I have recent texlive.
\documentclass[10pt,a4paper,english]{article}
\usepackage{ucs}
\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
\begin{document}
What is π
\end{document}
I get:
! Undefined control sequence.
\u-default-960 #1->\textpi
l.5 What is π
?
! Emergency stop.
\u-default-960 #1->\textpi
Any clues?