[ale] KVM or alternative

[Michael D. Hirsch]

On Thursday 13 February 2003 12:22 pm, Mike Lockhart wrote:
> Hmmm....wierd.  Might be somthing with slackware, since its the only
> distro I've used with KVM's.  Although I do know at the last job I had,
> I know that the guys with redhat 7.x and Mandrake had to do it also.
> Wonder why you haven't run into that issue.  What distro or setup are
> you using, etc...?

Mostly RedHat and Mandrake--often highly customized so as to be almost 
unrecognizable.

I would guess that it might happen with certain display cards or KVMs, but 
none that I've used.

Michael

> On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 12:11, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> > On Thursday 13 February 2003 12:13 pm, Mike Lockhart wrote:
> > > It wouldn't be overkill at all.  Belkin and a few others make a 2
> > > machine KVM that is pretty cheap, check out
> > > http://www.pricewatch.com and see who has one on sale.
> > >
> > > - Mike
> > >
> > > Side Note: Just remember that if you've got a Linux box and are
> > > running X, you need to do a ctrl-alt-f(x) then alt-f7 everytime you
> > > switch the KVM back to linux.
> >
> > That must be system specific.  I've never had to to that in 4 years of
> > using a KVM with Linux.
> >
> > --Michael
> >
> > > On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 12:57, Grady Harris wrote:
> > > > Hey, y'all,
> > > >
> > > > I'm getting a second machine at home, where the space is scant &
> > > > the wiring is not something I want to strain. I'd rather not get a
> > > > second monitor, so I figure a KVM switch is the likeliest
> > > > alternative. I've read through the discussions of KVM switches on
> > > > the ALE list from last year & the previous, which have been real
> > > > helpful to me, since I've never used a switch before.
> > > >
> > > > Since I suspect that such might be overkill just for two machines,
> > > > I was wondering if anybody had suggestions for any alternatives,
> > > > since none has occurred to me.
> > > >
> > > > Grady Harris
> > > > Emory University Hospital Branch Library
> > > > 404-727-3090
> > > >
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