Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 15:05:09 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: "Foster, ThomasX" <thomasx.foster@intel.com> Cc: Ron <ron@icrsystems.net> Subject: Re: KVM Switches Message-ID: <20040506220509.GD73842@tao.thought.org> In-Reply-To: <C96CF509350DEC44895435C5BC929B840EC0F4@orsmsx405.jf.intel.com> References: <C96CF509350DEC44895435C5BC929B840EC0F4@orsmsx405.jf.intel.com>
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Please excuse my top-posting. But again, the following messages show why this list is a major *plus++. I spent hours digging into various protocols trying to figure out why my mouse went heywire on my new platform. From what I read below, it may be my KVM switch. I've got a Belkin KVM, Logitech 3-buttom mouse, and IBM keybd. Go figure... gary On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 10:51:53AM -0700, Foster, ThomasX wrote: > Does your mouse exhibit the behavior of spitting out sync errors from > the console and sticking in the upper corner of your monitor? > > I had this exact problem with an Intellimouse Optical and an Apex > Outlook KVM. There seems to be an issue with most KVMs not passing the > protocol correctly when being switched, and psm has issues resyncing. I > finally resolved the issue by adding the following flags to my device > hints file for my specific kernel: > > hint.psm.0.flags="0x100" > > I then enabled device hints in my kernel conf: > > hints "mycustomkernel.hints" > > I recompiled my kernel and have had no problems since. My mouse now > works great between my FreeBSD server and my Linux Workstation on the > Apex KVM. > > Hope this helps. > > Thomas Foster > http://www.section6.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Brent > Macnaughton > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:42 AM > To: 'Ron'; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: KVM Switches > > I am willing to wager that it is the KVM switch itself that is the > problem. > I have had a few problems KVM switches before. > > 1) We have a Compaq Proliant 1600. On certain KVMs, the keyboard world > drop > keystrokes. It was impossible to use. I switched the KVM out with a > cheap 2 > port Hawking unit and it worked fine. > > 2) We have a Compaq KVM (a very expensive rack-mountable server class > unit). > It works great, or so we thought. The other day, we swapped out a two > button > mouse with a wheel-mouse. Guess what? Doesn't work at all. The mouse is > fine, it just won't work through the expensive Compaq KVM. > > Are you using Compaq hardware at all? Maybe that is your problem :) > > Another thing to mention... When you are booting your FreeBSD box, make > sure > you are switched to that box and watch it boot. If you are switched to > another computer when the mouse daemon loads, I have found that the > mouse > won't function at all. > > Brent. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron [mailto:ron@icrsystems.net] > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:20 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: KVM Switches > > > Need information on how to get a KVM switch to work with the FreeBSD > mouse > driver. > > The Monitor and keyboard work fine but I have to hook a mouse directly > to > the box for it to work. > > Thanks, > > Ron Martin > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > _______________________________________________ > 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" > _______________________________________________ > 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" > -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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