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RE: Unable to type letters in login to AIX box using XFree86 4.2.0 on W2K


Pavel,

I finally got around to adding a FAQ entry regarding the X Keyboard
Extension and AIX.  I attributed the answer to you.

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-xfree-faq.html#q-aix-xkb

Harold

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of
> Pavel.Rybnicek@intax.cz
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 1:33 AM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: Unable to type letters in login to AIX box using XFree86
> 4.2.0 on W2K
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> Known problem. You have to use '-kb' parameter, keyboard extension doesn't
> work with AIX. The keyboard is not "out of order" completely, but the
> system behaves like AltGr key is permanently pressed. By the way this is
> the reason I have to change my keyboard layout manually after every logon
> to the system, what's really silly.
>
> To Harold: I think this should be included in FAQ (and fixed, if you have
> an AIX machine to test it :-)))
>
> Pavel
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>                     "Harold Hunt"
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>                     <huntharo@msu.edu>         To:     "Moore,
> Billiam" <bmoore@a4healthsystems.com>, <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
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>                     Sent by:                   cc:
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>                     cygwin-xfree-owner@        Subject:     RE:
> Unable to type letters in login to AIX box using XFree86 4.2.0 on
> W2K
>                     cygwin.com
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>                     06.02.2002 22:51
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> I've never seen this problem.  Best of luck.
>
> Harold
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> > [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Moore, Billiam
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 4:29 PM
> > To: 'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com'
> > Subject: Unable to type letters in login to AIX box using XFree86 4.2.0
> > on W2K
> >
> >
> >   I have XFree86 installed on Windows 2000 SP 2 using all the defaults
> (no
> > mods to any config files for X) and can run local X programs (e.g. LyX)
> >
> > when I run
> >
> >     XWin -screen 0 1024 768 -query 172.16.11.155 -from 172.16.46.120
> >
> > to get a CDE session on an AIX box, I get the login screen but cannot
> type
> > in letters in the login name text box.
> >
> > - I can type in spaces and backspaces and the tab and enter
> > buttons work so
> > the keyboard is at least partially recognized.
> > - The mouse is fully functional.
> > - I can get to the AIX box through Hummingbirds Exceed so I am fairly
> sure
> > that is confgured correctly
> >
> >   Everything I have found in the FAQs and web searches deals with
> > not being
> > able to connect at all or having the wrong key map. I am using
> no key map
> > which I understand means I am using the default US one which
> > should be fine.
> > Has anyone run into this before or can anyone point me in a direction to
> > further trouble shoot?
>
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