[gentoo-user] Re: KVM mouse and keyboard recognition
Harry Putnam wrote: KVM: Keyboard Video Mouse switch Summary: Runing a KVM switch between 4 machines, my gentoo desktop is not recognizing the usb based keyboard and mouse connections thru the the KVM switch. Make sure you have USB Hid support compiled into the kernel (along with any other relevant options you see like USB Keyboard/Mouse support. Also, see if the BIOS setup of your mainboard has a USB Keyboard support option and if enabling it/disabling it makes a difference. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] Re: KVM mouse and keyboard recognition
Neil Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Harry Putnam wrote: Maybe I have to do something special regarding USB recognition? I have a similar device - a StarTech StarView SV831HD 8-port KVM. It supports both PS/2 and USB, depending on the cables used but both types terminate in just a VGA-type connector at the KVM end. I'm using the USB option and didn't have to do anything, it just worked. I do have USB HID support compiled into the kernel, though. Do you? No. I did not. I guess I haven't had need of it until now. However compiling that in desn't seem to have helped (see below) Nikos Chantziaras [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Harry Putnam wrote: KVM: Keyboard Video Mouse switch Summary: Runing a KVM switch between 4 machines, my gentoo desktop is not recognizing the usb based keyboard and mouse connections thru the the KVM switch. Make sure you have USB Hid support compiled into the kernel (along with any other relevant options you see like USB Keyboard/Mouse support. That was not compiled in no, but I have now done so but seemingly it has not helped. Current .config shows: grep HID /usr/src/linux-2.6.25-r6/.config CONFIG_HID_SUPPORT=y CONFIG_HID=y CONFIG_HID_DEBUG=y CONFIG_HIDRAW=y CONFIG_USB_HID=y # CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT_POWERBOOK is not set CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=y # CONFIG_USB_PHIDGET is not set After make modules_install and moving the new kernel to /boot; upon reboot I see no difference. Once I get the console prompt I have no mouse or keyboard Also, see if the BIOS setup of your mainboard has a USB Keyboard support option and if enabling it/disabling it makes a difference. Hooking the usb keyboard direct to the machines USB ports allows it to work so that must be set. Since that is the case it would appear then that the problem is in the KVM switch. I just realized I'd left the usb to ps/2 adapters in place from when I tried that to see if it would help. I hooking the KVM usb cables to actual USB ports again now and rebooting. Maybe it will be ok... I'll know soon.
[gentoo-user] Re: KVM mouse and keyboard recognition
Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just realized I'd left the usb to ps/2 adapters in place from when I tried that to see if it would help. I hooking the KVM usb cables to actual USB ports again now and rebooting. Maybe it will be ok... I'll know soon. Ahh didn't need the reboot even. So the HID stuff was the problem. Thanks to both of you for your fine help.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KVM mouse and keyboard recognition
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Harry Putnam wrote: | Neil Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | | Harry Putnam wrote: | Maybe I have to do something special regarding USB recognition? | | I have a similar device - a StarTech StarView SV831HD 8-port KVM. It | supports both PS/2 and USB, depending on the cables used but both | types terminate in just a VGA-type connector at the KVM end. I'm using | the USB option and didn't have to do anything, it just worked. I do | have USB HID support compiled into the kernel, though. Do you? | | No. I did not. I guess I haven't had need of it until now. | However compiling that in desn't seem to have helped (see below) | | Nikos Chantziaras [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | | Harry Putnam wrote: | KVM: Keyboard Video Mouse switch | | Summary: | Runing a KVM switch between 4 machines, my gentoo desktop is not | recognizing the usb based keyboard and mouse connections thru | the the KVM switch. | Make sure you have USB Hid support compiled into the kernel (along | with any other relevant options you see like USB Keyboard/Mouse | support. | | That was not compiled in no, but I have now done so but seemingly it | has not helped. | | Current .config shows: | | grep HID /usr/src/linux-2.6.25-r6/.config | | CONFIG_HID_SUPPORT=y | CONFIG_HID=y | CONFIG_HID_DEBUG=y | CONFIG_HIDRAW=y | CONFIG_USB_HID=y | # CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT_POWERBOOK is not set | CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=y | # CONFIG_USB_PHIDGET is not set | | After make modules_install and moving the new kernel to /boot; upon | reboot I see no difference. Once I get the console prompt I have no | mouse or keyboard If you have only done make modules_install and not make and/or make modules you will see no effect i think. It looks like you've configured USB support to be compiled in directly so compiling modules won't do you any good. HTH -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) iEYEARECAAYFAkiCo/UACgkQxNZfa+YAUWF1XwCcDL23ETSt5bmlo7Fj+OMd8Z/K sg4AoMAzlNm6yBa5J5cNOXTOsfuFdBuL =SXrX -END PGP SIGNATURE- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.2/1561 - Release Date: 18/07/2008 18:35
