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From: Harris Kauffman <hpk104@psu.edu>
Subject: RE: PS/2 mouse problem solved
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While we are telling stories, I will confirm that i DID once fry a 
motherboard like this.  Just a word of warning from someone who knows 
:-)  Admittedly it was an older motherboard(pentium 200), but better 
off safe than sorry...

~Harris


At 07:50 PM 2/21/2001, you wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Krzysztof
> > Parzyszek
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 1:47 PM
> > To: Matt Heckaman
> > Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE
> > Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse problem solved
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 04:33:19PM -0500, Matt Heckaman wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm curious, what kind of KVM do you have?
> >
> > StarView SV201
> >
> >
> > > I have a Belkin Omniview SE here, and I have a little problem
> > with it. If
> > > I unplug the main PS/2 cable (attached to mouse) then plug it 
> back in, I
> > > lose the mouse in FreeBSD, however, if I cycle the banks on the
> > KVM I get
> > > a mouse back, but it is eratic and out of control (even if I
> > kick out of X
> > > and use moused on the console).
> >
> > 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.
>
>I hot swap ps2 devices all the time and have NEVER had any ill 
>effect other
>than the mouse/kb not working, requiring a reboot sometimes. 
>Often(YMMV),
>hot plugging them unfreezes a mouse or kb, in my experiance. While 
>it might
>not be the BEST thing to do, it has NEVER hurt anything *I've* done 
>it on.
>
> >
> >
> > > A reboot is required to fix it. Has anyone else seen this? 
> There are no
> > > errors logged on the console when this happens :(
>
>I've seen it on Omniview pro's before.
>
>OF
>
> >
> > I guess I have seen someone mention it either on this mailing 
> list
> > or on -questions some time ago.
> >
> >
> > --
> >   ,oOo.Bc -=EE    Krzysztof Parzyszek <hektor@iname.com> 
> 11/29/2000 3:41pm
> > -'7' `L'                            ---Entropy isn't what it used 
> to be...
> >
>
>
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