Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 11:25:15 -0700 (PDT) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: hardware@freebsd.org Cc: steve@inc.net Subject: Re: Data Switch kills Mouse(PS/2) Message-ID: <200008121825.LAA63617@vashon.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <3994CF7F.4E0DBAB7@inc.net> References: <4.2.0.58.20000811235229.00a87950@mail-hub.optonline.net> <3994CF7F.4E0DBAB7@inc.net>
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In article <3994CF7F.4E0DBAB7@inc.net>, Steve Kaczkowski <steve@inc.net> wrote: > Bigwillie wrote: > > > > What could be done. I also have a rotary box, and sometimes the keyboard > > and mouse go out on me. Im just looking for a cheap alternative, who makes > > a cheap "real" kvm switch???? > > Take a look at Belkin stuff, fairly priced and works well.. Really? Yours works well? I have a Belkin OmniView Pro 8-port and it is a piece of junk. It gets terribly confused from time to time, mostly depending on which machine has been rebooted most recently. Booting the Alpha (into either FreeBSD or Tru64 Unix) especially confuses it. I have given up entirely on using it for the mouse and only use it with the keyboard now. Still it gets itself into a horrible mess on a regular basis. Following Belkin's recommended procedure of resetting it by pressing both buttons simultaneously has never worked for me even once. In fact it invariably makes things worse. There have been times when I've had to shut down all 7 systems attached to it and bring them all back up from scratch. Usually, though, just rebooting the NT box on it is enough to get it working again. That tells me everything I need to know about Belkin's test environment. I think the firmware in the box must have been written by the company plumber, or maybe the carpenter. They should have stuck with rotary switches at that company. John -- John Polstra jdp@polstra.com John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence." -- Chögyam Trungpa To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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