On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 23:39 -0600, Kevin Freeman wrote: > On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 15:44 -0500, Matt Roth wrote: > > List members, > > > > I am experiencing compatibility problems with a Belkin OmniView PRO > > 8-Port KVM switch and Fedora Core 3. Any help you could provide > > A few years back I tried to use an 8-port ps/2 OmniView in a rack with > HP servers running Windows 2000 Server. The mouse/keyboard was not > being properly emulated (even though the marketing blurb stated it was) > and resulted in quickly losing console control after a couple of > switches, until we rebooted the servers. The "emulation" was so poor > that servers would not boot unless the KVM was switched to the server > while booting (educational test, of course all server BIOS settings by > default ignore keyboard errors on boot, well maybe now they do ... ). I > tried a replacement OmniView with the same results. So I tried a > Starview (StarTech brand) 8-port model and never had a problem again. > Maybe Belkin still uses the same flaky hardware/firmware. > > I never experienced a flickering screen with the above problems, just > loss of control. I am sure you have verified snug cable connections. > And I am baffled at how a "frozen screen" on the KVM can make the server > lock up. Maybe you can find a firmware update from Belkin to address > these issues. > > At home I have used an IOGear 2-port USB KVM for many years with no > trouble at all with various flavors of Redhat / Fedora and Windows. > i.e. I don't think the fault lies in the OS. > > If you want to try new hardware, this model > http://startech.com/ststore/itemdetail.cfm?ProductID=SV831D&mt= appears > to be similar to what I have installed. ---- the Belkins have a lousy reputation around here. I know because I own one and have to pass psmouse.proto=bare on the grub kernel line to keep it from going bananas which disables the wheel. Linksys seems to work pretty well Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
