[ale] KV, but not M...

[Wandered Inn]

Patrick wrote:
> 
> Are you booting with the switch turned to each machine as it boots?  Most
> switches will not send ps2 or serial sigs to the machines unless there is a
> physical connection.

This depends on the switch.  I've got a 4 way switch that makes it look
like (to the machine) that there is a keyboard and mouse attached
regardless of the position of the switch.  I can boot any one of them
while my switch is set to any other.  Depends on how smart the switch is
(generally reflected in the price as well). You probably don't want to
be changing the switch in mid boot regardless of the switch.

> 
> Boot one box with the switch turned to it, the mouse should work.

This might help determine how smart the switch is.  If it does work, the
switch is not that smart.  If it doesn't work, you've really not learned
anything yet. :)

> 
> switch boxes, boot up and that mouse should work... If you can't get this
> far, the the switch or the mouse is bad.
> 
> otherwise you should now be able to switch between the two.
> 
> -Patrick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Knapka <jknapka at earthlink.net>
> To: Wandered Inn <esoteric at denali.atlnet.com>
> Cc: <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 6:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [ale] KV, but not M...
> 
> > Wandered Inn wrote:
> > >
> > > Nicodemus wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm running RedHat 5.2 on a P133 with a serial mouse and Windows 98 on
> > > > a PIII/550 with a PS/2 mouse.  I have a 4-port KVM switch that I'm
> > > > using and everything works fine except for the mouse.
> > >
> > > First of all, you've got Linux on the wrong machine. :)
> >
> > I don't know... I bet they both perform about the same :-)
> >
> > -- Joe
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