From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jul 17 16:38:59 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 658FE37B400 for ; Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:38:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtprelay3.dc3.adelphia.net (smtprelay3.dc3.adelphia.net [24.50.78.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 028E743E31 for ; Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:38:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mwvw@adelphia.net) Received: from mswolf ([68.70.220.91]) by smtprelay3.dc3.adelphia.net (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with SMTP id GZF30V01.Y1J; Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:38:55 -0400 Message-ID: <03c401c22dea$ee258a30$0a01a8c0@mswolf> From: "Michael Wells" To: , References: <20020717193728725.AAA1056@empty1.ekahuna.com@pc02.ekahuna.com> Subject: Re: When is FreeBSD going to work properly with KVM switches? Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:37:34 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > > > > > I also have the problem that the KVM must be set to the machine being booted > > > in order for the mouse and keyboard to work properly. This is a know problem > > > and there was discussion on it. The problem seems to have appeared with 4.2. > > > I saw a fix in the freebsd-stable archives: > > > > > > Message: 4695118, > > > FROM: John Baldwin, > > > DATE: 11/20/2000 16:43:35 > > > SUBJECT: RE: 4.2 Showstopper? Belkin KVM switch problems with FreeBSD 4.2 > > > > > > Basically the proposed solution was to remove the `flags 0x1' from the > > > atkbd0 device line in the i386/conf/file > > > > > > This fixed the problem I was having with the Omni Cube 4-Port. I have > > > not checked if this problem still occurs with 4.6. > > > > > > > Actually, if one searches through the archives you'll find the mouse/kvm > > issue dates back to the 3.x days. Apparently it isn't a high priority so > > I wouldn't hold my breath for an always working fix. > > > I really really really wouldn't be so quick to assume the problem is > FreeBSD. In my experience, Belkin's are not very good KVMs, I won't > use them any more, personally. I've had problems with them not > correctly initializing keyboard or mouse ports with Windows as well. > Never had a problem with FreeBSD and KVM switches, personally. > > If you want a good KVM, stick with either Avocent (my personal > preference - used to be Cybex and Apex), Raritan, Rose, or one of the > companies that OEMs the Avocent switches. (ie Compaq, HP, Dell) The > cheapo KVMs are cheap for a reason. > > (Then you've got "RichardH" saying Belkin's are overpriced, LOL.. > well I never tried D-link KVMs, maybe they're OK for a cheapo > model :-) > > I have a Belkin 4 port OmniView that works just fine with FreeBSD and w2k. I had to add a flag to my kernel to keep things study when switching back and forth, but other than that it's been just fine. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message