RE: PLEASE can anyone help?

["Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>]

>
> I have happily used the logitech cordless mouse with the current X..
>
> Rob

That was to warn!!!  The hw/Xext and other X-code in Xservers/hw behave
erratically on systems with cordless and USB mouse and keyboards.

Rob, Do you mind adding Harold Hunt name in Contributors list at
Cygwin/XFree86.

PS, I will out of country for whole December, in case Harold sumbits his
changes in
December, then they won't show up till January 2001.

Suhaib

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com>
> To: "cygwin-xfree" <cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 9:39 PM
> Subject: RE: PLEASE can anyone help?
>
>
> >
> > >
> > > Harold
> > >
> > > Thank you for your message. I have now changed my key driver
> > > to a PC/AT Enhanced Keyboard (101/102-Key) since the Logitech
> > > cordless works with this driver too. The problem has still
> > > not cleared up. Do you have another suggestion?
> > >
> > > Sylvan
> >
> >
> > Ummmm... cordless keyboard?  In fact XF86 has problems on
> Linux too with
> > cordless keyboard and mouse... I do not think you would have much
> > luck in getting a fix soon for a cordless input devices for XF86.
> >
> > Suhaib
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Harold Hunt <Harold@compasstechnologies.com>
> > > To: 'Sylvan Katz' <jskatz@sk.sympatico.ca>; cygwin-xfree
> > > <cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 6:44 PM
> > > Subject: RE: PLEASE can anyone help?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dr. Sylvan,
> > > >
> > > > Cygwin/XFree86 does have problems with keyboards other than
> > > US 101/104 key
> > > > keyboards.  It appears to be the case that your 84 key
> > > keyboard will not
> > > > work with the current code base.  We're working on making
> > > the keyboard
> > > > support more keyboard independent; until then, I guess
> > > you'll either have to
> > > > move to MI/X or get a 104 key keyboard.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your interest in the project, keep checking back
> > > for updates,
> > > >
> > > > Harold
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Sylvan Katz [mailto:jskatz@sk.sympatico.ca]
> > > > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 8:42 PM
> > > > To: cygwin-xfree
> > > > Subject: PLEASE can anyone help?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Anyone:
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to get Xwin running on my NT 4.0 SP 6.0. I am
> > > not a software
> > > > developer I am a researcher who runs 2  NT machines and a
> > > Linux box. I need
> > > > an Xserver so I can work on my Linux box from one of my NT
> > > machines. I
> > > > maintain an Oracle DB on the Linux box and I query it with
> > > Perl scripts. I
> > > > had hoped that Xwin would do the trick. Cygwin installed
> > > okay and the
> > > > Xserver  starts but I get an "acquire keyboard" error and
> > > there is no
> > > > keyboard input available. I am running a LogiTech PC/AT
> > > Keyboard (84-Key) -
> > > > US English - cordless keyboard. If you think that Xwin is
> > > too unstable to
> > > > use then I shall move to MI/X.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you
> > > > Dr. Sylvan Katz
> > > > Saskatoon, Sask
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>