On 6/29/2005, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 28/06/2005 01:10:05 PM: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 28/06/05 11:12, wrote: >> > Now I installed sarge on the second box, but from now on, I can no >> > longer switch from one system to the other, without loosing my >keyboard. >> > Whenever I do, I have to reboot the system and leave the switch on >that >> > system to make my keyboard work again. But this is not, how I can use >my >> > systems. >> >> I can't offer you any solutions, but as a work-around, rather than >> rebooting, have you tried removing the keyboard cable from the KVM and >> replacing it? > >I tried replacing the cable. I know this used to be a common problem, but I was not aware that newer KVM systems had this problem. IIRC from conversations past, you want electronic KVM switches, not mechanical ones, so they can fake a keyboard/mouse. However, I've had not problems with my relatively new KVM switch. I was under the impression that these problems have largely gone away over the years. But I do get a "lost signal" message a lot, but that's a power saving "feature" that is remedied by pressing [shift]
