RE: KVM Switches
I've got a Belkin KVM as well. After some playing around with it I did finally get it going and working. In my rc.conf file I have moused port as /dev/psm0 and my moused type as auto. I did have problems getting my scroll wheel to work, it would only work about half the time. I eventually replaced my MS Intellimouse with a cheapo optical mouse and all the scrolling problems went away. In both situations I have found that when switching from one pc to another that the mouse would at first jump around and randomly click on things when I came back to KDE on BSD. I solved this by locking the screen and then when I come back to KDE, moving the mouse around for a few seconds. It eventually stops jumping around and settles into working quite nicely. Hope this helps. Thad -- Message: 17 Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 15:05:09 -0700 From: Gary Kline [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: KVM Switches To: Foster, ThomasX [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Please excuse my top-posting. But again, the following messages show why this list is a major *plus++. I spent hours digging into various protocols trying to figure out why my mouse went heywire on my new platform. From what I read below, it may be my KVM switch. I've got a Belkin KVM, Logitech 3-buttom mouse, and IBM keybd. Go figure... gary On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 10:51:53AM -0700, Foster, ThomasX wrote: Does your mouse exhibit the behavior of spitting out sync errors from the console and sticking in the upper corner of your monitor? I had this exact problem with an Intellimouse Optical and an Apex Outlook KVM. There seems to be an issue with most KVMs not passing the protocol correctly when being switched, and psm has issues resyncing. I finally resolved the issue by adding the following flags to my device hints file for my specific kernel: hint.psm.0.flags=0x100 I then enabled device hints in my kernel conf: hints mycustomkernel.hints I recompiled my kernel and have had no problems since. My mouse now works great between my FreeBSD server and my Linux Workstation on the Apex KVM. Hope this helps. Thomas Foster http://www.section6.net http://www.section6.net/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] On Behalf Of Brent Macnaughton Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:42 AM To: 'Ron'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: KVM Switches I am willing to wager that it is the KVM switch itself that is the problem. I have had a few problems KVM switches before. 1) We have a Compaq Proliant 1600. On certain KVMs, the keyboard world drop keystrokes. It was impossible to use. I switched the KVM out with a cheap 2 port Hawking unit and it worked fine. 2) We have a Compaq KVM (a very expensive rack-mountable server class unit). It works great, or so we thought. The other day, we swapped out a two button mouse with a wheel-mouse. Guess what? Doesn't work at all. The mouse is fine, it just won't work through the expensive Compaq KVM. Are you using Compaq hardware at all? Maybe that is your problem :) Another thing to mention... When you are booting your FreeBSD box, make sure you are switched to that box and watch it boot. If you are switched to another computer when the mouse daemon loads, I have found that the mouse won't function at all. Brent. -Original Message- From: Ron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: KVM Switches Need information on how to get a KVM switch to work with the FreeBSD mouse driver. The Monitor and keyboard work fine but I have to hook a mouse directly to the box for it to work. Thanks, Ron Martin Thad Butterworth UI Exploratory (208)396-5321 http://et.boi.hp.com http://et.boi.hp.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: KVM Switches
I am willing to wager that it is the KVM switch itself that is the problem. I have had a few problems KVM switches before. 1) We have a Compaq Proliant 1600. On certain KVMs, the keyboard world drop keystrokes. It was impossible to use. I switched the KVM out with a cheap 2 port Hawking unit and it worked fine. 2) We have a Compaq KVM (a very expensive rack-mountable server class unit). It works great, or so we thought. The other day, we swapped out a two button mouse with a wheel-mouse. Guess what? Doesn't work at all. The mouse is fine, it just won't work through the expensive Compaq KVM. Are you using Compaq hardware at all? Maybe that is your problem :) Another thing to mention... When you are booting your FreeBSD box, make sure you are switched to that box and watch it boot. If you are switched to another computer when the mouse daemon loads, I have found that the mouse won't function at all. Brent. -Original Message- From: Ron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: KVM Switches Need information on how to get a KVM switch to work with the FreeBSD mouse driver. The Monitor and keyboard work fine but I have to hook a mouse directly to the box for it to work. Thanks, Ron Martin ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: KVM Switches
Does your mouse exhibit the behavior of spitting out sync errors from the console and sticking in the upper corner of your monitor? I had this exact problem with an Intellimouse Optical and an Apex Outlook KVM. There seems to be an issue with most KVMs not passing the protocol correctly when being switched, and psm has issues resyncing. I finally resolved the issue by adding the following flags to my device hints file for my specific kernel: hint.psm.0.flags=0x100 I then enabled device hints in my kernel conf: hints mycustomkernel.hints I recompiled my kernel and have had no problems since. My mouse now works great between my FreeBSD server and my Linux Workstation on the Apex KVM. Hope this helps. Thomas Foster http://www.section6.net -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brent Macnaughton Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:42 AM To: 'Ron'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: KVM Switches I am willing to wager that it is the KVM switch itself that is the problem. I have had a few problems KVM switches before. 1) We have a Compaq Proliant 1600. On certain KVMs, the keyboard world drop keystrokes. It was impossible to use. I switched the KVM out with a cheap 2 port Hawking unit and it worked fine. 2) We have a Compaq KVM (a very expensive rack-mountable server class unit). It works great, or so we thought. The other day, we swapped out a two button mouse with a wheel-mouse. Guess what? Doesn't work at all. The mouse is fine, it just won't work through the expensive Compaq KVM. Are you using Compaq hardware at all? Maybe that is your problem :) Another thing to mention... When you are booting your FreeBSD box, make sure you are switched to that box and watch it boot. If you are switched to another computer when the mouse daemon loads, I have found that the mouse won't function at all. Brent. -Original Message- From: Ron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: KVM Switches Need information on how to get a KVM switch to work with the FreeBSD mouse driver. The Monitor and keyboard work fine but I have to hook a mouse directly to the box for it to work. Thanks, Ron Martin ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: KVM Switches
Please excuse my top-posting. But again, the following messages show why this list is a major *plus++. I spent hours digging into various protocols trying to figure out why my mouse went heywire on my new platform. From what I read below, it may be my KVM switch. I've got a Belkin KVM, Logitech 3-buttom mouse, and IBM keybd. Go figure... gary On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 10:51:53AM -0700, Foster, ThomasX wrote: Does your mouse exhibit the behavior of spitting out sync errors from the console and sticking in the upper corner of your monitor? I had this exact problem with an Intellimouse Optical and an Apex Outlook KVM. There seems to be an issue with most KVMs not passing the protocol correctly when being switched, and psm has issues resyncing. I finally resolved the issue by adding the following flags to my device hints file for my specific kernel: hint.psm.0.flags=0x100 I then enabled device hints in my kernel conf: hints mycustomkernel.hints I recompiled my kernel and have had no problems since. My mouse now works great between my FreeBSD server and my Linux Workstation on the Apex KVM. Hope this helps. Thomas Foster http://www.section6.net -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brent Macnaughton Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:42 AM To: 'Ron'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: KVM Switches I am willing to wager that it is the KVM switch itself that is the problem. I have had a few problems KVM switches before. 1) We have a Compaq Proliant 1600. On certain KVMs, the keyboard world drop keystrokes. It was impossible to use. I switched the KVM out with a cheap 2 port Hawking unit and it worked fine. 2) We have a Compaq KVM (a very expensive rack-mountable server class unit). It works great, or so we thought. The other day, we swapped out a two button mouse with a wheel-mouse. Guess what? Doesn't work at all. The mouse is fine, it just won't work through the expensive Compaq KVM. Are you using Compaq hardware at all? Maybe that is your problem :) Another thing to mention... When you are booting your FreeBSD box, make sure you are switched to that box and watch it boot. If you are switched to another computer when the mouse daemon loads, I have found that the mouse won't function at all. Brent. -Original Message- From: Ron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: KVM Switches Need information on how to get a KVM switch to work with the FreeBSD mouse driver. The Monitor and keyboard work fine but I have to hook a mouse directly to the box for it to work. Thanks, Ron Martin ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Gary Kline [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.thought.org Public service Unix ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: KVM Switches
Ron wrote: Need information on how to get a KVM switch to work with the FreeBSD mouse driver. The Monitor and keyboard work fine but I have to hook a mouse directly to the box for it to work. This is a problem that has been talked about in the past on this mailing list. Try searching the archives for some ideas. I remember when I first installed FreeBSD 4.0, I had problems with my KVM switch and the mouse. But I'm not sure if they are fixed or not, as I don't use X any more on my server, so I don't bother with the mouse at all. -- Jonathan Arnold (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Daemon Dancing in the Dark, a FreeBSD weblog: http://freebsd.amazingdev.com/blog/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: KVM Switches
On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 10:19 am, Ron wrote: Need information on how to get a KVM switch to work with the FreeBSD mouse driver. The Monitor and keyboard work fine but I have to hook a mouse directly to the box for it to work. Does it work with another machine or O/S? I have had kvm switches DOA before. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: KVM Switches
Ron wrote: Need information on how to get a KVM switch to work with the FreeBSD mouse driver. The Monitor and keyboard work fine but I have to hook a mouse directly to the box for it to work. Thanks, Ron Martin I've a pair of TrendNet cheapo 2-ports that are doing fine in two different locations with moused. About 20-30 USD. And cheap mice, too Seems like it must be the switch Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: KVM Switches
On Thu, 1 Apr 2004, Robert Huff wrote: Does FreeBSD have any information on how to get KVM switches to work with the OS? Can you be a little more specific about what kind of KVM? I had a 4 port VGA/DB9/AT switch that ran fine for years; eventually the hardware bits wore out and frequently became misaligned. After some reasearch, I replaced it with a 4-port StarTech SV431USB. (Belkin also receives good buzz.) There is one issue outstanding, but I can live with it. What is that outstanding issue? Please CC me with your reply. -- Dan Langille - BSDCan: http://www.bsdcan.org/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
KVM Switches
Does FreeBSD have any information on how to get KVM switches to work with the OS? Thanks you, Ron Martin ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Need information on how to get a KVM switch to work with the FreeBSD mouse driver. The Monitor and keyboard work fine but I have to hook a mouse directly to the box for it to work. Thanks, Ron Martin ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: KVM Switches
-Original Message- Need information on how to get a KVM switch to work with the FreeBSD mouse driver. The Monitor and keyboard work fine but I have to hook a mouse directly to the box for it to work. Thanks, Ron Martin I suspect it's more a hardware issue. I have a similar problem ( i.e. monitor and keyboard fine, mouse not ) at work with a compaq and ibm desktop. at home running generic pc's everything's fine. regards, siegfried. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: KVM Switches
On Thu, Apr 01, 2004, Pietralla, Siegfried P wrote: ... I suspect it's more a hardware issue. I have a similar problem ( i.e. monitor and keyboard fine, mouse not ) at work with a compaq and ibm desktop. at home running generic pc's everything's fine. I've had no problems using a 4-port Belkin ps/2 with FreeBSD, Linux, SCO OpenServer, and an Apple G4 through a ps/2-USB adapter. Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX:(206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ Make no laws whatever concerning speech and, speech will be free; so soon as you make a declaration on paper that speech shall be free, you will have a hundred lawyers proving that ``freedom does not mean abuse, nor liberty license;'' and they will define and define freedom out of existence. - Voltarine de Cleyre (1866-1912) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
KVM Switches
Ron writes: Does FreeBSD have any information on how to get KVM switches to work with the OS? Can you be a little more specific about what kind of KVM? I had a 4 port VGA/DB9/AT switch that ran fine for years; eventually the hardware bits wore out and frequently became misaligned. After some reasearch, I replaced it with a 4-port StarTech SV431USB. (Belkin also receives good buzz.) There is one issue outstanding, but I can live with it. Robert Huff ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: KVM Switches over IP ...
I've seen one similar in action...a client I worked for had a 16 port (I think) Raritan KVM switch in his server room with a fiber expansion card, and ran a fiber line to his office which was in a trailer. It worked just like you were sitting at the console. REALLY expensive, but it worked well. I'd imagine their IP based ones are fairly similar...but for stuff like that, I'd say go with Raritan since from past experience they tend to have the best high end KVMs. --Brian -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Marc G. Fournier Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 12:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: KVM Switches over IP ... Anyone have any experience with, and recommends for, these? I'd like to be able to better manage my remote FreeBSD boxes, especially when it comes to doing upgrades and being able to get back to the previous kernel ... from what I've been able to find, its not going to be cheap, but havng no experience with them, some feedback from those using would be helpful ... one thing I'd really like is to be able to make better use of DDB remotely, if that is possible? Thanks ... To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
KVM Switches over IP ...
Anyone have any experience with, and recommends for, these? I'd like to be able to better manage my remote FreeBSD boxes, especially when it comes to doing upgrades and being able to get back to the previous kernel ... from what I've been able to find, its not going to be cheap, but havng no experience with them, some feedback from those using would be helpful ... one thing I'd really like is to be able to make better use of DDB remotely, if that is possible? Thanks ... To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: When is FreeBSD going to work properly with KVM switches?
On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 04:37:34PM -0700, Michael Wells wrote: I also have the problem that the KVM must be set to the machine being booted in order for the mouse and keyboard to work properly. This is a know problem and there was discussion on it. The problem seems to have appeared with 4.2. I saw a fix in the freebsd-stable archives: Message: 4695118, FROM: John Baldwin, DATE: 11/20/2000 16:43:35 SUBJECT: RE: 4.2 Showstopper? Belkin KVM switch problems with FreeBSD 4.2 Basically the proposed solution was to remove the `flags 0x1' from the atkbd0 device line in the i386/conf/file This fixed the problem I was having with the Omni Cube 4-Port. I have not checked if this problem still occurs with 4.6. Actually, if one searches through the archives you'll find the mouse/kvm issue dates back to the 3.x days. Apparently it isn't a high priority so I wouldn't hold my breath for an always working fix. I really really really wouldn't be so quick to assume the problem is FreeBSD. In my experience, Belkin's are not very good KVMs, I won't use them any more, personally. I've had problems with them not correctly initializing keyboard or mouse ports with Windows as well. Never had a problem with FreeBSD and KVM switches, personally. If you want a good KVM, stick with either Avocent (my personal preference - used to be Cybex and Apex), Raritan, Rose, or one of the companies that OEMs the Avocent switches. (ie Compaq, HP, Dell) The cheapo KVMs are cheap for a reason. (Then you've got RichardH saying Belkin's are overpriced, LOL.. well I never tried D-link KVMs, maybe they're OK for a cheapo model :-) I have a Belkin 4 port OmniView that works just fine with FreeBSD and w2k. I had to add a flag to my kernel to keep things study when switching back and forth, but other than that it's been just fine. I use a Belkin 4 port OmniView Pro with FreeBSD 4.x, NT 4 and Win2k, and a Logitech optical mouse. I initially went to the local computer store and bought the cheapest thing they had. That didn't work, so I went back and upgraded. That didn't work either so I upgraded again... The process ended with the Belkin Omniview, which was the cheapest thing in the store that worked reliably. Except that after the thirty day return period ended, my mouse cursor started dancing on rare occasions, and to avoid the out of sync messages from FreeBSD, I have to start up with the KVM pointing to a Windows host. Setting flags doesn't help. One of the cheaper KVMs that didn't work was the Belkin Cube. From my experience and various good and bad experiences that other people have had, I would guess that the more expensive Belkins are just marginal, and buying one is a crap shoot. You may get a KVM in which all the components work properly together and the KVM is reliable, or you may get one in which a couple of components are just out of spec enough that they don't work properly together and the KVM is a dog. (My appologies to any members of the genus Canis who happen to read this.) Sometimes a Belkin works with Windows but not FreeBSD (my experience) and sometimes it works with FreeBSD but not Windows (other peoples' experience). I haven't tried the dlink that someone else mentioned, but my experience is that anything less expensive than the OmniView isn't going to work, and the OmniView itself is variable. Basically, I would advise anyone buying a KVM to wait until they have enough money for something better than the top-of-the-line Belkin. Even if you can return a KVM that doesn't work, some problems may pop up after the return period is over. Bob Hall -- Access Hamsters: Free tools for users, DBAs, and developers. Source Code: More of the same, with source code. SQL: Solutions, troubleshooting tips, etc. for Jet MySQL http://users.starpower.net/rjhalljr/Serve To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: When is FreeBSD going to work properly with KVM switches?
At 2002-07-16T08:00:54Z, RichardH [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It will all work properly if you quit using belkin KVM's, they are too expensive. ...or try using the more expensive Belkin KVMs. I have a Belkin F1DS104T USB KVM. It remaps USB and PS/2 keyboards to either USB or PS/2 outputs (selectable per-machine). It also emulates an a live keyboard and mouse at all times for all machines hooked to it, so you can boot one host while you're actively working on another. I've had it for about 6 months, and to this day, I've never had a single lost signal on any of my USB or PS/2, Linux or FreeBSD hosts. I love it. -- Kirk Strauser The Strauser Group - http://www.strausergroup.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: When is FreeBSD going to work properly with KVM switches?
Yes, I also am a victim of the cheap KVM blues ;-) I have had this symptom on FreeBSD, NetBSD, Win2k, and NT4 with a PowerReach 6 port KVM Controller. On the bright side the KVM is a very pretty shade of purple 8-) - Original Message - From: Kirk Strauser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 8:45 AM Subject: Re: When is FreeBSD going to work properly with KVM switches? At 2002-07-16T08:00:54Z, RichardH [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It will all work properly if you quit using belkin KVM's, they are too expensive. ...or try using the more expensive Belkin KVMs. I have a Belkin F1DS104T USB KVM. It remaps USB and PS/2 keyboards to either USB or PS/2 outputs (selectable per-machine). It also emulates an a live keyboard and mouse at all times for all machines hooked to it, so you can boot one host while you're actively working on another. I've had it for about 6 months, and to this day, I've never had a single lost signal on any of my USB or PS/2, Linux or FreeBSD hosts. I love it. -- Kirk Strauser The Strauser Group - http://www.strausergroup.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: When is FreeBSD going to work properly with KVM switches?
On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 07:33:31PM -0400, Eric Olsen typed: [...] I have not had any problems switching between machines, EXCEPT that when a machine is booting up, the KVM must be set to that machine in order for recognition of the mouse and kbd to work properly. I find this to be true for Win, FBSD, and Linux. Once the machine has booted, I can switch away and back with no problems. I believe I was running FBSD 4.3 when I first installed the KVM. This is a kernel configuration issue. Edit the line device atkbd0 at atkbdc? irq 1 flags 0x1 in your kernel configuration file, removing the flags 0x1 part. Recompile your kernel and reboot. The machine will now recognize your keyboard even when it was switched away at boot time. Good Luck Eric To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: When is FreeBSD going to work properly with KVM switches?
Ruben de Groot wrote: On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 07:33:31PM -0400, Eric Olsen typed: [...] I have not had any problems switching between machines, EXCEPT that when a machine is booting up, the KVM must be set to that machine in order for recognition of the mouse and kbd to work properly. I find this to be true for Win, FBSD, and Linux. Once the machine has booted, I can switch away and back with no problems. I believe I was running FBSD 4.3 when I first installed the KVM. This is a kernel configuration issue. Edit the line device atkbd0 at atkbdc? irq 1 flags 0x1 in your kernel configuration file, removing the flags 0x1 part. Recompile your kernel and reboot. The machine will now recognize your keyboard even when it was switched away at boot time. Why isn't this the default for GENERIC kernels? And dare I ask... why is there even a flag for this situation? --tal To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: When is FreeBSD going to work properly with KVM switches?
Did you try unplugging the mouse then pluggin it back in when it goes crazy? This works on my Linux/win2K/NT4 setup at work when it happens. * * * * * * * * Matt Snow (@) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (w) http://slakin.net. On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Roberto Armenteros wrote: I have three pcs FreeBSD 4.5, linux and windows and I use a KVM switch to control them. FreeBSD is the only one that needs a mouse and keyboard all for itself. When I tried to use the kvm switch fully with FreeBSD, I had to end up restarting the system 'cause my mouse would just go crazy. Has anybody had a better luck with this kind of setup? If yes, please give a little hand as well as the brand and model of the kvm switch used - I use belkin cube F1D094. I dont know if upgrading to the 4.6 branch is going to solve this problem. I would appreciate any help... Roberto... __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: When is FreeBSD going to work properly with KVM switches?
On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 01:11:27PM -0700, Roberto Armenteros wrote: I have three pcs FreeBSD 4.5, linux and windows and I use a KVM switch to control them. FreeBSD is the only one that needs a mouse and keyboard all for itself. When I tried to use the kvm switch fully with FreeBSD, I had to end up restarting the system 'cause my mouse would just go crazy. Has anybody had a better luck with this kind of setup? If yes, please give a little hand as well as the brand and model of the kvm switch used - I use belkin cube F1D094. I dont know if upgrading to the 4.6 branch is going to solve this problem. I would appreciate any help... Roberto... I use a SmartView SV2 KVM switch, and don't have any real trouble with it. Occasionally, mouse and/or keyboard go a little odd, but I find that switching between machines again clears it. I know that with the SmartView, there is a key sequence you can send to it to force it to rescan the attached mouse, so there may be some similar feature on yours? I have been using this kind of switch for getting on three years, with the same set of OSes you mention, but without the hassles... Dan -- Daniel Bye PGP Key: ftp://ftp.slightlystrange.org/pgpkey/dan.asc PGP Key fingerprint: 3D73 AF47 D448 C5CA 88B4 0DCF 849C 1C33 3C48 2CDC _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
