Getting FreeNX client to work on Mac OS again

Question

It broke after Mac Os software update, I think.

This problem is not uncommon, but I have not seen a solution that would work for me.

Keyboard mapping is completely screwed up - e.g. typing 'damn it' gives me '1cxngw'. All machines have QWERTY keyboards and are set up to use US.

[Client] Mac OS version: Version: 10.5.8, Build: 9L30
[Client] Kernel version
uname -a
Darwin <comp name> 9.8.0 Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: Wed Jul 15 16:55:01 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_I386 i386
[Client] FreeNX Client version: 3.4.0-8
[Client] MacPorts version: MacPorts 1.8.2
[Client] The X Windows System: XQuartz 2.5.0 (xorg-server 1.7.6)

[Server] OS: Ubuntu 9.04
[Server] Kernel: 
uname -a
Linux <comp.name> 2.6.28-18-generic #60-Ubuntu SMP <date> x86_64 GNU/Linux
[Server] Other info: please ask for it but do tell me how to query/look for it.

Thanks!

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 10 '14 at 20:11

A solution that works with on Mac (10.6) login with an NoMashine-Client to an FreeNX-Server running on an Ubuntu (10.04).

Read out your keyboard mapping from your OSX System

Open X11 terminal and execute:
```
xmodmap -pke > nxclient_mac.xmodmap
```

Edit nxclient_mac.xmodmap to enable also also remapping of shift-,alt- and command-keys

Add at the beginning of file:

clear Shift
clear Lock
clear Control
clear Mod1
!clear Mod2
!clear Mod3
!clear Mod4
!clear Mod5
...
...(following content of former nxclient_mac.xmodmap)

Add at the end of file:

...(before content of former nxclient_mac.xmodmap)
...
add Shift   = Shift_L Shift_R
add Lock    = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L Control_R
add Mod1    = Alt_L Alt_R
!add Mod2    = Mode_switch
!add Mod3    = Num_Lock
!add Mod4    =
!add Mod5    =

Copy the new file nxclient_mac.xmodmap to your home directory of your used user on server system
Load the key mapping file on server system only when login with this user when using NX-Login

Add this lines to your ".profile" file:
```
if [ -n "$NXSESSIONID" ]; then
    /usr/bin/xmodmap ~/nxclient_mac.xmodmap
fi
```
Terminate former NX-session and login again with NX-client... now hopefully it works

Getting FreeNX client to work on Mac OS again

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