Re: XWin keyboard problem after upgrade

["Markus Moeller" <huaraz at moeller dot plus dot com>]

"Jon TURNEY" <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk> wrote in message 
4963D30D.7000203@dronecode.org.uk">news:4963D30D.7000203@dronecode.org.uk...
> Markus Moeller wrote:
> > "Jon TURNEY" <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk> wrote in message 
> > 49636E4D.9080508@dronecode.org.uk">news:49636E4D.9080508@dronecode.org.uk...
> > > Markus Moeller wrote:
> > > > When I upgraded my cygwin installation to 2.573.2.3 on Windows Vista 
> > > > XWin doesn't take anymore keyboard input.  The previous version was 
> > > > working fine and I could forward xterms from my Unix server. Now I get 
> > > > the xterm but I can not type anything into the windows. I can do cut 
> > > > and paste of commands from another window.
> > >
> > > http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-i-cant-type-anything ?
> >
> > Thank you for the quick reply, but my startxwin.but had no setting. 
> > Adding XKEYSYMDB with the new path fixed it.
> >
> > Attached is my startxwin.bat which I think is the new one.
>
> I'd guess this very likely means that you have somethiing else that is 
> putting XKEYSYMDB into your environment.

It seems so, since I get the following when starting a new shell

markus@  ~
markus@VAIO-Laptop ~
$ set
!::='::\'
!C:='C:\Windows\System32'
!D:='d:\Cygwin\bin'
ALLUSERSPROFILE='C:\ProgramData'
APPDATA='C:\Users\markus\AppData\Roaming'
BASH=/usr/bin/bash
BASH_ARGC=()
BASH_ARGV=()
BASH_LINENO=()
BASH_SOURCE=()
BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="3" [1]="2" [2]="48" [3]="21" [4]="release" 
[5]="i686-pc-cygwin")
BASH_VERSION='3.2.48(21)-release'
CLASSPATH='.;C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\lib\ext\QTJava.zip'
COMMONPROGRAMFILES='C:\Program Files\Common Files'
COMPUTERNAME=VAIO-LAPTOP
COMSPEC='C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe'
CONFIGSETROOT='C:\Windows\ConfigSetRoot'
CVS_RSH=/bin/ssh
DIRSTACK=()
DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
EDITOR=vi
EUID=1000
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
GROUPS=()
HISTFILE=/home/markus/.bash_history
HISTFILESIZE=500
HISTSIZE=500
HOME=/home/markus
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH='\Users\markus'
HOSTNAME=VAIO-Laptop
HOSTTYPE=i686
IFS=$' \t\n'
INFOPATH=/usr/local/info:/usr/share/info:/usr/info:
INTERIX_ROOT=/dev/fs/C/Windows/SUA/
INTERIX_ROOT_WIN='C:\Windows\SUA\'
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib:/usr/X11R6/lib
LOCALAPPDATA='C:\Users\markus\AppData\Local'
LOGONSERVER='\\VAIO-LAPTOP'
MACHTYPE=i686-pc-cygwin
MAILCHECK=60
MAKE_MODE=unix
MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/man::/usr/ssl/man
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2
OLDPWD=/usr/bin
OPENNT_ROOT=/dev/fs/C/Windows/SUA/
OPTERR=1
OPTIND=1
OS=Windows_NT
OSTYPE=cygwin
PATH='/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/cygdrive/c/My Program 
Files/Support Tools/:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/PC Connectivity 
Solution/:/cygdrive/c/Windows/system32:/cygdrive/c/Windows:/cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/Wbem:/cygdrive/c/Program 
Files/Common Files/Roxio Shared/DLLShared/:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Common 
Files/Roxio Shared/9.0/DLLShared/:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Common 
Files/Adobe/AGL:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft Network Monitor 
3/:/cygdrive/c/Windows/SUA/common/:/cygdrive/c/Windows/SUA/usr/lib/:/cygdrive/c/Program 
Files/QuickTime/QTSystem/'
PATHEXT='.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC'
PIPESTATUS=([0]="0")
PPID=1
PRINTER='Adobe PDF'
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER='x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 13, GenuineIntel'
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0f0d
PROGRAMDATA='C:\ProgramData'
PROGRAMFILES='C:\Program Files'
PROMPT='$P$G'
PS1='\[\e]0;\w\a\]\n\[\e[32m\]\u@\h \[\e[33m\]\w\[\e[0m\]\n\$ '
PS2='> '
PS4='+ '
PUBLIC='C:\Users\Public'
PWD=/home/markus
QTJAVA='C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\lib\ext\QTJava.zip'
ROXIOCENTRAL='C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\Roxio 
Central33\'
SESSIONNAME=Console
SFUDIR='C:\Windows\SUA\'
SFUDIR_INTERIX=/dev/fs/C/Windows/SUA/
SHELL=/bin/bash
SHELLOPTS=braceexpand:emacs:hashall:histexpand:history:interactive-comments:montor
SHLVL=1
SUA_ROOT=/dev/fs/C/Windows/SUA/
SYSTEMDRIVE=C:
SYSTEMROOT='C:\Windows'
TEMP=/cygdrive/c/Users/markus/AppData/Local/Temp
TERM=cygwin
TMP=/cygdrive/c/Users/markus/AppData/Local/Temp
UID=1000
USER=markus
USERDOMAIN=VAIO-LAPTOP
USERNAME=markus
USERPROFILE='C:\Users\markus'
WINDIR='C:\Windows'
XAPPLRESDIR=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults
XCMSDB=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Xcms.txt
XKEYSYMDB=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XKeysymDB
XNLSPATH=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale
_=/home/markus/.bashrc
f=


Thank you
Markus

> I'll update the FAQ to mention this possibility...
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