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.
