Only thing I might suggest is that you make sure that the usb HID modules are forced loaded at boot time. If they aren't insmod'ed, X won't see them, even if they're plugged in after the fact. I have in my /etc/rc.d/rc.local: insmod input hid mousedev IMPORTANT: this is rh8.0. it may vary for FC2. - Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: Sterling Lindsey <zoom61@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:10:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: FC2 USB keyyboard and mouse via a KVM switch support To: Fedora List <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> I have a small network that includes two FC servers and one XP client. The two servers, FC1 and FC2, are absolutely identicaI in hardware and BIOS except that FC1 has a second NIC that isn't needed in FC2. I am trying to use a USB KVM switch to minimize the amount of hardware required to implement consoles for the two servers. To avoid a long description here is my block diagram: My current situation is that ths console of FC1 works perfectly while that of FC2 does not. FC1 runs the 2.4.22-1.2188 kernel. I can select FC1 on the KVM switch and then boot FC1 and the console always comes up working. I can switch the KVM switch from FC1 to FC2 then back to FC1 and the console works fine. Anything I do works fine for FC1. This is not the case for FC2. With FC2 selected on the KVM switch it's no telling what will happen to the console when FC2 is booted. It usually takes around eight boot cycles to get the keyboard and mouse both to work. Sometimes the keyboard works but the mouse does not. Sometimes the mouse works but not the keyboard. Sometimes neither works. However when I finally do get the keyboard and mouse to work I am then able to switch between FC1 and FC2 with the KVM switch and continue to have the console for each. I run Cygwin on my XP client. Using Cygwin I can always login to either FC1 or FC2 with no problem. It doesn't matter what the current condition of FC2's console is I can always get access via Cygwin At times kudzu wants to run at boot time. This is usually of no help because the keyboard is usually dead so I am unable to enable it. If there is any way to configure FC2 such that following a boot cycle its console would always work I would appreciate knowing what it is. What follows are listings from the FC2 Hardware Browser: With keyboard detected and mouse detected ROM Drives Selected Device: Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-352B Manufacturer: Samsung Driver: none or built-in Device: /dev/scd0 Floppy Disks Selected Device: MITSUMI0 MITSUMI USB FDDD Manufacturer: MITSUMI0 Driver: usb-storage Hard Drives Selected Device: /dev/hda (Model: ST3120026A) Selected Device: /dev/sda (Model: IC25N020 ATCS04-0) Keyboards Selected Device: ATE0 4Ports KVM C Manufacturer: ATE0 Driver: keybdev Selected Device: USB MINI-Keyboard Manufacturer: Driver: keybdev Network devices Selected Device: VT6102 [Rhine-II] Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: via-rhine Device: /dev/eth0 Pointing devices Selected Device: ATE0 4Ports KVM C Manufacturer: ATE0 Driver: genericwheelusb Device: /dev/input/mice Selected Device: Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical Manufacturer: Microsoft Driver: grnericwheelusb Device: /dev/input/mice Sound cards Selected Device: VT8233/A/VT8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: snd-via82xx System Devices Selected Device: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 ehci_hcd EHCI Host Controller Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 ehci_hcd Driver: unknown Selected Device: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd Driver: unknown Selected Device: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd Driver: unknown Selected Device: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd Driver: unknown Selected Device: NEC Corp. HighSpeed Hub Manufacturer: NEC Corporation Driver: unknown Selected Device: unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Driver: unknown USB devices Selected Device: USB 2.0 Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: ehci-hcd Selected Device: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: uhci-hcd Selected Device: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: uhci-hcd Selected Device: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: uhci-hcd With keyboard detected but mouse not detected CD-ROM Drives Selected Device: Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-352B Manufacturer: Samsung Driver: none or built-in Device: /dev/scd0 Floppy Disks Selected Device: MITSUMI0 MITSUMI USB FDDD Manufacturer: MITSUMI0 Driver: usb-storage Hard Drives Selected Device: /dev/hda (Model: ST3120026A) Selected Device: /dev/sda (Model: IC25N020 ATCS04-0) Keyboards Selected Device: USB MINI-Keyboard Manufacturer: Driver: keybdev Network devices Selected Device: VT6102 [Rhine-II] Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: via-rhine Device: /dev/eth0 Pointing devices Selected Device: Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical Manufacturer: Microsoft Driver: grnericwheelusb Device: /dev/input/mice Sound cards Selected Device: VT8233/A/VT8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: snd-via82xx System Devices Selected Device: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 ehci_hcd EHCI Host Controller Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 ehci_hcd Driver: unknown Selected Device: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd Driver: unknown Selected Device: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd Driver: unknown Selected Device: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd Driver: unknown Selected Device: NEC Corp. HighSpeed Hub Manufacturer: NEC Corporation Driver: unknown Selected Device: unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Driver: unknown USB devices Selected Device: USB 2.0 Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: ehci-hcd Selected Device: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: uhci-hcd Selected Device: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: uhci-hcd Selected Device: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: uhci-hcd With keyboard not detected and mouse not detected CD-ROM Drives Selected Device: Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-352B Manufacturer: Samsung Driver: none or built-in Device: /dev/scd0 Floppy Disks Selected Device: MITSUMI0 MITSUMI USB FDDD Manufacturer: MITSUMI0 Driver: usb-storage Hard Drives Selected Device: /dev/hda (Model: ST3120026A) Selected Device: /dev/sda (Model: IC25N020 ATCS04-0) Keyboards Selected Device: ATE0 4Ports KVM C Manufacturer: ATE0 Driver: keybdev Selected Device: USB MINI-Keyboard Manufacturer: Driver: keybdev Network devices Selected Device: VT6102 [Rhine-II] Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: via-rhine Device: /dev/eth0 Pointing devices Selected Device: ATE0 4Ports KVM C Manufacturer: ATE0 Driver: genericwheelusb Device: /dev/input/mice Selected Device: Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical Manufacturer: Microsoft Driver: grnericwheelusb Device: /dev/input/mice Sound cards Selected Device: VT8233/A/VT8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: snd-via82xx System Devices Selected Device: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 ehci_hcd EHCI Host Controller Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 ehci_hcd Driver: unknown Selected Device: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd Driver: unknown Selected Device: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd Driver: unknown Selected Device: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 uhci_hcd Driver: unknown Selected Device: NEC Corp. HighSpeed Hub Manufacturer: NEC Corporation Driver: unknown Selected Device: unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Driver: unknown USB devices Selected Device: USB 2.0 Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: ehci-hcd Selected Device: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: uhci-hcd Selected Device: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: uhci-hcd Selected Device: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller Manufacturer: VIA Technologies Driver: uhci-hcd
