From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 25 18:28:33 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E913A1065673 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:28:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (plato.thought.org [209.180.213.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C144B8FC17 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:28:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by thought.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 4B891E80CF5; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:28:32 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:28:32 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Waitman Gobble Message-ID: <20120825182832.GA7192@thought.org> References: <20120825005250.GA20264@thought.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. Of_Interest: With 26 years of service to the Unix community. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: AAAARRRgghhh-h-h. [[tooo tired]] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:28:34 -0000 On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 09:05:39AM -0700, Waitman Gobble wrote: > Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:05:39 -0700 > From: Waitman Gobble > Subject: Re: AAAARRRgghhh-h-h. [[tooo tired]] > To: FreeBSD Mailing List > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > > been here the whole day since around 09.00. one question since the > > guy who did my kvm switch used too-short cables----they were ~4ft > > instead of 6. my question: Do any of you know if I can just buy > > kvm cables... of say 6ft? it's a trendnet TK-409K. > > > > > > #2:: I have no idea how a USB port could burn out, but that's what > > the tech found. anybody care to reply to either point?? > > > > tx very tmuch > > > > -- > > Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service > > Unix > > Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > Hi Gary, > > I don't recall a burn-out issue like that with a USB port, except maybe on > a notebook one time.. but I've recently seen some mobo mfgs advertising > 'ESD resistant USB ports'. So I suppose that's been an issue... > > Waitman Gobble > San Jose California USA tx for the datapoint. a friend in Dallas thinks the USB ports are good and that it's a cabling isssue. the tech is self-taught. that might be as good a way of learning about computer hardware... . I may not have to buy a new/refurb computer. the tech is thinking of coming back tomorrow {sunday} to make sure about the cables. he inserted the USB plugs *by feel*. blew me away. -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community.