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WayVNC ignores --output parameter when multiple displays are present
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Version: wayvnc: 0.9-dev neatvnc: 0.9-dev aml: 0.3.0
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Provide context, including but not limited to cat /usr/sbin/wayvnc-run.sh #!/bin/sh
. /etc/default/keyboard
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/wayvnc mkdir -p "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"
export XKB_DEFAULT_MODEL="$XKBMODEL" export XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT="$XKBLAYOUT"
SELF_PID=$$
{ while ! wayvncctl --socket=/tmp/wayvnc/wayvncctl.sock version >/dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 0.1 done systemd-notify --ready --pid=$SELF_PID } &
if raspi-config nonint is_pifive ; then
wayvnc --render-cursor
--detached
--output=HDMI-A-1
--config /etc/wayvnc/config
--socket /tmp/wayvnc/wayvncctl.sock
else
wayvnc --render-cursor
--detached
--gpu
--output=HDMI-A-1
--config /etc/wayvnc/config
--socket /tmp/wayvnc/wayvncctl.sock
fi
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Command line arguments
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Special environment variables, if any
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Which wayland compositor are you using? Which version?
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What VNC client are you using?
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RealVNC, TightVNC
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Did you configure your VNC client in a specific manner? no just as above.
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Linux distro/operating system PiOS current rev
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Describe how to reproduce the problem Description: WayVNC does not respect the --output parameter when multiple Wayland outputs are available. It always defaults to the external monitor (HDMI-A-2) regardless of the specified output parameter. Steps to Reproduce:
- Connect two displays: touchscreen (HDMI-A-1, 800x480) and external monitor (HDMI-A-2, 1920x1080)
- Start WayVNC with --output=HDMI-A-1 parameter
- Connect via VNC client Expected Behavior: VNC should connect to the specified screen (HDMI-A-1) Actual Behavior: VNC connects to external monitor (HDMI-A-2), ignoring the --output=HDMI-A-1 parameter Workaround: Disconnecting the external monitor while VNC session is active causes WayVNC to switch to the touchscreen and log "Selected output HDMI-A-2 went away". Subsequent connections then work correctly on the touchscreen.
This is on a Pi5 4GB
That doesn't work for detached mode. There is a TODO in the code for it.
You can also set an output using wayvncctl --socket /tmp/wayvnc/wayvncctl.sock set-output HDMI-A-1
