I have a working fix... I purchased a powered USB hub. This will power up the KVM switch before the Mac detects the monitor. PRESTO!!! All is good.
The timings are so tight that I have to hit the reset button on the mac after I hit the power button. It detects my keyboard as a standard PeeCee PS/2 keyboard so I have to use the freeware utility ucontrol to swap the alt/option key with the Command key. Brian -----Original Message----- From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stewart, Brian C Sent: October 8, 2004 13:37 PM To: G-List Subject: KVM Switch and Headless Mac Syndrome I picked up a 2 port USB KVM switch to control my desktop PeeCee and my Mac... Mac is; B&W G4 500MHz with Mac OS X 10.3.5 - Radeon 7000 vid card (flashed) The KVM switch gets its power from the USB port :-( It does not have a separate power supply... Problem... Bring up the Mac, the KVM switch gets it's power from the USB and takes a second to boot. The Mac does not recognize the monitor and comes up headless. If I hock up my PeeCee and bring the PeeCee and KVM switch up then the Mac all is fine. I have to have both the PeeCee up and the Mac Up if I want to work on the Mac. Any Suggestions? -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
