Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 12:39:36 -0500 From: "Jerry Dunham" <jdunham@texas.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: PS/2 mouse problem via kvm switch Message-ID: <41404F08.14676.2C4DDA77@localhost> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNKEEGEPAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> References: <413FCA95.3090207@eml.cc>
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On 9 Sep 2004 at 7:34, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 8:14 PM > > > > I have problem with ps/2 scroll mouse when connecting via Nova View > > KNV102 kvm switch. The mouse doesn't work. It just moved to the > > top-right of the screen and stuck there. > > Have you ever thought of contacting Rextron and asking them to > fix this? Lots of KVM switches work fine with FreeBSD. > > I can tell you that Compaq had to release a software update for it's > 4110 series KVM switches to correct this problem. (the 4110 isn't sold > anymore) Their new KVM's don't do this. Most other people's KVM > switches don't do this. Why are you blaming FreeBSD for this problem > when other KVM switch manufacturers have obviously dealt with it. > > Maybe you should sell yours on Ebay and buy a different brand. FWIW, I tried several brands of small KVMs and found that many work most of the time but occasionally have problems with the rodent, this with both Windows NT and FreeBSD. This "occasionally" seems to correspond to particular workstations more than OSes or mice (though I didn't test rigorously), and in this case seemingly identical workstations (Dells) differ. I did not try Nova View. When I found a brand of KVM that didn't offer this feature of occasional flakiness I stuck with it, and now have about 10 IOgear KVMs, mostly MiniView SEs of two, four or eight ports. Note that we're a small business and none of these are what you'd call "enterprise class" KVMs, a market where Avocent, Raritan and Minicom are the primary players. We'll be going there soon. The only issue I've seen that seems to be FreeBSD-related has been that some FreeBSD machines seem to like to have the KVMs set to them when they boot, though that doesn't seem to be consistent and I've not taken the time to pin it down. After booting they're fine. -- Jerry Dunham M3 Design, Inc. jdunham@m3designinc.com (512) 218-8858
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