Hello, I recently downloaded the Cygwin default packages and additionally the complete X11 package, because I have to access several Unix machines via VPN + X-Server from a laptop.
I had no problems with the installation and with some try&error I was successful getting the CDE of our AIX on my local screen typing: "xwin -query ... -from ..." (The -from parameter was a must, I suppose because of the VPN access.) Unfortunately I'm not able to install a german keyboard layout even though I tried to apply the tips in this forum. (I hope I did my inquiries with enough care.) That's what I've already tried (without success): (1) Appending "xmodmap -display ... /etc/X11/xmodmap.de" to xinitrc (with and without -display VPN-IP or 127.0.0.1 and different path names) (2) Creating a .xsession file in my home directory with usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap sysmodmap=/usr/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap (the latter folder does not exit on my installation ...) if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then xmodmap $sysmodmap fi if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then xmodmap $usermodmap fi (3) Trying all combinations of naming the modmap file, i.e. .Xmodmap, xmodmap.de in the different locations Calling the program xmodmap with a map file results in the error message "unable to open display ''". This does not not change when I explicitly enter the IP of my VPN access or 127.0.0.1 ... CAN ANYONE TELL ME IN SIMPLE WORDS WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO ADD A GERMAN KEYBOARD STARTING FROM A SIMPLE DEFAULT INSTALLATION FROM http://cygwin.com/ (+ X11 PACKAGES)? Many thanks! Rainer