Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 17:53:44 -0500 From: "Chris Neam" <cneam@d-a-s.com> To: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: PS/2 mouse problem solved Message-ID: <KOECLMJGFGGLLBNBFHNLOEPHCAAA.cneam@d-a-s.com> In-Reply-To: <20010221220338.51232.qmail@web12508.mail.yahoo.com>
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I could be wrong here but most of the new motherboards being released (all of the new via chipsets after the mvp series as well as the intel i8x0 series) support hot-swap of ps/2 as long as the computer is booted with it. They are supposed to give an audible beep when the user reinserts the connection to the device so you know it is properly connected. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Tyler McGeorge Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 5:04 PM To: Matt Heckaman; Krzysztof Parzyszek Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse problem solved 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 <matt@LUCIDA.CA> 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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