If os9 doesn't support usb2 then it would make no difference which card you put in. I think your best course of action/path of least resistance would be to swap the KVM switch with another one.
The other least elegant way, which I have ended up doing is to run USB extension cables to your desk where the KVM box is, and manually plug the keyboard+mouse into whichever computer your using. So the KVM is only switching video, and you switch the controls over yourself. I've always found kvms a bit clunky and usually had to do some variation of manual switching either with the controls or the video. The most reliable ones I have ever used were adderview brand ones, but I don't think they do one which is USB and dvi. Sent from a tiny predictive keyboard On 28 Dec 2010, at 13:10, Jason Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Can anyone advise? From another list. > > I have an old G4 tower (graphite) which runs OS9, because there is scanner > software on the machine that is classic only. I installed a dvi-card in the > tower, and connected it to a Geffen DVI KVM switcher so that I can use it on > my 23" Cinema HD display. The screen appears, but the keyboard and mouse do > not work. I found out that the switcher requires USB 2, while the G4 tower is > USB 1. > > The problem is that OS9 apparently has a problem with USB 2: unsupported. Is > there any PCI-card I could use under OS9? Any recommendations? > > The scanner is a Screen Cezanne, a software update to OSX costs €1000 plus > SCSI-solution, so I prefer to work with that 1999 G4. > > All the best, > > From my iPhone > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
