From owner-freebsd-current Fri Mar 10 23:45:45 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from outmail.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp (outmail.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp [160.12.196.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AF6537B5CB for ; Fri, 10 Mar 2000 23:45:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp) Received: from zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp (IDENT:otPoqUgnVDvGsI2a3S5pi+yjDM2XGSIf@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp [160.12.42.1]) by outmail.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp (8.9.3/3.7Wpl2) with ESMTP id QAA31209; Sat, 11 Mar 2000 16:45:29 +0900 (JST) Received: from zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp (zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp [160.12.42.1]) by zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp (8.7.6+2.6Wbeta7/3.4W/zodiac-May96) with ESMTP id QAA20262; Sat, 11 Mar 2000 16:51:38 +0900 (JST) Message-Id: <200003110751.QAA20262@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> To: Ryan Thompson Cc: Brian Dean , freebsd-current@freebsd.org, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp Subject: Re: Keyboard troubles In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 10 Mar 2000 21:10:44 CST." References: Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 16:51:37 +0900 From: Kazutaka YOKOTA Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >> Why not just get a decent monitor/keyboard switch? Belkin makes a >> nice 4-port in the $200 range that makes your motherboard think >> there's a keyboard attached even if you are not currently switched >> onto the system. > >I have something quite similar.. Still, seems like some individuals >remain adamantly opposed to the idea of keyboard swapping, however >careful one is. :-) For the record,... I never said that I was against using console switch products. (They are designed to be safe. If it causes the problem, we can categorically say that it is the manufacturer's fault.) I am against hot-plugging and swapping the keyboard. You may be careful and you know the risk. But, others may not. I don't like to spread the false impression that the PC keyboard interface is designed for hot-plugging/unplugging, and will repeat (or even shout :-) as many times as necessary, "It is not recommended to attach or detach the PC keyboard while the power is on". If you want to hot-plug the keyboard, do it at your own risk. But, please, please, please do not advice other users that it is a safe thing to do; it simply is not. Kazu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message