RE: [SLE] KVM switch?

On Thursday, June 01, 2006 @ 12:56 PM, Kevan Farmer wrote:

On 01/06/06, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:

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To all those who are having problems switching the mouse between Windows and the SuSE XWindows session, I have successfully used the below procedure and it works EVERY time.

I have a no name desktop 2 node PS/@ switch. Whenever I want to switch to Windows from Linux, then I make certain that the Linux is on CLI ie Ctrl-Alt=F2 before I toggle the switch.

I can then 'work' in Windows and when I want my real OS back, I switch the switch and am greeted by a blank screen. I Ctrl-Alt=F7 and XWindows returns with full mouse capability.

The key is that Linux MUST be in CLI mode before switching else you will lose mouse connectivity when switching back and possibly kb too.

HiH, although with the comments on this list I will be investing in a IOGear switch as soon as financially possible.

I have been successfully using a Linksys KVM to switch between SuSE10/Knoppix/Kubuntu (dependent upon which drive I happen to have in at the time) and a Windows 2000 PC. The KVM is a simple block of plastic with leads coming out of it. It is not a nice looking switch box but it does the business and I have never had to go into the CLI in Linux to switch either way :-)

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Kevan Farmer

I have an 3+ year old IOGEAR MINIVIEW fully USB KVM switch that has never failed to switch back and forth between my two machines without any problems with either the mouse or the keyboard. Greg Wallace -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com