On Thursday 11 September 2003 02:38 pm, Steven Elling wrote:
> On Thursday 11 September 2003 00:49, Matt Neimeyer wrote:
> > Hey All,
> >
> > I want to use a recently aquired Trendnet TK-205i KVM with my
> > Gentoo and Windows boxen. The Windows box is okay with everything
> > (including the hardware drivers for my Cirque Glidepad.)
> >
> > The Gentoo box however, even though it was the one that was
> > originally running fine with the Glidepad using the
> > GlidepointPS/2 mouse protocol, will flick the mouse cursor (and
> > button taps) randomly all over the screen when I use the glidepad
> > through the KVM.
> >
> > In searching on Google, it appears that KVM's and X don't get
> > along well. BUT the notes that I found all indicate XFree 4.0.1,
> > I'm using the XFree 4.3.0-r2 ebuild. Has this been fixed? As an
> > option perhaps? Or a new mouse KVM protocol... etc.
> >
> > For now I'm just using two mice... but that defeats the purpose.
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Matt Neimeyer
>
> Use the 'kbrequest' action of init to restart gpm.
>
> Put the following in /etc/inittab to enable the keyboard handler:
> kb:12345:kbrequest:/etc/init.d/gpm restart
>
> Assign the key combination "CTRL - ALT - ESC" to the keyboard
> signal in by putting the following in /etc/keymaps:
> control alt keycode 1 = KeyboardSignal
>
> Add /etc/keymaps to the KEYMAP var in /etc/rc.conf so the key map
> will load on boot:
> KEYMAP="us /etc/keymaps"
>
> If you don't want to reboot, run 'loadkeys /etc/keymaps' to load
> the keyboard map.
>
> Now, on any console hit "CTRL - ALT - ESC" to restart gpm. Note:
> this will not work in X so you'll have to be on a virtual console.
> Use "CTRL - ALT - F1" to get to a vc. There is a way to do it in X
> but I have not bothered.
>
>
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I'm running 4 boxes on a KVM here. 3 Linux )2 Gentoo and a Win98 box
that runs my CAD programs. I have no problem with the Linux boxes but
from time to time I loose the mouse on the Win98 box. That requires a
reboot to get mouse control back. On the very rare occasion that I
loose the mouse on one of the Linux boxes, I can get control back by
switching to a virtual console and back. (ctrl+ alt+ F2 then ctrl+
alt+F7) and the mouse comes back I'm running a Logitech 3 button
scrolling Trackman Marble+ that uses the IMP/s protocol.
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