Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:57:28 -0500 From: Harris Kauffman <hpk104@psu.edu> To: <oldfart@gtonet.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: PS/2 mouse problem solved Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.2.20010221205621.00ac6128@email.psu.edu> In-Reply-To: <BIEHKEFNHFMMJEKCDMLNCEDCCFAA.oldfart@gtonet.net> References: <20010221154724.A592@buchanan-181-249.stures.iastate>
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While we are telling stories, I will confirm that i DID once fry a motherboard like this. Just a word of warning from someone who knows :-) Admittedly it was an older motherboard(pentium 200), but better off safe than sorry... ~Harris At 07:50 PM 2/21/2001, you wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Krzysztof > > Parzyszek > > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 1:47 PM > > To: Matt Heckaman > > Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE > > Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse problem solved > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 04:33:19PM -0500, Matt Heckaman wrote: > > > > > > I'm curious, what kind of KVM do you have? > > > > StarView SV201 > > > > > > > I have a Belkin Omniview SE here, and I have a little problem > > with it. If > > > I unplug the main PS/2 cable (attached to mouse) then plug it > back in, I > > > lose the mouse in FreeBSD, however, if I cycle the banks on the > > KVM I get > > > a mouse back, but it is eratic and out of control (even if I > > kick out of X > > > and use moused on the console). > > > > Plugging and unplugging a PS/2 device when the computers are on > scares me. > > I heard it can fry the motherboard. I don't touch the cables > after turning > > everything on. > > I don't have any problems after switching banks on the KVM back > and forth. > >I hot swap ps2 devices all the time and have NEVER had any ill >effect other >than the mouse/kb not working, requiring a reboot sometimes. >Often(YMMV), >hot plugging them unfreezes a mouse or kb, in my experiance. While >it might >not be the BEST thing to do, it has NEVER hurt anything *I've* done >it on. > > > > > > > > A reboot is required to fix it. Has anyone else seen this? > There are no > > > errors logged on the console when this happens :( > >I've seen it on Omniview pro's before. > >OF > > > > > I guess I have seen someone mention it either on this mailing > list > > or on -questions some time ago. > > > > > > -- > > ,oOo.Bc -=EE Krzysztof Parzyszek <hektor@iname.com> > 11/29/2000 3:41pm > > -'7' `L' ---Entropy isn't what it used > to be... > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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