From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 23 03:10:19 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9395916A41F for ; Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:10:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from thats@notyourhomework.net) Received: from jay.exetel.com.au (jay.exetel.com.au [220.233.0.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C458743D48 for ; Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:10:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from thats@notyourhomework.net) Received: (qmail 22042 invoked by uid 507); 23 Mar 2006 14:10:16 +1100 Received: from 28.101.233.220.exetel.com.au (HELO ?192.168.1.100?) (220.233.101.28) by jay.exetel.com.au with SMTP; 23 Mar 2006 14:10:16 +1100 In-Reply-To: <44220DD4.2040202@mrburak.net> References: <200603221337.15240.thats@notyourhomework.net> <44211B97.5040103@mrburak.net> <44220DD4.2040202@mrburak.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v623) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <30eb93873273e51c20ca8cff8c490007@notyourhomework.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Malcolm Fitzgerald Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:10:12 +1100 To: Richard Burakowski X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.623) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using KVM switch /dev/psm0 is missing X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:10:19 -0000 Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote: >>>> I have a no name 2 port KVM switch and a Logitech marble mouse USB >>>> with a ps/2 adapter. Richard Burakowski wrote: >>> my cheapo noname kvm presents it's ps2 keyboard and mouse ports as >>> usb devices. Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote: >> Does yours have USB cabling to match or does it have ps2 cables? Richard Burakowski wrote: > it takes two ps2 (key+mouse) and three usb in - then one usb (2 total) > out to each box. then there's the video of course. > when the kvm switches, the usb devices are detached and then attached > to the new target, which means there's a discernable lag (couple > seconds) before they become active. also requires moused under x11 as > the /dev/ums entry comes and goes - dosen't have the same issue with > the keyboard. I see, mine only has ps/2 connections, so I'm still looking for psm0 when the mouse is plugged into the KVM switch. Plugging the mouse directly to the box is a solution but it is only KV not KVM. malcolm