Re: PLEASE can anyone help?

["Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>]

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
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> 
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