On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 21:53 -0500, jack wallen wrote: > Robert L Cochran wrote: > > Are the no-name-brand, two-port, USB 2.0 PS2 KVM switch boxes with two > > cables which sell for $14.99 and free shipping on EBay any good? Here is > > an example: item 140294824343 from seller insidecomputer. Recent > > discussions (from 2007) suggest IOGear and Trendnet switches as good > > brands. If I can get a cheap switch that works, though, I'm willing to > > do it. > > > > Thanks > > > > Bob Cochran > > Greenbelt, Maryland, USA > > > > > avoid them. i bought one on ebay - a cheap USB one. it did two things: > prevented Fedora from being able to read the modes from the monitor so I > couldn't get proper resolution and, even worse, killed every usb port on > my system. i now have to get a PCI usb card in order to use any USB device. > > so, yeah, i wouldn't bother. > If all the USB ports are dead, then the power supply for those ports (5v @1A/port) has probably blown a fuse or component. You may be able to get it fixed. Regards, Les H -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
