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Re: PLEASE can anyone help?
- To: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>,"cygwin-xfree" <cygwin-xfree at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Subject: Re: PLEASE can anyone help?
- From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>
- Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 21:45:55 +1100
- References: <7F2B9185F0196F44B59990759B91B1C21515BF@ins-exch.inspirepharm.com>
I have happily used the logitech cordless mouse with the current X..
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com>
To: "cygwin-xfree" <cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 9:39 PM
Subject: RE: PLEASE can anyone help?
>
> >
> > 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
> > >
> >
> >
>
>