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On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 18:05:55 -1000 Jerome Lyles
On Tuesday 15 June 2004 03:20 pm, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:
From: Jerome Lyles
On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 13:01, Jerome Lyles wrote: I have two computers using a 4-way kvm switch to share a monitor and a usb keyboard and mouse. One machine was upgraded to 9.1
writes: the other is still 9.0. The problem is that if I set the switch to an empty channel (no signal to the monitor then) for longer than about eight hours overnight) and then go back to the channel the 9.1 is on I get no keyboard or mouse response. Sometimes I hear the two system beeps when the usb is initiated sometimes not. I plugged in another usb keyboard directly into the 9.1 machine-no response. So far the only way around this is to hit the reset button.
Any ideas on what is happening here?
Thanks, Jerome <snip> what is the make and model of the KB?
Belkin OmniView 4-port KVM/audio/USB Switch
have you tested it on another machine?
I have two machines attached at the moment. One running 9.0.
Did you change any hardware since this problem arose or was this always a
On Thursday 17 June 2004 06:12 am, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote: problem?
No changes of hardware. The problem only showed up when I updated to
9.1.
One thing left power save function either in the KVM or software. Check the 9.1 books for shutting off power save. Myself I just power off the monitor as the big hog and leave the system up.
I think it's the software.
I am not sure if its ACPI or ACP as a search term. As I remember with laptops this is a bugger of a problem. Cant say I ever heard it making desktops crazy.
It's ACPI, I rebooted and set ACPI=off option. I will post if it is solved after testing.
I suppose next we will have USB controlled TippLite surge protectors which allow us to use the KB to turn off the monitor and whatever else.
CWSIV
Thannks, Jerome