Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:10:48 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Daniel Feenberg <feenberg@nber.org> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: KVM switch with FreeBSD-8.2 Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1109111438330.10961@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1109111619480.4016@nber7.nber.org> References: <BLU0-SMTP69E96B700AEF3C73A953C93030@phx.gbl> <20076.56940.849206.283586@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <Pine.GSO.4.64.1109111422260.21301@nber6> <BLU0-SMTP46734401C83EFD3F6AAB72293030@phx.gbl> <alpine.LFD.2.00.1109111619480.4016@nber7.nber.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Daniel Feenberg wrote: > If you are asking, "Is there a FreeBSD command to cause the KVM switch to > move to the next system?" then the answer is "I don't know and it would amaze > me if there were." There's often a key sequence to advance to the next port or a specific port. > If the question is "Does the switch care what the OS is?" then the answer is, > you can press the physical button on the switch to change the system > connected. The OS doesn't know it doesn't have the screen and keyboard, and > is in no way affected by the KVM switch, just as the KVM doesn't know or care > what the OS is. Well... there's monitor detection by the video card. That can cause problems. Also, going through the KVM can reduce video quality with VGA and high resolutions.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?alpine.BSF.2.00.1109111438330.10961>