From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 4 17:03:27 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA04989 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 17:03:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from inet.chip-web.com (c1003518-a.plstn1.sfba.home.com [24.1.82.47]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id RAA04984 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 17:03:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ludwigp@bigfoot.com) Received: (qmail 16834 invoked from network); 5 Jan 1999 01:02:57 -0000 Received: from speedy.chip-web.com (HELO speedy) (172.16.1.1) by inet.chip-web.com with SMTP; 5 Jan 1999 01:02:57 -0000 Message-Id: <4.1.19990104165644.00b60100@mail-r> X-Sender: ludwigp2@mail-r X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 17:02:54 -0800 To: rick hamell , Marc Giannoni From: Ludwig Pummer Subject: Re: Console Switchboxes Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 07:20 AM 1/4/99 , rick hamell wrote: >> Is there a way to make this work with some software or console >> configs? Why does the keyboard die like this anyway? > > It's a bug in the TX chipset. (I assume TX, the problem is most >prevalent there.) It's a hardware issue and is totally unrelated to >FreeBSD in any way. Er...no. I think the keyboard controller chip is separate from the chipset (pretty sure I'm right). It's just motherboard-model/manufacturer dependent. I have an Intel Endeavor motherboard (FX chipset, not that it matters) which works fine with the cheapo console switch I'm using. I used to use a non-name 486 board which had to have the keyboard switched to it for the OS boot. After that I could switch away and back. I suggest you get the more expensive switchbox anyways. I have a cheapo mechanical switchbox that's losing some pins on the switch. It's nearly impossible to get accurate colors any more...I'm usually missing red or green or blue (not too bad because I don't run X on either computer). At work, we have a 4-position switchbox (same manufacturer) which has only been in use a few months and I can't get all of the keyboard signal lines to switch properly. (my switchbox at home has been in use for over a year now) Get yourself a nice non-mechanical switchbox. You'll end up doing so in the future when the cheap one becomes unusable. --Ludwig Pummer ( ludwigp@bigfoot.com ) ICQ UIN: 692441 ( ludwigp@email.com ) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message