Re: Linux KVM Switch Support

2006-09-08 Thread Ken Moffat
On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 02:29:55PM -0700, Dan Nicholson wrote: > First, thanks to everyone for sharing. > > Ken Moffat wrote: > > For consumer-level devices, no! If you downgrade "works well" to > >"works fairly well", any of them, at least for PS/2. Problems I see > >are occasional garbled disp

Re: Linux KVM Switch Support

2006-09-07 Thread Tyler Packer
I've had a few minor problems with X losing the mouse device when switching between windows and linux boxes on a couple different (older) Belkin models. I then switched to Cybex (also an older model) and I've had no problems switching between any of the OS's I use. I'm currently using an 8 port C

Re: Linux KVM Switch Support

2006-09-07 Thread Dan Nicholson
First, thanks to everyone for sharing. Ken Moffat wrote: For consumer-level devices, no! If you downgrade "works well" to "works fairly well", any of them, at least for PS/2. Problems I see are occasional garbled display in X (change to another resolution, if you can, or to a tty then come ba

Re: Linux KVM Switch Support

2006-09-07 Thread Mag. Leonhard Landrock
Hi Dan! Am Donnerstag, 7. September 2006 18:27 schrieb Dan Nicholson: > I've been looking into getting another box at home, but I really don't > have the space to support another full desktop setup. So, I figured I > could just get a KVM switch and save some space. Good idea. :-) > The question

Re: Linux KVM Switch Support

2006-09-07 Thread Ken Moffat
On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 09:27:49AM -0700, Dan Nicholson wrote: > I've been looking into getting another box at home, but I really don't > have the space to support another full desktop setup. So, I figured I > could just get a KVM switch and save some space. > > The question is, can anyone recom

Re: Linux KVM Switch Support

2006-09-07 Thread Alan Lord
Dan Nicholson wrote: The question is, can anyone recommend a model to use that will work well with the current kernel? I'd prefer a switch that has DVI inputs since the monitor is an LCD and both cards should be able to drive it digitally. How do these switches interact with X? I've never used

Re: Linux KVM Switch Support

2006-09-07 Thread Jaqui Greenlees
--- Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dan Nicholson wrote these words on 09/07/06 11:27 > CST: > > > The question is, can anyone recommend a model to > use that will work well > > with the current kernel? > > I use an *old* Linksys KVM without any issues > whatsoever. It is a > ProCo

Re: Linux KVM Switch Support

2006-09-07 Thread Randy McMurchy
Dan Nicholson wrote these words on 09/07/06 11:27 CST: > The question is, can anyone recommend a model to use that will work well > with the current kernel? I use an *old* Linksys KVM without any issues whatsoever. It is a ProConnect 4-station, model #SVIEW04. > I'd prefer a switch that has DV

Linux KVM Switch Support

2006-09-07 Thread Dan Nicholson
I've been looking into getting another box at home, but I really don't have the space to support another full desktop setup. So, I figured I could just get a KVM switch and save some space. The question is, can anyone recommend a model to use that will work well with the current kernel? I'd pr