From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri Aug 11 22: 0:18 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from smp.kyx.net (cr95838-a.crdva1.bc.wave.home.com [24.113.134.64]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE7B737BAC9 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2000 22:00:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dr@smp.kyx.net) Received: by smp.kyx.net (Postfix, from userid 500) id 89A183A26B; Fri, 11 Aug 2000 21:58:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Dragos Ruiu Organization: kyx.net To: Bigwillie , freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, gscott@asimware.com Subject: RE: Data Switch kills Mouse(PS/2) Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 21:54:49 -0700 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.28] Content-Type: text/plain References: <4.2.0.58.20000811235229.00a87950@mail-hub.optonline.net> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20000811235229.00a87950@mail-hub.optonline.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00081121582417.31978@smp.kyx.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I used to have problems with the out of sync messages on my KVM too... I was using logitech trackballs.... but there is a solution. If you look at the /dev/psm man page you'll see that there are two flags on the driver you can set to avoid this issue. I remember both worked... I don't recall immediately what they were but I set my flags currently to 0x0300 on the kernels I build and it works fine. cheers, --dr On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Bigwillie wrote: > What could be done. I also have a rotary box, and sometimes the keyboard > and mouse go out on me. Im just looking for a cheap alternative, who makes > a cheap "real" kvm switch???? > > At 12:00 AM 8/12/00 , you wrote: > >Thanks for ur reply!! > > > >I've got a rotary switch box, not a real KVM. > > > >Is there any solution to this problem without a real KVM? > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Greg Scott [mailto:gscott@asimware.com] > >Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 11:27 AM > >To: Thomas Chen(³¯§Ó©÷) > >Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >Subject: Re: Data Switch kills Mouse(PS/2) > > > > > > > I've got a data switch to connect all my three PCs' Monitor, Mouse, > >Keyboard > > > together, so that I can use one Mouse(PS/2), Keyboard(PS/2) to control all > > > of them. > > > When I switch one to another, Everything's OK in win98 PC, but something > > > wrong in my FreeBSD(4.0r). The following message appear: > > > > > > kernel: psmintr: out of sync (0080 != 0000) > > > > > > then the mouse can not work in FreeBSD, > > > > > > why?? > > > >Did you get a real KVM or just some rotary switch box? > > > >If a switchbox, then yes, you will have problems since they do not > >maintain the CLK/DATA lines to the computer they are connected to, so when > >you do switch back to them, they will more than likelty be out of sync. > > > >This is what a proper KVM is for. It maintains those signals to the > >computers so you do not lose sync. > > > > > >-- > >Greg Scott | Asimware Innovations Inc. > >Network Administrator | 600 Upper Wellington St, Unit #D > >Website Co-Ordinator | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L9A 3P9 > >greg.scott@asimware.com | Phone: (905)575-1042 > > | Fax: (905)575-0095 > > | WWW: http://www.asimware.com > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > _________________________________________ > Steiny's Studio > Pachyderm Productions > http://steiny.hypermart.net > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message -- dursec.com ltd. / kyx.net - we're from the future http://www.dursec.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message