Hi, I use a Belkin SOHO KVM switch to access two PC running SLES8. The KVM Switch connects to the PC's via the USB Port. When I installed SLES I had to make sure that there was a suitable mouse in the USB port and then performed the installation. I then take the mouse out of the USB port relying on the KVM switch. Now whenever I reboot SLES the mouse stops working. The keyboard is fine (which is connected in exactly the same way). If I telnet to a stalled machine, and use Yast to unselect and reselect the mouse then restart X on that machine everything works again. Why is this happening, how can I ensure that the mouse keeps on working. The mouse is a logitech cordless mouse. Please note, until a couple of days ago I was using SUSE 8.2 and the problem did not manifest itself in this version. Any insight would be appreciated. Mike
Hello Mr. Rhys, I have a "d-link dkvm-2" KVM switch connecting two machines, one with suse 8.1 and the other with w2k. I have several problems with this kvm switch: 1-switching between computer, when returning to linux, mouse get accelerated and imprecise; 2-turning on w2k machine first and 8.1 in the second, suse shows the hw configurator, asking which mouse i would like to use; 3-sometimes when returning to linux mouse doesn't work anymore, must logout/login from kde; -and etc... I'm trying to find a switch that works ok. BR Marco Oliveira On Friday 25 April 2003 10:15, Michael Rhys wrote: Hi, I use a Belkin SOHO KVM switch to access two PC running SLES8. The KVM Switch connects to the PC's via the USB Port. When I installed SLES I had to make sure that there was a suitable mouse in the USB port and then performed the installation. I then take the mouse out of the USB port relying on the KVM switch. Now whenever I reboot SLES the mouse stops working. The keyboard is fine (which is connected in exactly the same way). If I telnet to a stalled machine, and use Yast to unselect and reselect the mouse then restart X on that machine everything works again. Why is this happening, how can I ensure that the mouse keeps on working. The mouse is a logitech cordless mouse. Please note, until a couple of days ago I was using SUSE 8.2 and the problem did not manifest itself in this version. Any insight would be appreciated. Mike
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Hello Mr. Rhys,
I have a "d-link dkvm-2" KVM switch connecting two machines, one with suse 8.1 and the other with w2k. I have several problems with this kvm switch:
1-switching between computer, when returning to linux, mouse get accelerated and imprecise;
2-turning on w2k machine first and 8.1 in the second, suse shows the hw configurator, asking which mouse i would like to use;
3-sometimes when returning to linux mouse doesn't work anymore, must logout/login from kde;
-and etc...
I'm trying to find a switch that works ok.
BR
Marco Oliveira
On Friday 25 April 2003 10:15, Michael Rhys wrote: Hi,
I use a Belkin SOHO KVM switch to access two PC running SLES8. The KVM Switch connects to the PC's via the USB Port.
When I installed SLES I had to make sure that there was a suitable mouse in the USB port and then performed the installation. I then take the mouse out of the USB port relying on the KVM switch.
Now whenever I reboot SLES the mouse stops working. The keyboard is fine (which is connected in exactly the same way).
If I telnet to a stalled machine, and use Yast to unselect and reselect the mouse then restart X on that machine everything works again.
Why is this happening, how can I ensure that the mouse keeps on working.
The mouse is a logitech cordless mouse.
Please note, until a couple of days ago I was using SUSE 8.2 and the problem did not manifest itself in this version.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Mike
1-switching between computer, when returning to linux, mouse get accelerated and imprecise;
2-turning on w2k machine first and 8.1 in the second, suse shows the hw configurator, asking which mouse i would like to use;
3-sometimes when returning to linux mouse doesn't work anymore, must logout/login from kde;
This came up just a couple of weeks ago. Your problem is the wheel mouse - the KVM doesn't handle it properly and the X server gets confused by the interrupted data stream. You don't need to log out of KDE, just use Ctrl-Alt-F1 then Ctrl-Alt-F7 to exit and reenter the desktop before you move the mouse after switching back to Linux. I've been doing that for a year or so and it always works for me. Just recently, however, I've started using VNC to access my Windows box. Now that's a great solution! -- "...our desktop is falling behind stability-wise and feature wise to KDE ...when I went to Mexico in December to the facility where we launched gnome, they had all switched to KDE3." - Miguel de Icaza, March 2003
I had the same problems with the DLink switch, hence switching to the Belkin one. I have had a couple of glitches in that on some occassions software switching doesn't transfer control properly but in those instances I just used the switches on the front. I have had no real problems with it, until I tried it with SLES8. It works fine with W2000/XP/SUSE8.0 and 8.2. Mike. On Friday 25 April 2003 11:22, Marco Oliveira wrote:
Hello Mr. Rhys,
I have a "d-link dkvm-2" KVM switch connecting two machines, one with suse 8.1 and the other with w2k. I have several problems with this kvm switch:
1-switching between computer, when returning to linux, mouse get accelerated and imprecise;
2-turning on w2k machine first and 8.1 in the second, suse shows the hw configurator, asking which mouse i would like to use;
3-sometimes when returning to linux mouse doesn't work anymore, must logout/login from kde;
-and etc...
I'm trying to find a switch that works ok.
BR
Marco Oliveira
On Friday 25 April 2003 10:15, Michael Rhys wrote: Hi,
I use a Belkin SOHO KVM switch to access two PC running SLES8. The KVM Switch connects to the PC's via the USB Port.
When I installed SLES I had to make sure that there was a suitable mouse in the USB port and then performed the installation. I then take the mouse out of the USB port relying on the KVM switch.
Now whenever I reboot SLES the mouse stops working. The keyboard is fine (which is connected in exactly the same way).
If I telnet to a stalled machine, and use Yast to unselect and reselect the mouse then restart X on that machine everything works again.
Why is this happening, how can I ensure that the mouse keeps on working.
The mouse is a logitech cordless mouse.
Please note, until a couple of days ago I was using SUSE 8.2 and the problem did not manifest itself in this version.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Mike
On Friday, April 25, 2003, at 05:22 AM, Marco Oliveira wrote:
Hello Mr. Rhys,
I have a "d-link dkvm-2" KVM switch connecting two machines, one with suse 8.1 and the other with w2k. I have several problems with this kvm switch:
1-switching between computer, when returning to linux, mouse get accelerated and imprecise;
2-turning on w2k machine first and 8.1 in the second, suse shows the hw /snip/
Now whenever I reboot SLES the mouse stops working. The keyboard is fine (which is connected in exactly the same way).
If I telnet to a stalled machine, and use Yast to unselect and reselect the mouse then restart X on that machine everything works again.
Why is this happening, how can I ensure that the mouse keeps on working.
The mouse is a logitech cordless mouse.
Please note, until a couple of days ago I was using SUSE 8.2 and the problem did not manifest itself in this version.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Mike
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I've run into this problem with the linxcel usb kvm and other ps2 kvms also. I would be interested in a solution also. thanks will
A similar issue was discussed last week under Subject "Re: [SLE] 8.2, Optical Mouse & KVM" Reason - XFree86 doesn't like being disconnected from Wheel Mice. Answer - Either forget about using 'M' part of KVM by adding a mouse to each, or when you switch back to Linux using the KVM, hit Ctrl-Alt-F1 then Ctrl-Alt-F7. Leaving and re-entering the X Server causes it to reinitialise the mouse port, which fixes the problem. (thx to Derek Fountain)
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