Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:45:59 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Polytropon wrote: > > On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:10:48 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block wrote: > >> On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Daniel Feenberg wrote: > >> > >> > If you are asking, "Is there a FreeBSD command to cause the

Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:45 AM, David Brodbeck wrote: > The USB switches generally emulate a generic USB keyboard and mouse, > so drivers aren't a problem.  Sometimes they work by simulating a USB > disconnect from the machine they're switching to, though, so you need > good keyboard and mouse h

Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Polytropon wrote: > On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:10:48 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block wrote: >> On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Daniel Feenberg wrote: >> >> > If you are asking, "Is there a FreeBSD command to cause the KVM switch to >> > move to the next system?" then the answer is "I d

Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

On 9/11/2011 at 2:28 PM Daniel Feenberg wrote: |The problem I have heard of relates to "what happens if the machine boots |with the KVM switched to another machine?" The KVM may need to pretend |there is a keyboard connected at that point. = I've used Avocent KVMs and this does no

Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:10:48 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block wrote: > On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Daniel Feenberg wrote: > > > If you are asking, "Is there a FreeBSD command to cause the KVM switch to > > move to the next system?" then the answer is "I don't know and it would > > amaze > > me if there were.

Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:20:19 -0500, Adam Vande More wrote: > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Carmel wrote: > > > I am wondering if anyone has any personal experience with using KVM > > switches with FreeBSD and what that experience might be. I would really > > like to integrate these two PC into

Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

--As of September 11, 2011 9:03:17 AM -0400, Carmel is alleged to have said: I am thinking of using a "TRENDnet 2-Port DVI USB KVM Switch Kit with Audio TK-214i" with a FreeBSD-8.2 amd64 PC and a Windows 7 machine. I presently have a Samsung 24" digital monitor and a Logitech S510 cordless keybo

Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Daniel Feenberg wrote: If you are asking, "Is there a FreeBSD command to cause the KVM switch to move to the next system?" then the answer is "I don't know and it would amaze me if there were." There's often a key sequence to advance to the next port or a specific port.

Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Carmel wrote: On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:28:42 -0400 (EDT) Daniel Feenberg articulated: The problem I have heard of relates to "what happens if the machine boots with the KVM switched to another machine?" The KVM may need to pretend there is a keyboard connected at that poin

Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Carmel wrote: > > > Does your switch work when "X" is not loaded? I have not been able to > get a satisfactory answer regarding that. Someone mentioned that "X" > has to be loaded first. That would definitely be a deal breaker. > What I said is that the KVM, in m

Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:28:42 -0400 (EDT) Daniel Feenberg articulated: > The problem I have heard of relates to "what happens if the machine > boots with the KVM switched to another machine?" The KVM may need to > pretend there is a keyboard connected at that point. You certainly > can't tell by lo

Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Robert Huff wrote: Carmel writes: I am thinking of using a "TRENDnet 2-Port DVI USB KVM Switch Kit with Audio TK-214i" with a FreeBSD-8.2 amd64 PC and a Windows 7 machine. I presently have a Samsung 24" digital monitor and a Logitech S510 cordless keyboard & mouse c

Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2

On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Carmel wrote: > I am wondering if anyone has any personal experience with using KVM > switches with FreeBSD and what that experience might be. I would really > like to integrate these two PC into using just one common monitor, > etcetera mostly due to space consid

Re: kvm switch

On Wednesday 21 January 2009 12:38:12 am Chad Perrin wrote: > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 08:16:28PM -0800, Kendall Shaw wrote: > > Do you have a kvm switch that does mouse and keyboard emulation and know > > that it works with freebsd? > > > > I have an iogear kvm switch from around the last time I as

Re: kvm switch

On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 08:16:28PM -0800, Kendall Shaw wrote: > Do you have a kvm switch that does mouse and keyboard emulation and know > that it works with freebsd? > > I have an iogear kvm switch from around the last time I asked this > question here years back, that has usually worked with lin

Re: kvm switch

On Tuesday 20 January 2009, Olivier Nicole wrote: > I have been using Aten KVM switches for years and been very happy > with them. [snip] > To my knowledge it works with 3 button mouses (all mouses nowdays > have 3 buttons). I have an Aten CS64A PS/2 4 port KVM

Re: kvm switch

We use a Belkin OmniView Pro3, 8 port model. It handles PS/2 and USB and works fine with FreeBSD (and Windows). I've never seen it screw up the mouse or keyboard through hundreds of changes. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817394048 (4 port model) You buy cables as you ne

Re: kvm switch

Hi, > Do you have a kvm switch that does mouse and keyboard emulation and know > that it works with freebsd? I have been using Aten KVM switches for years and been very happy with them. On FreeBSD, the machine is only in console mode, pure TTY. But there are a couple of Linux boxes connected to

Re: KVM switch problem with mouse

"Ivan Carey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm using FreeBSD 5.3 > I'm using a MC2050, MC2060 2 port auto kvm switch. > My mouse does not work either at the console or in KDE, the keyboard is ok. > > Is there a command I need to place into the kernel to get the mouse driver > to recognise the mou