From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 8 03:17:24 2009 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 93862106566B for ; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:17:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from noc@hdk5.net) Received: from guam10.hdk5.net (guam10.hdk5.net [66.180.132.235]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64C0C8FC13 for ; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:17:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mohawk7.intra.net (unknown [66.180.149.18]) by guam10.hdk5.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 646F01CCA5; Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:17:23 -1000 (HST) Message-ID: <4AF63843.1000403@hdk5.net> Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:17:23 -1000 From: Al Plant User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071128 FreeBSD/i386 SeaMonkey/1.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gary Kline References: <20091108024038.GA23704@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20091108024038.GA23704@thought.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: stuff and even more problems.... [ to mostly the hard core ] 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: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:17:24 -0000 Gary Kline wrote: > hey guys, > > my last e-troubles happened a few months ago, or several weeks > ago, when my old KVM unit began flaking out. the one computer > buddy i have in the seattle area suggested i order a 4-port > iogear. i did and he installed it. it was .LT. sixty bux > and next-to-worthless given my disability.[*] altho i did type > down the conversation between iogear and my friend, i'll spare > you. nutshell: they refused to swap and upgrade for something > i could more readily use. --i'll post the entire story on my > freebsd pages in time. > > my new/used dell inspiron-530 is here. it is installed to as far > as i can install it. trouble is that i see on the dell screen > > "Keyboard failure" > > and a message to press F2 to setup. the kvm has the old ps2 > plugs and no adaptors to USB. i have the dell kybd here, come > to think of it, but i'm waaay the hell beyond achy to get down > and muck around and test. > > what's your best guess, folks? the computer parts stores > around here have largely shut down ...but if ordering an > adaptor or two will fix things, i'll do it. > > any thoughts on this? i think i would need at least 547 pain > meds to get back down there and plug in the kyboard; i might > drowse off > > gary > > > [*] gotta type CTRL-ALT-Shift at just the right keyrate (+/- 0.000000000001s:) > to change ports. > Aloha Gary, Radio Shack has a converter from PS2 to usb for stuff like that. I bought a kit of converters from Home Depot her in Honolulu for the same purpose. The KVM switch I have in the server room is PS2 but has little switches on the front that change the mouse , monitor and keyboard with a light pressure. Even a pencil with an eraser on it could be used to change from one of any of eight ports. Send me a picture of the setup you have and I'll see if I can figure out a way to work it for you. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol