Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:43:35 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Gerd Knops <gerti@bitart.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org, Francisco Reyes <fran@reyes.somos.net> Subject: Re: 4.2 Showstopper? Belkin KVM switch problems with FreeBSD 4.2 Message-ID: <XFMail.001120164335.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20001121002924.13031.qmail@camelot.bitart.com>
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On 21-Nov-00 Gerd Knops wrote: > John Baldwin wrote: >> On 20-Nov-00 Gerd Knops wrote: >> > Hi Gang, >> > >> > Since I updated from 4.1 to 4.2RC1, my Belkin OmnieView Pro >> > (F1D108-OSD) is not working properly anymore. The symptoms: If the >> > system is rebooted while selected on the KVM switch, everything is >> > fine. If the system is rebooted while another system is selected, >> > the keyboard is not found: >> > >> > System selected: >> > atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 >> > atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> flags 0x1 irq 1 on atkbdc0 >> > kbd0 at atkbd0 >> > >> > Other system selected: >> > atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 >> > >> > In an EMail to questions someone reported a similar problem. >> > >> > As I assume quite a number of people use Belkin KVMs, this is a >> > serious problem. It could be argued that it is Belkin's problem, >> > but considering the large base of installed KVMs I think FreeBSD >> > should try to be KVM friendly. >> >> Compile a custom kernel and take 'flags 0x1' (detection of keyboards) >> out of the atkbd0 line. It is a weird problem with your KVM. My >> 4-port KVM (Belkin OmniCube) has no problems finding the keyboards on >> my 4 testboxes (2 stable and 2 current). Granted, this switch is >> using PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports. Perhaps it is something finicky >> with AT keyboards? Regardless, removing the 'flags 0x1' will fix your >> problem. The flag is needed so that people with USB keyboards have >> their keyboards recognized as the primary keyboard by the console >> driver on boot. >> > Thanks, that solved it! Might warrant a note in /usr/src/UPDATING. It has been in both stable and current since halfway between 4.0 and 4.1. :) > Gerd -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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