From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 20 13:09:28 2004 Return-Path: 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 9C9AD16A4CE for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:09:28 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ariel.globecom.net (ariel.globecom.net [212.116.67.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DD9B43D2D for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:09:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mattias.bjork@sydnet.net) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ariel.globecom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E669962774D for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:09:46 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ariel.globecom.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ariel.bahnhof.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 03897-01-60 for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:09:46 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail-gw.globecom.net (mail-gw.globecom.net [212.116.65.149]) by ariel.globecom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0255F57152E for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:09:46 +0200 (CEST) Received: from setiathome.birch.se (unknown [212.116.92.111]) by mail-gw.globecom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D6B7B415 for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:09:22 +0200 (CEST) Received: (qmail 59590 invoked by uid 0); 20 Aug 2004 13:09:20 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.10.201?) (192.168.10.201) by setiathome.birch.se with SMTP; 20 Aug 2004 13:09:20 -0000 Message-ID: <4125F802.6000400@sydnet.net> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:09:22 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Mattias_Bj=F6rk?= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2 (Windows/20040707) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Leonard Zettel , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <1bead801bedc63.1bedc631bead80@socal.rr.com> <200408191742.02633.zettel@acm.org> <41253BD0.50507@sydnet.net> <200408192248.34594.zettel@acm.org> In-Reply-To: <200408192248.34594.zettel@acm.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at globecom.net Subject: Re: Mouse problems with KVM switch X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:09:28 -0000 Hi, Leonard Zettel wrote: > On Thursday 19 August 2004 07:46 pm, Mattias Björk wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>Leonard Zettel wrote: > > (snip) > >>>Duh. All this newbie can add is that of all the dropped balls >>>and blind alleys I have experienced wrestling with FreeBSD, >>>problems with my four port KVM switch have not been among >>>them. Make of said switch is lost in the mists of time - it is >>>whatever CompUSA sells. I have a Logitech track ball; >>>It and the keyboard have functioned well through various >>>permutations of 5.1, 5.2, and 4.10, native and under KDE. >>> -LenZ- >> >>What you are saying In short is that you did not experince any problems? >> > > Correct. Very occasionally keyboard input would not show up on either > the FreeBSD box or the Windows XP box, although the mouse still worked. > Jiggling the cables cured that in all cases. Zero mouse problems. > -LenZ- > (snip) Hmm I don't think that this is a cable problem that Im having. Still I will not give it up just yet. As someone else sugested, I will try a real PS/2 mouse not a one with USB connector and PS/2 converter attched to it. Thanks for the answer Mvh Mattias Björk