Fw: PLEASE can anyone help?

[Sylvan Katz]

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

----- 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
>