Can't type in login window via XDMCP

Can't type in login window via XDMCP

[jae.ellers]

Hi folks,
First thanks to all who contribute.  Xfree on Cygwin has been great.
However, I was seeing 2Gb+ XWin.log files and felt I needed to update.  SO I
updated today and now I can't login via XDMCP.  Here's the command line I
use:

c:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\xwin -query zephyr.mydomain.com -from 192.168.1.4

The system I'm logging into is a RH ES2.1 server.  I've been using the same
setup for months now.

The problem is that I can't type in the login window.  Nothing appears.  The
only thing I can see getting thru is the Caps Lock, which I find very
strange.

Even if I start xwin and then twm and an xterm I can't type in the xterm.

I do see a message in /tmp/XWin.log:
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
InitOutput - Error reading config file

Do I need a config file?  I haven't used one before.

I found this message:
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2003-10/msg00303.html and tested
http://www.msu.edu/~huntharo/xwin/devel/server/XWin-4.3.0-20-Test01.exe.bz2
and I can login.  So it looks like the problem is in the new WaitFor.c code.

Now I'm hung at a blank screen, though.

Any help would be appreciated.  I'm hosed for the time being.

Thanks
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Jae Ellers					Tektronix, Inc.
Jae dot ellers at tek dot com		(503) 627-3622

Re: Can't type in login window via XDMCP

[Harold L Hunt II]

Jae,

jae.ellers@exgate.tek.com wrote:

> Hi folks,
> First thanks to all who contribute.  Xfree on Cygwin has been great.
> However, I was seeing 2Gb+ XWin.log files and felt I needed to update.  SO I
> updated today and now I can't login via XDMCP.  Here's the command line I
> use:
> 
> c:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\xwin -query zephyr.mydomain.com -from 192.168.1.4
> 
> The system I'm logging into is a RH ES2.1 server.  I've been using the same
> setup for months now.
> 
> The problem is that I can't type in the login window.  Nothing appears.  The
> only thing I can see getting thru is the Caps Lock, which I find very
> strange.
> 
> Even if I start xwin and then twm and an xterm I can't type in the xterm.
> 
> I do see a message in /tmp/XWin.log:
> (EE) Unable to locate/open config file
> InitOutput - Error reading config file

I am not sure I understand your problem.  You are, of course, clicking 
in the text boxes where you type the user name and password, right? 
What sort of OS is the remote machine running?

> Do I need a config file?  I haven't used one before.

No, you do not need a config file.

> I found this message:
> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2003-10/msg00303.html and tested
> http://www.msu.edu/~huntharo/xwin/devel/server/XWin-4.3.0-20-Test01.exe.bz2
> and I can login.  So it looks like the problem is in the new WaitFor.c code.

Actually, I really doubt it is a problem with WaitFor.c.  The changes 
were made in 4.3.0-16 on or around 2003/10/04:

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/devel/server/changelog.html


The keyboard focus problem referred to in that mailing list message was 
actually due to problems with shared Xt/Xaw/Xaw6/LessTif libraries. 
That has just now been fixed.  You could try updating your installation 
tomorrow (when the new packages hit the mirrors) and see if it fixes 
your problem; it might.

Harold

Re: Can't type in login window via XDMCP

[Jay Smith]

Jae,

I have been told on this list that it "shouldn't" (or was it "doesn't"?) 
make a difference, however, when logging into an RH8 box, I *had* to put 
the -query as the last element on the line.  Try this to see if it makes 
any difference (you seem to be having somewhat different problems, thus I 
am not sure...)

c:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\xwin -from 192.168.1.4 -query zephyr.mydomain.com

The other thing I wonder about is fonts.  I am ignorant on the subject, but 
is there a chance that not all the fonts needed are being loaded (on either 
end?)

Jay

jae.ellers@exgate.tek.com said the following on 11/17/2003 02:13 PM:
> Hi folks,
> First thanks to all who contribute.  Xfree on Cygwin has been great.
> However, I was seeing 2Gb+ XWin.log files and felt I needed to update.  SO I
> updated today and now I can't login via XDMCP.  Here's the command line I
> use:
> 
> c:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\xwin -query zephyr.mydomain.com -from 192.168.1.4
> 
> The system I'm logging into is a RH ES2.1 server.  I've been using the same
> setup for months now.
> 
> The problem is that I can't type in the login window.  Nothing appears.  The
> only thing I can see getting thru is the Caps Lock, which I find very
> strange.
> 
> Even if I start xwin and then twm and an xterm I can't type in the xterm.
> 
> I do see a message in /tmp/XWin.log:
> (EE) Unable to locate/open config file
> InitOutput - Error reading config file
> 
> Do I need a config file?  I haven't used one before.
> 
> I found this message:
> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2003-10/msg00303.html and tested
> http://www.msu.edu/~huntharo/xwin/devel/server/XWin-4.3.0-20-Test01.exe.bz2
> and I can login.  So it looks like the problem is in the new WaitFor.c code.
> 
> Now I'm hung at a blank screen, though.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.  I'm hosed for the time being.
> 
> Thanks
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jae Ellers					Tektronix, Inc.
> Jae dot ellers at tek dot com		(503) 627-3622

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Re: Can't type in login window via XDMCP

[Alexander Gottwald]

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Jay Smith wrote:

> The other thing I wonder about is fonts.  I am ignorant on the subject, but 
> is there a chance that not all the fonts needed are being loaded (on either 
> end?)

You will only have access to the fonts installed with Cygwin/XFree unless you
run a fontserver on the linux machine and add tcp/linuxserver:7100 to the 
fontpath.

bye
	ago
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Re: Can't type in login window via XDMCP

[jae.ellers]

Harold,
>Jae, I am not sure I understand your problem. You are, of course, clicking
in >the text boxes where you type the user name and password, right? What
sort of >OS is the remote machine running?

Yes, I'm clicking in the boxes.  As I said, the remote system is running
RedHat ES (Enterprise Server) 2.1, analogous to approx RH 8.0 I think.  My
system is running WXP_SP1.

You're right in that the WaitFor.c wasn't the problem.

Here's the problem. I start X by running:
xwin -query <server> 

I get the XDMCP login.  I can operate all controls with the mouse, but
nothing shows in the login or password windows when I type.  However, when I
hit the capslock key, the login box tells me I have it pressed.  

I may try wiping things out and starting over.  It sounds to me like there's
a conflict in versions somewhere, but how to tell?

Thanks
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Jae Ellers		Tektronix, Inc.
jae.ellers@tek.com	

Re: Can't type in login window via XDMCP

[Harold L Hunt II]

Jae,

Try clicking in the user name box, leaving the mouse over it, typing 
your user name, clicking in the password box, leaving the mouse over it, 
type your password, then click the Login button.  See if it logs in :) 
If it logs in, then there is something wacky with output, not input.  It 
would be nice to know which is really the problem here.

Is everything using US keyboard layouts and English as the language?  If 
not, then our non-U.S. experts will need to be consulted for further 
information.

Harold

jae.ellers@exgate.tek.com wrote:

> Harold,
> 
>>Jae, I am not sure I understand your problem. You are, of course, clicking
> 
> in >the text boxes where you type the user name and password, right? What
> sort of >OS is the remote machine running?
> 
> Yes, I'm clicking in the boxes.  As I said, the remote system is running
> RedHat ES (Enterprise Server) 2.1, analogous to approx RH 8.0 I think.  My
> system is running WXP_SP1.
> 
> You're right in that the WaitFor.c wasn't the problem.
> 
> Here's the problem. I start X by running:
> xwin -query <server> 
> 
> I get the XDMCP login.  I can operate all controls with the mouse, but
> nothing shows in the login or password windows when I type.  However, when I
> hit the capslock key, the login box tells me I have it pressed.  
> 
> I may try wiping things out and starting over.  It sounds to me like there's
> a conflict in versions somewhere, but how to tell?
> 
> Thanks
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jae Ellers		Tektronix, Inc.
> jae.ellers@tek.com	
>