On Monday 01 September 2003 20:55, Lee Wiggers wrote: > On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 17:01:23 -0700 > > lorne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 01 September 2003 01:17 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: > > > On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 11:47, Niclas Jacobsson wrote: > > > > Hi all! > > > > > > > > I am co-using mouse and monitor with an MS XP Home Client > > > > through one of those mechanical switchboxes. XPH manages to > > > > "loose" mouse and get it back working after switching, but > > > > Mandrake is loosing contact with the mouse until I log out > > > > from session then it comes alive again. Anybody encountered > > > > this before? > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Niclas > > > > > > Yes a number of people have. Mine did this as well, the quick > > > workaround is to do ctrl-alt-f1 and then switch when leaving > > > Linux. Then ctrl-alt-f7 when you come back to it. Problem is in > > > the way the mechanical ones work (which is why XP has trouble as > > > well) restarting console mouse (service gpm ) if installed will > > > also get your mouse back. > > > > > > James > > > > For what it is worth... I had an old Belkin KVM switch. Everytime > > I switched back to Linux, my mouse died. I ended up kill Xwindows > > and going back. I got tired of it. Quite by accident I have found > > that the linksys 4 port little KVM works like a dream. NO more > > problems at all. > > OTOH my Belkin OmniViewSE has worked flawlessly for over 2 yrs. > > Lee
I do not think it is as simple. I believe there is a parameter(s)/program in the installation which affect this. Mandrake 7 and 9 versions have the problem. I did not experience this with version 8.2. Same boxes, same mouse, same switch.
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