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Heinrich du Toit <[email protected]> · Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:22:23 +0200

This solved the problem!!
Jippee :D

Zhan Zhang wrote:

Hi,

I checked my other workstations, and they are using the file with

the same date as yours. So it doesn't seem to be the key issue. The 2004

one should work. I attached my file dated 2005, anyway.

Based on my very limited knowledge about the EPICS, the last thing I

can suspect is the environmental varialbe setting. I am not using

AUTOEXEC.bat. I assume that only works for the DOS shell. I did a test on

my computer:
I removed my setting of XKEYSYMDB from "Start-->Settings-->Control

panel-->system-->advanced-->Environmental Variables-->system variables".

Next I add <<set XKEYSYMDB="C:\Program Files\EPICS WIN32

Extensions\XKeySymDB">> to autoexec.bat. I excuted the batch file and I can

see in the dos shell--

echo %XKEYSYMDB%

C:\Program Files\EPICS WIN32 Extensions\XKeySymDB

However, when I started the xserver or xming, my keyboard has no

response, although the mouse is fine, just like having a bad XkeySymDB file.

Putting the environmental variable back into where it used to be, things

worked again.
That is the last thing I can think of trying. If this is not

working, the alternatives people suggested seems the way to go.
Have a nice weekend!
Zhan

PS: I assume there is no 'end of line' issue (windows or linux format) for

this file. I remember that gave me a lot trouble in other places. But I

don't recall doing anything for this file--this is a windows file. 
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Zhan Zhang, Ph.D

Argonne National Laboratory

X-ray Science Division, Bldg 438, D005

9700 S. Cass Ave.
Argonne, IL 60439

Tel: (630) 252-0863

Email: [email protected]

-----Original Message-----

From: Heinrich du Toit [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 12:03 AM

To: [email protected]

Subject: RE: exceed

The date is 2004-11-11 - from X-ming.
It's now in Program Files/EPICS WIN32 Extensions
my AUTOEXEC.BAT contains:
set DISPLAY=localhost:0
set XKEYSYMDB="C:\Program Files\EPICS WIN32 Extensions\XKeySymDB"
I've tried setting these in a command prompt also.
Maybe you can email me your 2005 dated file?
Apart from that I simply don't know what to do anymore.

On Thu, 2007-09-20 at 09:38 -0500, Zhan Zhang wrote:

Oh, that's unfortunate.

What's the date of the file you are using now?

I have one dated 2000, which works for my laptop (a

3-year-old Dell) but not

my desktoop (a 1-year-old HP). On my desktop, I have to

use the file dated

2005. I kind of remember it was from X-ming. But I don't

have X-ming on my

desktop.  Rather I found it in Cgywin/usr/X11R6/lib/X11.
Also, just to double check, what's the setting for the environmental
variable XKEYSYMDB?
Zhan
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Zhan Zhang, Ph.D
Argonne National Laboratory
X-ray Science Division, Bldg 438, D005
9700 S. Cass Ave.
Argonne, IL 60439
Tel: (630) 252-0863
Email: [email protected]

-----Original Message-----
From: Heinrich du Toit [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 6:56 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: exceed

I've installed both Xming and X-Win32(5.4) and I've copied

the XKeysymDB
file from Xming into EPICS WIN32 Extensions.

No luck.

Keyboard still not working in neither on of them.

:(

Zhan Zhang wrote:

To solve the 'keyboard not responding' problem, replace the

file 'XKeysymDB'

in the 'EPICS WIN32 Extensions' directory with a newer

version one. The

one comes with the 'EPICS WIN32 Extensions' is too old.

Xming should

have a working one you can use.
Zhan
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Zhan Zhang, Ph.D
Argonne National Laboratory
X-ray Science Division, Bldg 438, D005
9700 S. Cass Ave.
Argonne, IL 60439
Tel: (630) 252-0863
Email: [email protected]

-----Original Message-----

From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of

Heinrich du Toit

Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 4:03 AM
To: EPICS tech-talk
Subject: exceed

How do I get exceed?
(For Win32 extensions)
Xming doesn't work - keyboard not responding.
X-win32 doesn't work - keyboard not responding.

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