Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 16:51:37 +0900 From: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> To: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> Cc: Brian Dean <brdean@unx.sas.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp Subject: Re: Keyboard troubles Message-ID: <200003110751.QAA20262@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 10 Mar 2000 21:10:44 CST." <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003102059280.9685-100000@ren.sasknow.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003102059280.9685-100000@ren.sasknow.com>
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>> Why not just get a decent monitor/keyboard switch? Belkin makes a >> nice 4-port in the $200 range that makes your motherboard think >> there's a keyboard attached even if you are not currently switched >> onto the system. > >I have something quite similar.. Still, seems like some individuals >remain adamantly opposed to the idea of keyboard swapping, however >careful one is. :-) For the record,... I never said that I was against using console switch products. (They are designed to be safe. If it causes the problem, we can categorically say that it is the manufacturer's fault.) I am against hot-plugging and swapping the keyboard. You may be careful and you know the risk. But, others may not. I don't like to spread the false impression that the PC keyboard interface is designed for hot-plugging/unplugging, and will repeat (or even shout :-) as many times as necessary, "It is not recommended to attach or detach the PC keyboard while the power is on". If you want to hot-plug the keyboard, do it at your own risk. But, please, please, please do not advice other users that it is a safe thing to do; it simply is not. Kazu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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