On Thu, 13 May 2004, Bent, Brian wrote:

> Hello -  I am newbie to cygwin and am having a few difficulties running X
> from a remote AIX 4.3.3 server.  I am starting up the X server by running
> the startxwin.bat file.  I am taking the default of "run XWin -multiwindow
> -clipboard ."  I am using X11Forwarding so that my DISPLAY variable is set
> when I ssh to a server.  

Check http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-ssh-no-x11forwarding

> When I run xterm on the box that I ssh to, the
> xterm does display back.  However, I can't seem to be able to type anything
> inside the xterm.  No characters ever show up inside the xterm.  I can use
> cntrl-d to close the window.  Can you suggest a way for me to correct this?
> I have experimented with the -fullscreen mode with the same results.
> Something else I am having problems with is when I run the Oracle Universal
> Installer on a remote system; my cursor basically disappears when my mouse
> has the focus on the oui.  I am able click buttons, but I can't ever see
> where my cursor is.  I currently have Hummingbird installed and it is
> working fine for displaying X back, but I would really prefer to use Cygwin.
> I do not have Hummingbird and Cygwin running at the same time.  If anyone
> can help me with my issues, I would greatly appreciate it.
> Brian
> 
> 

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