PLEASE can anyone help?

[Suhaib Siddiqi]

> 
> 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


Ummmm... cordless keyboard?  In fact XF86 has problems on Linux too with
cordless keyboard and mouse... I do not think you would have much
luck in getting a fix soon for a cordless input devices for XF86.

Suhaib

> 
> ----- 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
> > 
> 
>