RE: [SLE] Mouse/KVM problem with SuSE 9.1 (but OK with 8.x)

From: Richard Mixon (qwest) (rnmixon_at_qwest.net)
Date: 07/26/04

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    James Knott wrote:
    > David Johanson wrote:
    >
    >>
    >> > In Red Hat 7.3 and SuSE
    >>
    >>> 9.0, it was a simple matter to clear the problem by switching to a
    >>> text console and then back to the desktop. However, this doesn't
    >>> seem to work with 9.1, which is why I'm running 9.0 on my desktop.
    >>> Incidentally, in Red Hat, I found turning off Z-axis would fix the
    >>> problem, but then the scroll wheel wouldn't work. Also, some
    >>> switches are better than others. I'm currently working on a system
    >>> running SuSE Standard Server 8, and it doesn't have a problem with
    >>> the KVM switch. That system is running on server hardware, where
    >>> KVMs are often used, so that might be a factor.
    >>>
    >> Thanks for the fix.
    >>
    >> dave
    >>
    >
    > So, you're saying switching to a text console clears it for you? It
    > certainly would be nice if it also worked in 9.1, so that all three
    > Linux systems here could be the same version. I have 9.1 on my
    > firewall, but since I didn't enable a graphical desktop on
    > it, the KVM
    > is not an issue. I also run 9.1 on my ThinkPad, which isn't connected
    > to the KVM. My other computer runs OS/2, which doesn't have
    > a problem
    > with the KVM switch.

    Not sure if this will shed any light, but I also have problems with a
    Belkin OmniCube 4 port KVM with three Linux and one Windows machines
    connected to it.

    My mouse is usually OK, occasionally under Linux it goes wild. I then
    unplug/replug it from/to the KVM - Linux recognizes new hardware and all
    is fine.

    The more difficult, frequent problem is keyboard lockup. When I switch
    between machines the keyboard will not be active. Again, I can usually
    plug/unplug the keyboard cable at the KVM and I will get keyboard
    control back. On Windows, I keep the Keyboard Control Panel applet in a
    desktop corner. Just starting the applet and dismissing it with the OK
    button fixes the problem. On Linux, the keyboard panel does not seem to
    have the same effect, so I must physically unplug/replug the keyboard
    cable. After hundreds of times of doing this my connectors are just
    about shot.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks - Richard 

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