Comments on: Setting up XDMCP for Mac http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2005/12/08/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/ you were expecting someone else? Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:27:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Samar http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2005/12/08/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-38600 Samar Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:36:24 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2006/07/26/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/#comment-38600 <p>Hi,</p> <p>That was a very informative article. But I wonder, is the inverse possible ? Logging into a MAC from an Ubuntu machine ?</p> <p>Thanks</p> Hi,

That was a very informative article. But I wonder, is the inverse possible ? Logging into a MAC from an Ubuntu machine ?

Thanks

]]> By: Andrew http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2005/12/08/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-38557 Andrew Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:29:26 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2006/07/26/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/#comment-38557 <p>Dunno if this hits up anybody else, but MAKE SURE YOU USE TERMINAL as specified by Dave.. if X11 is open (which I had because I was running wireshark to figure out why nothing would happen) xdm won't work. </p> <p>Hope this saves somebody the hour it took me to figure out.</p> Dunno if this hits up anybody else, but MAKE SURE YOU USE TERMINAL as specified by Dave.. if X11 is open (which I had because I was running wireshark to figure out why nothing would happen) xdm won’t work.

Hope this saves somebody the hour it took me to figure out.

]]> By: Gene Loriot http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2005/12/08/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-38439 Gene Loriot Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:35:17 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2006/07/26/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/#comment-38439 <p>GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU. Have been running around like a chicken sans head, got Mac fever, am A Solaris Systems Adminstrator, needed to marry the two. this makes a full desktop with multiple login capability work perfectly. All I needed was to plug in a 3 button mouse and I am, on my Macbook, sitting at my SPARC Solaris desktop(s). PERFECT. Thanks!</p> GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU. Have been running around like a chicken sans head, got Mac fever, am A Solaris Systems Adminstrator, needed to marry the two. this makes a full desktop with multiple login capability work perfectly. All I needed was to plug in a 3 button mouse and I am, on my Macbook, sitting at my SPARC Solaris desktop(s). PERFECT. Thanks!

]]> By: Allen Geer http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2005/12/08/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-38376 Allen Geer Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:03:56 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2006/07/26/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/#comment-38376 <p>ack, the editing is all screwed up. Make your .xmodmaprc beginning and end look like this one:</p> <p>http://lassauge.free.fr/cygwin/.xmodmaprc</p> ack, the editing is all screwed up. Make your .xmodmaprc beginning and end look like this one:

http://lassauge.free.fr/cygwin/.xmodmaprc

]]> By: Allen Geer http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2005/12/08/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-38375 Allen Geer Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:02:47 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2006/07/26/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/#comment-38375 <p>So to fix the stupid keyboard issue.. You simply have to create the .xmodmaprc file in your home directory.</p> <p>So in Mac OSX you run: ssh -X </p> <p>then after logging in you run xmodmap -pke > $HOME/.xmodmaprc</p> <p>That'll get you part of the way there. You have to fix the shift key issue by adding this to the beginning of the generated .xmodmaprc clear shift clear lock clear control clear mod1 clear mod2 clear mod3 clear mod4 clear mod5</p> <p>and then add this to the end: add shift = Shift<em>L Shift</em>R add lock = Caps<em>Lock add control = Control</em>L Control<em>R add mod1 = Alt</em>L add mod2 = Num<em>Lock add mod3 = Mode</em>switch add mod4 = Meta<em>L add mod5 = Scroll</em>Lock</p> <p>Save the file. Exit your ssh session. Run the following from Terminal X -q </p> <p>Everything should work after you login. If it asks to load your .xmodmaprc file then you need to do that (move the file to the left hand window and hit okay)</p> So to fix the stupid keyboard issue.. You simply have to create the .xmodmaprc file in your home directory.

So in Mac OSX you run: ssh -X

then after logging in you run xmodmap -pke > $HOME/.xmodmaprc

That’ll get you part of the way there. You have to fix the shift key issue by adding this to the beginning of the generated .xmodmaprc clear shift clear lock clear control clear mod1 clear mod2 clear mod3 clear mod4 clear mod5

and then add this to the end: add shift = ShiftL ShiftR add lock = CapsLock add control = ControlL ControlR add mod1 = AltL add mod2 = NumLock add mod3 = Modeswitch add mod4 = MetaL add mod5 = ScrollLock

Save the file. Exit your ssh session. Run the following from Terminal X -q

Everything should work after you login. If it asks to load your .xmodmaprc file then you need to do that (move the file to the left hand window and hit okay)

]]> By: DeepBlade http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2005/12/08/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-37712 DeepBlade Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:27:38 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2006/07/26/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/#comment-37712 <p>wow, it works!! Thanks JE. </p> <p>One other thing I want to point out is that: if the "/usr/X11R6/bin/X -query " command doesn't seem to bring up the login screen for ubuntu, you might have to go back into ubuntu and go to: system -> administration -> login window</p> <p>Go to the Remote tab, and change the style to plain.</p> wow, it works!! Thanks JE.

One other thing I want to point out is that: if the “/usr/X11R6/bin/X -query ” command doesn’t seem to bring up the login screen for ubuntu, you might have to go back into ubuntu and go to: system -> administration -> login window

Go to the Remote tab, and change the style to plain.

]]> By: wonger http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2005/12/08/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-37641 wonger Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:15:20 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2006/07/26/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/#comment-37641 <p>If you are getting this message repeatedly, it could mean that your linux box is not at run level 5. I am using rhel4 and was able to get the logon screen once I issued telinit 5.</p> <p>XFree86 Version 4.4.0 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) [DRI] screen 0 installation complete Screen 0 added: 1280×800 @ (0,0) Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing from list!</p> If you are getting this message repeatedly, it could mean that your linux box is not at run level 5. I am using rhel4 and was able to get the logon screen once I issued telinit 5.

XFree86 Version 4.4.0 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) [DRI] screen 0 installation complete Screen 0 added: 1280×800 @ (0,0) Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing from list!

]]> By: Phiippe http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2005/12/08/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-32976 Phiippe Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:08:31 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2006/07/26/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/#comment-32976 <p>Instead of running a script to correct the mapping after every start it is also possible to move the keymap (xmodmap) to .Xmodmap in the home directory. X11 will automaticly include it...</p> Instead of running a script to correct the mapping after every start it is also possible to move the keymap (xmodmap) to .Xmodmap in the home directory. X11 will automaticly include it…

]]> By: JE http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2005/12/08/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-31376 JE Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:11:09 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2006/07/26/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/#comment-31376 <p>I found this workaround, which works for me:</p> <p>http://sudan.ubuntuforums.com/showthread.php?t=396308 </p> <p>In summary, go to System Preferences -> International -> Input Menu</p> <p>Then check both US and US Extended keyboard layouts</p> <p>Check the option to show input menu in menu bar</p> <p>run /usr/X11R6/bin/X -query host</p> <p>log in</p> <p>then switch keyboard layouts from US to US Extended</p> <p>Enjoy a functional keyboard in gnome. Note that when you start up X, it reverts to the US keyboard layout, so you have to make this switch every time.</p> I found this workaround, which works for me:

http://sudan.ubuntuforums.com/showthread.php?t=396308

In summary, go to System Preferences -> International -> Input Menu

Then check both US and US Extended keyboard layouts

Check the option to show input menu in menu bar

run /usr/X11R6/bin/X -query host

log in

then switch keyboard layouts from US to US Extended

Enjoy a functional keyboard in gnome. Note that when you start up X, it reverts to the US keyboard layout, so you have to make this switch every time.

]]> By: blah http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2005/12/08/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-30243 blah Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:04:03 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2006/07/26/setting-up-xdmcp-for-mac/#comment-30243 <p>Actually that won't work either! Run this to set the permissions correctly:</p> <p>xmodmap -pke > $HOME/.xmodmaprc ; printf “xmodmap $HOME/.xmodmaprc” > $HOME/Desktop/fixmykeys ; chmod 777 $HOME/Desktop/fixmykeys</p> Actually that won’t work either! Run this to set the permissions correctly:

xmodmap -pke > $HOME/.xmodmaprc ; printf “xmodmap $HOME/.xmodmaprc” > $HOME/Desktop/fixmykeys ; chmod 777 $HOME/Desktop/fixmykeys

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