RE: KVM and MOUSE problems - REVISED -- FILE PASTED IN

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On Tue, 2005-02-22 at 11:45 +1000, Wolfgang Gill wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:20:25 -0500, Henry Hartley wrote
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] 
> > >> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 4:34 PM
> > >> 
> > >> DOH!!!! Sorry folks -- I quite neatly forgot to paste it in
> > >> 
> > >> Heres the grub.conf file
> > >> 
> > >> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> > >> #
> > >> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to
> > this
> > >> file # NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
> > >> #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
> > >> #          root (hd0,0)
> > >> #          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda2
> > >> #          initrd /initrd-version.img
> > >> #boot=/dev/hda
> > >> default=0
> > >> timeout=10
> > >> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> > >> title Fedora Core (2.6.10-1.14_FC2)
> > >> 	root (hd0,0)
> > >> 	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.10-1.14_FC2 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
> > 
> > Change this line to:
> > 
> >  	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.10-1.14_FC2 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
> > psmouse.proto=bare
> > 
> > >> 	initrd /initrd-2.6.10-1.14_FC2.img
> > >> title Fedora Core (2.6.5-1.358)
> > >> 	root (hd0,0)
> > >> 	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.5-1.358 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
> > >> 	initrd /initrd-2.6.5-1.358.img
> > 
> > You can also test this without changing grub.conf by editing this 
> > line from grub during the boot process.  When the grub menu appears, 
> > hit an arrow key to stop the timer (you have 10 seconds based on the 
> > timeout in your grub.conf).  Once the timer is stopped, you'll have 
> > time to read the text under the available boot options.  What you 
> > want to do is select the one you want to edit (most likely the top 
> > one) and hit the letter <a>.  Type the stuff you want to add at the 
> > end (the psmouse stuff) and hit enter.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Henry
> 
> If none of the suggestions to fix the Belkin KVM problems, that were suggested
> on this list work for you. (As it has with me, all the suggestions didn't seem
> to work with my Belkin KVM). Trash it and get a D-Link DKVM-2K/DKVM-4K. I
> replaced mine with the D-Link DKVM-4K and I no longer have any more mouse
> problems. Personlly, one shouldn't have to stuff around with the OS just to
> get a mouse to work properly that's connected to a KVM.
> 
> Now, I don't even have to stuff around with the OS settngs for ALL the
> functions on the mouse to work. (I.E. Mouse wheel, all 8 buttons etc, and I
> use a Logitech MX700 Optical Mouse on this system)
----
not that I am knocking the advice - only that my observation is that
appending 'psmouse.proto=bare' to the kernel line in /boot/grub/grub.lst
has ALWAYS worked - but it does disable the scroll wheel.

Craig


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