Hey Kevin I bet you had a fscked up switch then :) As regards to Keith's last comment, that's a known bug in X Windows - in fact if you log out to the login screen, it will work again. It works also in text-mode only.
James. http://root-box.info -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Attard Compagno Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:34 PM To: 'Malta Linux User Group - general list' Subject: RE: [LINUX.ORG.MT] KVM Switches and GNU/Linux Keith I am using a KVM switch (4-port) which works fine (switching between 2 linux boxes and 1 window$ box) Make sure it is one with an electronic switch because the old manual switch type will likely destroy keyboard / serial buffers when it switches on/off the +5v line - giving you a useless mainboard. This is from painful experience, by the way. I sorted it out with about Lm35 , including all cables. ________________________________ Kevin Attard Compagno Malta Linux User Group (http://linux.org.mt) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Vassallo Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 6:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LINUX.ORG.MT] KVM Switches and GNU/Linux Hey Guys, Seems like I'm the only one who ever asks questions here... Is it me who's an idiot or you who are geniuses? lol... Anyway, I'd like to buy a 2-way KVM switch. I've heard that there are two types, those which fool the PC not using KVM that it is using KVM and those who simply disconnect KVM from one PC and activate another. Could anyone please tell me the proper names for them? Will the second type work on GNU/Linux? Disconnecting my keyboard and connecting it back again doesn't work, so it think it may cause problems. Thanks, -- Keith Vassallo Registered GNU/Linux User #290991 http://www.keithvassallo.net _______________________________________________ MLUG-list mailing list [email protected] http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.663 / Virus Database: 426 - Release Date: 20/04/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.663 / Virus Database: 426 - Release Date: 20/04/2004 _______________________________________________ MLUG-list mailing list [email protected] http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.667 / Virus Database: 429 - Release Date: 4/23/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.667 / Virus Database: 429 - Release Date: 4/23/2004
