Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 07:20:56 -0800 (PST) From: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> To: Marc Giannoni <marc@versa.eng.comsat.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Console Switchboxes Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.990104071755.9051A-100000@dsinw.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990104110528.marc@versa.eng.comsat.com>
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> I keep 'loosing the keyboard' when switching the console between > several PC systems using a cheapo console switchbox. I've seen > expensive switchboxes which simulate a keyboard being attached > to every system, but these things are much more $$. Try to find one with the keyboard reset switch, they're a little better. > Is there a way to make this work with some software or console > configs? Why does the keyboard die like this anyway? It's a bug in the TX chipset. (I assume TX, the problem is most prevalent there.) It's a hardware issue and is totally unrelated to FreeBSD in any way. Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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