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From: dwex@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (david.e.wexelblat)
Subject: Re: Was an Xmodmap file supposed to be in the XFree86 1.2 distribution?
Organization: AT&T
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1993 15:00:37 GMT
Message-ID: <1993Feb22.150037.16224@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
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In article <1993Feb22.005932.29520@cas.org> rsh26@cas.org (Robert S. Hall) writes:
> I'm working on getting XFree86 1.2 to work on my 386bsd system.
> All seems to be fine when starting the X server upto the point of
> entering input from the keyboard. It seems as if the keyboard
> mapping is incorrect or has never been set. Working from this
> assumption, I found that the xinitrc file in the base
> distribution refers to a .Xmodmap file which was not included in
> the original tar distribution file. Neither was the .Xresources
> file . My guess is when the tar file was built a '*' was used
> instead of the directory name and the (dot) files were bypassed.
No. Those files do not exist in the MIT distribution. Look again at
the xinitrc script. IF the .Xmodmap and .Xresources file exist THEN they
are loaded. This allows the system manager to set up global defaults.
Your problem lies elsewhere.
>
> If someone has any knowledge of these problems, and if you have
> another explaination please let me know. I am still curious why
> others are not having the same problems I did.
>
> Would someone please be kind enough to email a copy of the
> following files to me? I do not have access to a site which is
> actually using XFree86.
>
> The two files are:
> /usr/X386/lib/X11/xinit/{.Xmodmap,.Xresources}
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott Hall
>
> Robert S. Hall INET: rsh26@cas.org
> Chemical Abstracts Service Phone: (614) 447-3600 X2027
> Columbus, Ohio, 43210
I'm not a 386bsd user, so I'll let someone else try to answer you. But
the files you mention are in no way related to your problems.
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