From owner-freebsd-stable Wed Feb 21 14: 3:43 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from web12508.mail.yahoo.com (web12508.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.173.200]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 715C237B401 for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2001 14:03:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from millioncheese@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20010221220338.51232.qmail@web12508.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [129.237.35.38] by web12508.mail.yahoo.com; Wed, 21 Feb 2001 14:03:38 PST Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 14:03:38 -0800 (PST) From: Tyler McGeorge Reply-To: treznor@sunflower.com Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse problem solved To: Matt Heckaman , Krzysztof Parzyszek Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Just as a note, I would like to confirm that PS/2 is NOT hotswap. However, it rarely fries the motherboard or device. But, if you can avoid plugging while the machine is on, you'll be safe. Unplugging is relatively more safe. --- Matt Heckaman wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Krzysztof Parzyszek wrote: > ... > : Plugging and unplugging a PS/2 device when the > computers are on scares > : me. I heard it can fry the motherboard. I don't > touch the cables after > : turning everything on. I don't have any problems > after switching banks > : on the KVM back and forth. > > Oh for real? I had never heard that. The unplug > wasn't intentional though, > the stupid cable likes to come out when I'm cleaning > and have to lift up > the KVM to clean under it, it comes out about 20% of > the time :P > > : I guess I have seen someone mention it either on > this mailing list or > : on -questions some time ago. > > I'll look around, though it'll be hard to weed it > out from PS/2, KVM, etc > keywords. Ah well, I've got time :) > > * Matt Heckaman - mailto:matt@lucida.ca > http://www.lucida.ca/pgp * > * GPG fingerprint - 53CA 8320 C8F6 32ED 9DDF 036E > 3171 C093 4AD3 1364 * > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) > Comment: http://www.lucida.ca/pgp > > iD8DBQE6lDfSMXHAk0rTE2QRAju8AJ0SZXwGiCkf4O3pYFU3CY3xgMl5UwCeKtXZ > JwGOVKzDOl1lU0WuWiF29Eg= > =EOwX > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the > message > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices! http://auctions.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message