OS/2 <--> X Windows
Brian Beattie - Dunlap Observatory
the meantime? I am looking for something like Desqview/X for OS/2, only
better (e.g. I'd like to be able to resize my DOS window that appears on the
UNIX screen). Hummingbird makes an X package for OS/2 but it would
permit only option (i) above and requires the IBM TCP/IP kernel in any
case. Does anyone have experience running IBM's X package for OS/2?
Thanks! Please reply to me directly...
Details: PC: IBM 486 PS/Valuepoint running OS/2 V2.0
120MB Hard Disk, 8MB RAM
Western Digital 8003 Ethernet adapter
(currently runs NCSA telnet and ftp)
Workstation: Sun LX running Solaris 2.1
2 x 1GB disks, 32MB RAM
GUI: OpenWindows3.1 (and X11R5)
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Chad Price
>I'm still waiting to hear back from IBM - can anyone on the net help out in
>the meantime? I am looking for something like Desqview/X for OS/2, only
>better (e.g. I'd like to be able to resize my DOS window that appears on the
>UNIX screen). Hummingbird makes an X package for OS/2 but it would
>permit only option (i) above and requires the IBM TCP/IP kernel in any
>case. Does anyone have experience running IBM's X package for OS/2?
Just use IBM's TCP/IP with PMX. login to your Unix box with telnet, and then
start as many xterm windows as you want in background. You can use all of the
usual parameters: fonts, colors, ... Work fine - I've been using it for months
now.
What you have directly asked for is for the OS/2 command prompt windows to act
as xterm windows. I'd like that too, but its a different issue.
Chandra Liem
: Just use IBM's TCP/IP with PMX. login to your Unix box with telnet, and then
: start as many xterm windows as you want in background. You can use all of the
: usual parameters: fonts, colors, ... Work fine - I've been using it for months
: now.
I am using PMX on a 486-DX33 clone with 16M RAM running OS/2 2.1 March
Beta. I have the latest CSD (UN3590) applied (dated 04/16/93). Very
often, the PMX screen does not get the focus immediately if I click on
it. I normally have to wait for 4-5 secs for it to response. Am I the
only one having this problem? Which CSD level gives you the best
performance? Does any one know the perfomance of Hummingbird X-server
for OS/2? Thanks.
-Chandra
Larry Morris
>I am using PMX on a 486-DX33 clone with 16M RAM running OS/2 2.1 March
>Beta. I have the latest CSD (UN3590) applied (dated 04/16/93). Very
>often, the PMX screen does not get the focus immediately if I click on
>it. I normally have to wait for 4-5 secs for it to response. Am I the
>only one having this problem? Which CSD level gives you the best
>performance? Does any one know the perfomance of Hummingbird X-server
>for OS/2? Thanks.
I seem to have this problem with the 2.1 Beta in general. One thing
I have seen on two different systems is that the xhost command hangs with
the latest beta. I had to take down PMX and add the host to my xhosts file
in order to get around this. Has anyone else used xhos,t or do most
people use the file?
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Torsten Hellerhoff
ba> the meantime? I am looking for something like Desqview/X for OS/2, only
ba> better (e.g. I'd like to be able to resize my DOS window that appears on
ba> the UNIX screen). Hummingbird makes an X package for OS/2 but it would
ba> permit only option (i) above and requires the IBM TCP/IP kernel in any
ba> case. Does anyone have experience running IBM's X package for OS/2?
ba>
ba> Thanks! Please reply to me directly...
Please put your answers on the newsgroup as well. Thanks.
Chandra Liem
lmo...@mdd.comm.mot.com wrote:
: >I am using PMX on a 486-DX33 clone with 16M RAM running OS/2 2.1 March
: >Beta. I have the latest CSD (UN3590) applied (dated 04/16/93). Very
: >often, the PMX screen does not get the focus immediately if I click on
: I seem to have this problem with the 2.1 Beta in general.
I am seeing the problem only when PMX is running. If PMX is not
running, any PM windows gets the focus immediately when I click on it.
I am running 2.1 March beta because if I am using the 1024x768x256 mode
on Cirus Logic video card. I would probably try 2.0 GA + CSD to see if
this problem goes away or just wait for 2.1 GA.
: ... One thing
: I have seen on two different systems is that the xhost command hangs with
: the latest beta. I had to take down PMX and add the host to my xhosts file
: in order to get around this. Has anyone else used xhost or do most
: people use the file?
I use xhost and have not encountered such problem.
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Chandra