Michael C. Robinson wrote:
> This is a 4 computer KVM device made by Linksys.
>
> The first problem I ran into is that my manual switch used male to male
> vga cables where this smart switch uses male to female. Another problem
> is that the extender cable I bought had standoffs that got in the way
> and I had to literally rip them off with pliers, but as far as I can
> tell the cable still works...
>
> What I'm finding is that my Alpha running CentOS 4.3 can't detect the
> monitor when it is going through this KVM switch. The monitor is a
> Mitsubishi M55 LCD that can do 1024x768 max, but I've never been able
> to get to that resolution on my Alpha. My video card in the Alpha is
> a Matrox Millenium II.
>
> Anyone else run into trouble with X when using this switch?
>
Michael C. Robinson
I'll take a stab and guess that I understand exactly what you are
saying, which actually I don't, but ...
My experience with KVM's and Linux (and Windows for that matter) has
suggested that if the monitor (and sometimes the mouse/touchpad) have
been configured without the switch (and extra cable length) in between,
it/they may need to be re-configured. I have also found the to
sometimes be true with just cable extensions (that is longer cables but
without the KVM switch). With KVM's, I hadn't noticed any difference
between manual and sofware switches, as far as this particular problem
is concerned.
Hope that helps
Regards
Fred James
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