I'm looking to get another KVM. The BIZTRANS 2-Port DVI KVM Switch w/ Audio Mic looks nice. Anyone have any experience with that? It's for DVI so I will be able to use my DVI ports. On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 19:04:41 -0500, Scot L. Harris <webid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 2005-03-27 at 18:28, RL wrote: > > On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:13:21 -0500, Beri, Rohit <linuxlist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > RL wrote: > > > > > > >I have XP and Fedora boxes in a belkin KVM. It works fine until I > > > >switch to XP when I'm in Fedora (usually in GNOME) and then come back > > > >to the Fedora box. Usually my mouse goes wild and I have to kill X. > > > >What can be done to correct this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > well I have the same config.... XP / FC3 and Belkin KVM... I had to > > > logout of my FC3 KDE Session after switching.... looked around no > > > answers... Now I have seperate mouse of each box. > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > -B > > > > > > > > > Few things I want to followup with: > > > > I tried this thanks to a link I found in google: > > > > edit drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.c and change > > > > if (psmouse->pktcnt && time_after(jiffies, psmouse->last + HZ/20)) to > > > > if (psmouse->pktcnt && time_after(jiffies, psmouse->last + 1*HZ)) > > > > That is for the 2.5 kernel, however, and the filename is slightly > > different than psmouse.c in 2.6. But I gave that a try, recompiled, > > but that didn't work. I will try that psmouse.proto=bare line. Is > > this something that can be corrected in a future kernel release? > > > > Also, there is another annoying issue with Fedora and my Belkin KVM. > > Not only does my mouse go wild at times, but at the command prompt > > (not X) text is pushed to the left where it becomes unreadable after I > > switch over from XP to Fedora. I have a Dell LCD, but I got a feeling > > it's that darn Belkin causing it. Is this also a common issue with > > Belkin KVMs? > > This is a long standing problem with Belkin KVM switches. Most people > find that using psmouse.proto=bare or psmouse.proto=imp resolves the > problem. As mentioned this will most likely cause the mouse wheel to > stop working. > > I recently picked up an Iomega 4 port KVM switch. Interestingly enough > linux seems to work fine with it but Windows 2000 seems to have problems > with the mouse. :) > > -- > Scot L. Harris > webid@xxxxxxxxxx > > Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain. > -- Friedrich von Schiller, "The Maid of Orleans", III, 6 > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
