Oh yeah I forgot one other advice: Booting a system WITHOUT being switched to that system also can cause weird things to happen. Like: Wrong resolution in X and cause the mouse to run wild! Jan
Jan Schledermann wrote: > Hal Vaughan wrote: > > <snip> > >> If anyone is using KVMs that work well with the 2.6 kernel, I'd like to >> hear what works, what kind of mouse and keyboard you're using and if >> there are any problems. I've seen some good ones on New Egg, with >> reviews that said they've used Linux, but the kernel version is never >> mentioned. >> >> Thanks for any recommendations of what to use or avoid or any >> experiences anyone can share about KVMs and the 2.6 kernel. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Hal > > I am running 2.6.14, 2.6.16, Hurd/L4 and Windoze XP with a 4 port kvm > without any problems whatsoever. My mouse is a logitech mx700 and the > keyboard one of those weird shaped MS ergonomic keyboards, with a ps2 > cable. > The device I am using is called 'newstar' and it is a relatively cheap > not-so-profrssional-kind-of-thingie. More info can be found on > www.newstar.nl > > In the past I have encountered all kind of weird mouse problems with > kvm's, including problems with Rose and other very expensive boxes. > > The most problems where caused by MS optical, wheel, 'many-buttons', kind > of mice, in combination with switching (kvm) and the x11 mouse driver of > choice. I have on a few occasions had keyboard problems arising from > key-combinations used to switch the kvm from the keyboard itself. > > I don't believe that the kernel version has anything to do with your > problems. > > You may however experience a behaviour you don't understand due to udev > (which was introduced somewhere in the 2.6.X era. I don't remember when) > or some of the new x11 drivers available for more advanced mice. > > A quick fix for many kvm/mouse problems is to run the very basic ps2 mouse > driver in X. You'll give up all the wild features but have a working > mouse. > > Otherwise try sort out what udev (or hotplug maybe) does with your mouse. > > Best regards > Jan > > > -- ** Do not use the reply-to address. It'll end up in the trash can ** Mail me at: janATschledermann.or"REMOVE_THIS"g -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
