Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 10:35:03 -0400 From: "Otter" <otterr@telocity.com> To: "Mike Meyer" <mwm@mired.org>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: "=?us-ascii?B?VGhvbWFzIENoZW4gXCgzPz9PQz9cKQ==?=" <Thomas_Chen@asus.com.tw> Subject: RE: Data Switch kills Mouse(PS/2) Message-ID: <NIEJLGLKBDJHNLKBAKPDIEOFCCAA.otterr@telocity.com> In-Reply-To: <14742.4283.761040.828017@guru.mired.org>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Mike Meyer > Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 11:07 PM > To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Cc: Thomas Chen (3??OC?) > Subject: RE: Data Switch kills Mouse(PS/2) > > > Someone has already mentioned getting an X11 server for the windows > box. Going the other way, you might want to check out vnc > (/usr/ports/net/vnc), which can put a windows desktop on your X11 > server, or vice versa. > > <mike > VNC was functional last time I tried, but it's not near as smooth as the use of an X server. Last time I tried VNC (on a 10M LAN) the graphics were choppy, comparable to using PC Anywhere over a 28.8 modem. Has this changed in the last year? -Otter > =?big5?B?VGhvbWFzIENoZW4os6+n06n3KQ==?= writes: > > Thanks for ur reply!! > > > > I've got a rotary switch box, not a real KVM. > > > > Is there any solution to this problem without a real KVM? > > > > - -----Original Message----- > > From: Greg Scott [mailto:gscott@asimware.com] > > Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 11:27 AM > > To: Thomas Chen(=B3=AF=A7=D3=A9=F7) > > Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: Re: Data Switch kills Mouse(PS/2) > > > > > > > I've got a data switch to connect all my three PCs' > Monitor, Mouse, > > Keyboard > > > together, so that I can use one Mouse(PS/2), Keyboard(PS/2) to = > > control all > > > of them. > > > When I switch one to another, Everything's OK in win98 PC, but = > > something > > > wrong in my FreeBSD(4.0r). The following message appear: > > >=20 > > > kernel: psmintr: out of sync (0080 !=3D 0000) > > >=20 > > > then the mouse can not work in FreeBSD, > > >=20 > > > why?? > > > > Did you get a real KVM or just some rotary switch box? > > > > If a switchbox, then yes, you will have problems since they do not > > maintain the CLK/DATA lines to the computer they are > connected to, so = > > when > > you do switch back to them, they will more than likelty > be out of sync. > > > > This is what a proper KVM is for. It maintains those > signals to the > > computers so you do not lose sync. > > > > > > - -- > > Greg Scott | Asimware Innovations Inc. > > Network Administrator | 600 Upper Wellington > St, Unit #D > > Website Co-Ordinator | Hamilton, Ontario, > Canada L9A 3P9 > > greg.scott@asimware.com | Phone: (905)575-1042 > > | Fax: (905)575-0095 > > | WWW: > http://www.asimware.com > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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