Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 08:41:13 -0500 From: dave@hawk-systems.com (Dave) To: "Jason Hunt" <leth@primus.ca>, <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: 2.1.7 FreeBSD Message-ID: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNIEMIKBAA.dave@hawk-systems.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.40.0111132120400.44636-100000@lethargic.dyndns.org>
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To resolve this infrequent but annoying issue, we ended up installing a kvm switch for each bank of servers. Not the best solution from a cost perspective... but prevents any reboots just to gain access to keyboard and mouse for working on the system. KVM switch sends the keyboard and mouse signal when a reboot occurs, and you can plug the actual keybrd, mouse, and monitor into the KVM switch when they are needed to service servers in the rack. Dave >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Jason Hunt >Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 9:33 PM >To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Re: 2.1.7 FreeBSD > > >Do realize that this is more of a hardware issue than software. My >experience with keyboards on PC's is like this; > >For AT keyboards (the bigger, older ones) the keyboard will not work if >you boot the machine without a keyboard. As well, the keyboard will not >work if you unplug it and plug it back in, it will not work. I have been >told that this is not true, but I have never seen the opposite of what I >described to have happened. > >For PS2 keyboards (the smaller, news ones, that have the same connectors >as PS2 mice) it will depend on the motherboard. With some [cheaper it >seems] motherboards, the keyboard will not work if the machine is booted >without a keyboard or if the keyboard is unplugged and re-inserted. With >other [more expensive?] motherboards the keyboard works as normal if it is >plugged in after the machine is booted, or if it is removed and >re-inserted. The BIOS setting for if the machine should give an error on >boot without a keyboard MAY have an effect on this, but I have never >really cared too much. :) > >In my experience, Asus motherboards always let me unplug the keyboard and >plug it in later. Gigabit and some other weird ones always seem to not >recognize when the keyboard has been plugged in after the machine is >booted. > >Mice are quite similar it seems as well. > >Just my two cents. > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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