Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-19 Thread Jerry Feldman
Actually it was not Cable and Wireless, it was Cables to Go. Excellent KVM. On 03/18/2014 07:17 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: The two vendors I avoid like the plague are IOGear and Belkin. That said other than that, one feature you want to explore is how to switch from 1 system to the other. The

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-19 Thread Tom Buskey
You're not. You're using your parent's TV. If it's new, you use the HDMI. If it's old, there's the composite jack. On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 4:34 PM, David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org wrote: Tom Buskey t...@buskey.name writes: If you're buying a new TV, it's going to be HDMI. Well that's

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread Jerry Feldman
The two vendors I avoid like the plague are IOGear and Belkin. That said other than that, one feature you want to explore is how to switch from 1 system to the other. The belkin I had at work gave be terrible video and I could not use their auto switch capability. Bought one from Cable and

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread David Rysdam
Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org writes: The two vendors I avoid like the plague are IOGear and Belkin. I see Richard gave me a link to a StarTech. I don't know IOGear, but I thought Belkin was OK back in the day. I should have come here first. That said other than that, one feature you want to

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread Tom Buskey
On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 7:31 AM, David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org wrote: Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org writes: The two vendors I avoid like the plague are IOGear and Belkin. I've used an older Belkin that could do 4 ports w/ a parallel cable that were ok. I have an OmniView 4 port that's old

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread Richard Kolb II
Not that it matters, but I use a 12v composite video monitor with my pi. I even upgraded from the 4.3 to 7. On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 1:51 PM, Tom Buskey t...@buskey.name wrote: On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 7:31 AM, David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org wrote: Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org writes: The

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread David Rysdam
Richard Kolb II richard.k...@gmail.com writes: Not that it matters, but I use a 12v composite video monitor with my pi. I even upgraded from the 4.3 to 7. I guess that must be what the target demographic is supposed to use. I never got the kids in poor countries + HDMI.

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread Tom Buskey
It was a cheap learning computer for kids with an eye toward being like a C64/Apple ][/Sinclair/BBC Micro where you supplied the monitor. Kids in poor countries is OLPC All the things you need to add on are commodities. HDMI and composite are on most TVs. VGA is not. Adding VGA would increase

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread Joshua Judson Rosen
David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org writes: Today, I'm trying to hook up a VGA-only desktop and an HDMI-only Raspberry Pi to a VGA/DVI monitor with USB keyboard and mouse. Many options, but I eventually decided on a combination HDMI-VGA converter (powered and active) and this KVM:

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread David Rysdam
Tom Buskey t...@buskey.name writes: If you're buying a new TV, it's going to be HDMI. Well that's exactly my point. If can buy a new TV, why are you spending only $35 on a computer? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread David Rysdam
Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com writes: Try as I might, I can't seem to get past it: I'm surprised to see raspberry pi and KVM mentioned together. What are you doing with the raspberry pi? I'm not doing anything with it. My 15 year old got one for Xmas a year ago and is doing various

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread Joshua Judson Rosen
David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org writes: Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com writes: Try as I might, I can't seem to get past it: I'm surprised to see raspberry pi and KVM mentioned together. What are you doing with the raspberry pi? I'm not doing anything with it. My 15 year old got

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread Joshua Judson Rosen
David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org writes: Tom Buskey t...@buskey.name writes: If you're buying a new TV, it's going to be HDMI. Well that's exactly my point. If can buy a new TV, why are you spending only $35 on a computer? Because you only have $35 left over after buying the TV? -- 'tis an

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread David Rysdam
Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com writes: * it's running a GUI, in which case one can use x2x, VNC, x2vnc, Synergy, or some combination thereof (depending on what OS the _other_ computer is running, and how many monitors are available) and just connect to the

Re: modern KVM that works?

2014-03-18 Thread Richard Kolb II
for RPi serial out there are several things out there, a quick google turned this up: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=44t=15877 you could also buy/make one of these: https://www.adafruit.com/products/954 On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 5:38 PM, David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org wrote:

modern KVM that works?

2014-03-17 Thread David Rysdam
Back in my day we had it bad. Uphill to school, analog phones, etc. But our KVMs were simple AB hardware switches and we liked it, by gum. Today, I'm trying to hook up a VGA-only desktop and an HDMI-only Raspberry Pi to a VGA/DVI monitor with USB keyboard and mouse. Many options, but I