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Date:      Sat, 12 Aug 2000 01:58:14 -0400
From:      Bigwillie <mvanberk@optonline.net>
To:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: Data Switch kills Mouse(PS/2)
Message-ID:  <4.2.0.58.20000812015448.00a7f100@mail-hub.optonline.net>
In-Reply-To: <00081121582417.31978@smp.kyx.net>
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Im going to look into that, but anyone has an idea about the keyboard=20
getting locked out.....

At 12:54 AM 8/12/00 , you wrote:
>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=20
> 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(=B3=AF=A7=D3=A9=F7)
> > >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=20
> control all
> > > > of them.
> > > > When I switch one to another, Everything's OK in win98 PC, but=20
> something
> > > > wrong in my FreeBSD(4.0r). The following message appear:
> > > >
> > > >  kernel: psmintr: out of sync (0080 !=3D 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.
> > >
> > >
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