RE: 4.1.0: XDMCP query to Solaris hangs

[Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>]

Your Solaris is having MOTIF keyboard mappings problem.  On Windows we fix
it setting XkeysymDB in ENV.  On UNIX you need to fix your X-server
app-defaults settings.  Check with Sun Technical support,
this is there issue.

Suhaib

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Razon [mailto:royr@multiconn.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 6:34 AM
> To: Cygwin Xfree86 List (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: 4.1.0: XDMCP query to Solaris hangs
> 
> This is the Solaris log file (/var/dt/Xerrors) after a successful
> connection
> from my PC using Xmanager:
> 
> Mon Jul  9 11:55:46 2001
> error (pid 3372): OCFInit: OCF_WaitForCardInserted failed with
> return code
> 33
> Warning: Cannot convert string "<Key>Escape,_Key_Cancel" to type
> VirtualBinding
> Warning: Cannot convert string "<Key>Home,_Key_Begin" to type
> VirtualBinding
> Warning: Cannot convert string "<Key>F1,_Key_Help" to type
> VirtualBinding
> Warning: Cannot convert string "Shift<Key>F10,_Key_Menu" to type
> VirtualBinding
> Warning: Cannot convert string "<Key>F10,Shift_Key_Menu" to type
> VirtualBinding
> Warning: Cannot convert string "<Key>KP_Enter,_Key_Execute" to
> type
> VirtualBinding
> Warning: Cannot convert string "Alt<Key>Return,Alt_Key_KP_Enter"
> to type
> VirtualBinding
> Warning: Missing charsets in String to FontSet conversion
> Warning: Cannot convert string "-dt-interface
> system-medium-r-normal-l*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" to type FontSet
> Warning: Missing charsets in String to FontSet conversion
> Warning: Cannot convert string "-dt-interface
> user-medium-r-normal-l*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" to type FontSet
> Warning: Missing charsets in String to FontSet conversion
> Warning: Cannot convert string "-dt-interface
> system-medium-r-normal-xxl*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" to type FontSet
> Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage
> Couldn't find the keyfile
> 
> This is the log after the display hangs using XFree:
> 
> X Error of failed request:  86
>   Major opcode of failed request:  51 (X_SetFontPath)
>   Serial number of failed request:  10
>   Current serial number in output stream:  12
> 
> (This message repeats 6 times)
> 
> A font server is configured and running on the Solaris.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Roy Razon
> MultiConn International Ltd.
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com
> > [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 6:42 PM
> > To: Roy Razon
> > Cc: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> > Subject: Re: 4.1.0: XDMCP query to Solaris hangs
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 8 Jul 2001, Roy Razon wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I successfuly used a demo version of a commercial X Server
> > to launch a CDE
> > > session from my NT to my Solaris and AIX boxes.
> > >
> > > I installed XFree86 4.1.0 and now, although I can manually
> > start an xterm
> > > window, I can't start a CDE session on the Solaris box. The
> same
> > > configuration works with the AIX box.
> > >
> > > This works - brings up the CDE login:
> > > XWin -ac -screen 0 640x480x16 -query AIXHostName -from MyPC
> > >
> > > This doesn't work - brings up a black screen, displays a
> > wait cursor and
> > > hangs:
> > > XWin -ac -screen 0 640x480x16 -query SolarisHostName -from
> MyPC
> > >
> > > After a while XWin outputs the following message:
> > > XDM: too many keepalive retransmissions, declaring session
> dead
> > > and then the session is restarted and hangs again.
> > >
> > > Configuration of the Solaris 5.8 box:
> > >
> > > xhost on Solaris says "access control disabled, clients can
> > connect from any
> > > host".
> >
> > xhost is only needed for the xserver (the host with the
> > display). The xdmcp
> > server doesn't check the xhost settings.
> > >
> > > /usr/dt/config/Xaccess contains:
> > > *                       # grant service to all remote displays
> > > *               CHOOSER BROADCAST       #any indirect host
> > can get a chooser
> >
> > please try adding lines for the windows PC
> > MyPC
> > MyPC  CHOOSER BROADCAST
> >
> > >
> > > /usr/dt/config/Xservers contains:
> > > :0   Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0 -
> nobanner
> >
> > This  is just for the local display (the monitor connected to
> > the solaris box)
> >
> > > It seems like a configuration problem on the Solaris or a
> > bug in XFree86.
> > > Anything I overlooked?
> >
> > Please try running xdm in debugmode (xdm -debug 5) and
> > compare the results
> > form aix and solaris. Maybe this will show the problem.
> >
> > bye
> >     ago
> > --
> > Alexander.Gottwald@s1999.tu-chemnitz.de
> > http://www.gotti.org
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> >