Pavel, I finally got around to adding a FAQ entry regarding the X Keyboard Extension and AIX. I attributed the answer to you.
http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-xfree-faq.html#q-aix-xkb Harold > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 1:33 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: 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? > > > >
