Re: Using Cygwin to connect an AIX box. Questions for german, italian, french, spanish[...] users
Hello, I don't use xkb extension and after each logon to AIX system run xmodmap .xmodmap.cz on my remote machine, where .xmodmap.cz is my keyboard definition file.This needs to by run just once, not for each terminal. Pavel Stephane Poirey [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] m cc: Sent by: Subject: Using Cygwin to connect an AIX box. Questions for german, italian, french, cygwin-xfree-owner@spanish [...] users cygwin.com 05.08.2002 19:25 Please respond to cygwin-xfree I know that Alt Gr problems were under the spotligth in the past and there is probably no solution since it seems to be an aix related problem, but I wanted to ask people using non-qwerty keyboards what solution do they adopted (if the did'nt give up) ?
Re: Unable to get french keyboard with XDMCP connexion on AIX
Hi Frederic, Do you use '-ac' parameter? You have to allow xmodmap to access your screen (using this parameter). I tried that just now and it doesn't work without -ac. It also depends on timing of running the commands - when I run XWin, wait for login prompt and then run xmodmap (localy), it takes effect AFTER logon (but does not crash :-) Pavel frederic bregier fbregier@webmails.To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com cc: Sent by: Subject: Re: Unable to get french keyboard with XDMCP connexion on AIX cygwin-xfree-owner@ cygwin.com 07.05.2002 15:05 So I try to use the xmodmap command after running XWin ... :0 -query AIX_IP But it doesn't work. I try to put the DISPLAY correctly, here are the tests. DISPLAY set to my local address x:0.0 xmodmap refuse to connect to the server DISPLAY set to my remote address AIX_IP:0.0 xmodmap refuse to connect to the server
RE: Unable to get french keyboard with XDMCP connexion on AIX
2) No one currently on the project seems to have both the time and knowledge to provide such internationalization support (some have the time, others have the knowledge, but no one seems to have both :) Hi, I think it would be sufficient to make XWin not to crash during startup when switching to another application (I believe this is real bug) - then is possible to use the xmodmap solution. Pavel
Re: Unable to get french keyboard with XDMCP connexion on AIX
Yes, this mostly works - but anyway, this is a workarround, not a solution. Pavel Franz Wolfhagen To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]cc: m.com Subject: Re: Unable to get french keyboard with XDMCP connexion on AIX 07.05.2002 08:39 You are probably suffering from some timing problem - put in a sleep of 10-30 seconds after starting the xwindows client before you do the xmodmap... Med venlig hilsen / Regards Franz Wolfhagen
Re: Unable to get french keyboard with XDMCP connexion on AIX
Hi, the xmodmap work only AFTER your login. No, it doesn't. It works BEFORE login too I haven't tried, but is the +kb option solve the pre-login keyboard ? It's not with AIX, it doesn't work. Pavel
Re: Unable to get french keyboard with XDMCP connexion on AIX
Hi, I have the exactly same problem with AIX and Czech keyboard. I have a workarround - I run xmodmap on AIX machine everytimes I logon - I have alias for that, so I don't have to type the whole command. I couldn't add this command to some profile, because it messes keyboard on console (and I was too lazy to write some condition, which recognises if I'm logged on locally or remotely). Yesterday I tried to run xmodmap locally (as described below), and it works - great, I though - but only if cygwin works at all. Explanation - when I run Cygwin and switch to another application immediately, Cygwin doesn't start. I think this is simmilar - when I run Cygwin and then xmodmap, Cygwin MOSTLY doesn't start. Any ideas? Pavel frederic bregier fbregier@webmails.To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com cc: Franz Wolfhagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Subject: Re: Unable to get french keyboard with XDMCP connexion on AIX cygwin-xfree-owner@ cygwin.com 06.05.2002 19:13 I'm sorry, but it seems it's not a good answear. Once again : - I cannot change the configuration of the AIX Server (the main reason is that in fact, I have MANY servers, some AIX, some Solaris, some Linux,...) - I just can change the local configuration, that is to say the client for XDMCP. My connexion is like : start /B XWin -screen 0 1400 1050 -emulate3buttons -unixkill :0 -kb -query %AIXIP% I cannot use the option +kb since AIX NEEDS the option -kb (the reverse option of +kb, as the FAQ said). Of course, if I use a commercial version of such a X11 client (exc..d), my connexion is perfectly in french keyboard, according to my local PC configuration. And I try to figure out how to do the same thing in order to replace all my exc..d tools by Cygwin/XFree. I am not new in Unix, nor in X11, but there, I can't figure out a solution. I even try to recompile it, without success. Any Ideas ? Frdric Mon, 6 May 2002 09:42:14 +0200 If you look intpo my earlier append on this news list you will find the solution. And to others : It does not make any difference (I have tested...) wether you run the xmodmap on the remote (server) system or you r local system. Therefore you can run it via your local bash shell - just ensure that your DISPLAY is pointing to the correct session. BTW - I believe that we should pursue the usage oxf Xinit as mentioned in another append to get the correct initialization of keyboards/locale - thereby we can ensure that a system default in etc/X11 is working with user defaults overriding/enhancing in $HOME Med venlig hilsen / Regards Franz Wolfhagen - http://www.WebMailSPro.com - VOTRE service d'email sans pub avec VOTRE nom de domaine
RE: still having a problem with xwinclip
Hi I used this in my start.bat: @echo off SET DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0 SET PATH=d:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin;d:\cygwin\bin;d:\cygwin\usr\bin;%PATH% start XWin -screen 0 1280 1024 -depth 32 -engine 4 -kb -query myAIXmachine -fp tcp/myfontserver:7500 -fullscreen -once -ac start /B xwinclip.exe and it worked, but there is another problem - when I use xwinclip such way, it's impossible to logoff correctly and I have to shutdown XWin using Alt-F4 key. So I avoided using xwinclip. Pavel Harold Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Eli Kleinman [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: cc: cygwin-xfree-owner@Subject: RE: still having a problem with xwinclip cygwin.com 10.04.2002 23:48 Eli, xwinclip is going to have problems in your scenario because CDE owns the display when you use XDMCP. I think someone may have figured out how to use xwinclip at the same time as an XDMCP session... you can search the mailing list archives for an answer to that. http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/ Harold -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eli Kleinman Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 5:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: still having a problem with xwinclip I tried setting DISPLAY to :0.0 but this did not solve my problem this is what I use to start CDE $ export DISPLAY=192.9.200.136:0.0 xwin -noreset -screen 0 1152 864 -query 192.9.200.6 -fp tcp/192.9.200.6:7100 -from 192.9.200.136 [1] 600 this is what I try to use to start xwinclip and this is what i get $ export DISPLAY=:0.0 $ xwinclip.exe Xlib: connection to :0.0 refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified Could not open display Could some one please help me
Re: XDMCP AIX 5L : no keyboard
Hi Known bug, with AIX you have to disable keyboard extension (use -kb parameter). Pavel Erwann SIMON [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: cc: cygwin-xfree-owner@Subject: XDMCP AIX 5L : no keyboard cygwin.com 07.03.2002 21:05 Hi, I've installed cygwin/xfree (latest version) on my win2k computer to work with the graphical environment of an AIX 5L. I modified the startxwin.bat in order to connect to connect to the XDM of the AIX (start /B XWin -screen 0 1024 768 -query 192.168.10.25 -from 192.168.10.12) and it works fine... exept I can't write anything :-( The mouse works, some key maps as tab or return works but I can't write my username. Note that I also tried in modifying the same way the startxwin.sh script or jsut with the following command line ./XWin -query 192.168.10.25 -from 192.168.10.12 Thanks for your help Erwann
RE: Unable to type letters in login to AIX box using XFree86 4.2.0 on W2K
Harold,
I don't know :-)
OK, I have downloaded Test 53 today (for sure)
and the problem is still there.
Pavel
Harold Hunt
huntharo@msuTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: RE: Unable to type letters in
login to AIX box using XFree86 4.2.0 on W2K
07.02.2002
19:24
Pavel,
One quick check: you are running Cygwin/XFree86 4.2.0, right? Or at least
the Test53 server? (Test53 and 4.2.0 are almost, if not entirely,
identical).
I'll add a note to the FAQ sometime soon.
Thanks,
Harold
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:52 AM
To: Harold Hunt
Subject: RE: Unable to type letters in login to AIX box using XFree86
4.2.0 on W2K
Hi Harold
I sent this problem to the mailing list two or three times, see below:
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2001-11/msg00051.html
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2001-q2/msg02577.html
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2001-q2/msg02575.html
It's not all abaou that in the mailing list.
You don't need any arguments to -kb params, it DISABLES keyboard
extension.
I had problems with AIX 4.2 and 4.3 (I had no possibility to test
any other
version with xfree).
I want use Czech keyboard layout - it uses AltGr key for characters like
\|@{}[]# etc.
As far as I remember (but I may be wrong) - the problem appeared with
both
cs_CZ and en_US
keyboard layout on AIX and both CS and EN keyboard on Windows
machine. If I
remember, I tried
Win98, WinNT workstation and W2K server.
I have found no info about this anywhere - I think it's problem of AIX
and
CygWin/XFree.
example of my start command:
start XWin -screen 0 1280 1024 -depth 32 -engine 4 -kb -query
myAIXmachine
-fp tcp/anotherAIXmachine:7500 -fullscreen -once -ac
I hope it helps.
Pavel
RE: Unable to type letters in login to AIX box using XFree86 4.2.0 on W2K
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 Harold Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Moore, Billiam [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: cc: cygwin-xfree-owner@Subject: RE: Unable to type letters in login to AIX box using XFree86 4.2.0 on W2K cygwin.com 06.02.2002 22:51 I've never seen this problem. Best of luck. Harold -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Moore, Billiam Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 4:29 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' 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?
