[NTLUG:Discuss] KVM, Mandrake and Mouse Problem

[Chris Cox]

I don't have the answer... however my KVM (the el-cheapo Linksys...the
one that says Linksys on it but really isn't made by them)
has problem with my wheel mouse.  I have one machine connected
serial to the KVM and it works fine using Intellimouse protocol.
The other machine is connected PS2 port and the wheel is not
recognized.  In fact when that machine is booted into Windows,
Windows won't see the mouse at all unless you move it while
it's booting up (so... Linux actually behaves better than
Windows in this case).

KVM difficulties are a common problem.  I'm sure some will have
their favorite recommendations... I'm not sure if I'd gurantee
anything unless I was the actual engineer who designed the
KVM though :-)

nf0 wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> I was wondering if any one here could provide me with some
> help. I've got a Mandrake 8.1 box running on a "old school"
> manual KVM, everytime i swtich from computer to computer i
> loose my mouse on the Mandrake box. This doesn't happen with
> the Red Hat box or the Windoze box. Does anybody have any
> ideas? It maybe time to get a new KVM that keeps the ports
> "live" while switching.
> 
> Thanks,
> Josh
> 
> nf0
> http://www.10500bc.org
> http://www.coredumpz.com
> _______________________________________________
> http://www.ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss