[ale] KVM switch?

[roberth1954 at aim.com]

While we're on the subject of KVM switches... does anyone make a PCI 
expansion board, and accompanying software, that will turn my Linux 
computer into a KVM switch? In other words, connect the KVM cables from 
all my other computers directly to my KVM computer that will have a 
very large screen so I can work on multiple computers simultaneously.


 -----Original Message-----
 From: Jeff Hubbs <hbbs at comcast.net>
 To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
 Sent: Sat, 27 May 2006 13:16:27 -0400
 Subject: Re: [ale] KVM switch?

 But could non-selected machines boot up OK?

 Courtney Thomas wrote:

  >I also use Belkin [6 port OmniView] and have no problems whatsoever 
with
 >half a dozen OSes of various flavors and it was cheap.
 >
 >HTH,
 >Courtney
 >
 >Christopher Fowler wrote:
 >
 >
 >>On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 18:33 -0400, roberth1954 at aim.com wrote:
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >>>I have a Belkin "OmniCube" and have a problem with mouse sync
 >>>too... As it turned out, the problem was NOT Linux but was actually
  >>>Gnome. I tried it with at least 5 different distro's and the ones 
that
 >>>use Gnome (Ubuntu, Fedora) have a problem (it started with Gnome
 >>>v2) but, the ones with KDE (Kubuntu, Suse) are fine. I would set the
  >>>KVM switch on my Gnome box and as long as I didn't change the port 
it
  >>>would work great all day. However, if I ever changed to another 
box, I
 >>>would literally have to power boot the Gnome box to make it work
 >>>again. (ctl+alt+bs did not work)
 >>>
 >>>
  >>I was thinking my PC was screwy. My problem is even more weird. I 
have
 >>a Belkin 2 port. This happens when I switch ports. Even rebooting the
  >>Linux box does not help. This switch gets its power from the PS/2 
ports
 >>to to get my mouse back in sync I have to power off the switch by
  >>turning everything off and unplugging power to everything. This in 
turn
  >>"restarts" the KVM. It then works fine until I switch again. I now 
use
  >>a USB mouse and manually switch that mouse as needed. I've given up 
on
 >>getting the KVM to work and based on the comments here it maybe a
 >>problem that is not solved by using another KVM.
 >>
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