  no | yes |  no |  no | yes | GDI |  no |  no |Index|Copy |  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  12 |  24 |   0 |  16 |   0 |   8 |   0 | yes |  no | yes |  no |  no | yes | GDI |  no |  no |Index|Copy |  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  13 |  32 |   0 |  32 |  64 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  14 |  32 |   0 |  16 |  64 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  15 |  32 |   8 |  32 |  64 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  16 |  32 |   8 |  16 |  64 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  17 |  32 |   0 |  32 |   0 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no |Index|Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  18 |  32 |   0 |  16 |   0 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no |Index|Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  19 |  16 |   0 |  32 |  32 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  20 |  16 |   0 |  16 |  32 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  21 |  16 |   8 |  32 |  32 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  22 |  16 |   8 |  16 |  32 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  23 |  16 |   0 |  32 |   0 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no |Index|Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  24 |  16 |   0 |  16 |   0 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no |Index|Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  25 |   8 |   0 |  32 |  32 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  26 |   8 |   0 |  16 |  32 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  27 |   8 |   8 |  32 |  32 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  28 |   8 |   8 |  16 |  32 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  29 |   8 |   0 |  32 |   0 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no |Index|Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  30 |   8 |   0 |  16 |   0 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no |Index|Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  31 |   4 |   0 |  32 |  16 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  32 |   4 |   0 |  16 |  16 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  33 |   4 |   8 |  32 |  16 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  34 |   4 |   8 |  16 |  16 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no | RGB |Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  35 |   4 |   0 |  32 |   0 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no |Index|Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 
  36 |   4 |   0 |  16 |   0 |   8 |   0 |  no |  no |  no | yes | yes | yes | GDI |  no |  no |Index|Undef|  no | 0/ 0|  no 

You should try 24 color bits instead of 32.

hth,
Shinta

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