Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 17:02:54 -0800 From: Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> To: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>, Marc Giannoni <marc@versa.eng.comsat.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Console Switchboxes Message-ID: <4.1.19990104165644.00b60100@mail-r> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.990104071755.9051A-100000@dsinw.com> References: <XFMail.990104110528.marc@versa.eng.comsat.com>
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At 07:20 AM 1/4/99 , rick hamell wrote: >> Is there a way to make this work with some software or console >> configs? Why does the keyboard die like this anyway? > > It's a bug in the TX chipset. (I assume TX, the problem is most >prevalent there.) It's a hardware issue and is totally unrelated to >FreeBSD in any way. Er...no. I think the keyboard controller chip is separate from the chipset (pretty sure I'm right). It's just motherboard-model/manufacturer dependent. I have an Intel Endeavor motherboard (FX chipset, not that it matters) which works fine with the cheapo console switch I'm using. I used to use a non-name 486 board which had to have the keyboard switched to it for the OS boot. After that I could switch away and back. I suggest you get the more expensive switchbox anyways. I have a cheapo mechanical switchbox that's losing some pins on the switch. It's nearly impossible to get accurate colors any more...I'm usually missing red or green or blue (not too bad because I don't run X on either computer). At work, we have a 4-position switchbox (same manufacturer) which has only been in use a few months and I can't get all of the keyboard signal lines to switch properly. (my switchbox at home has been in use for over a year now) Get yourself a nice non-mechanical switchbox. You'll end up doing so in the future when the cheap one becomes unusable. --Ludwig Pummer ( ludwigp@bigfoot.com ) ICQ UIN: 692441 ( ludwigp@email.com ) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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