[NCLUG] KRUD & KVM?

Goates, Bob Bob.Goates at echostar.com
Mon Jun 20 08:58:55 MDT 2005


I've found that my KVM will often cause problems with the 
mouse if I move the mouse before the KVM has finished 
switching.  -  Bob Goates

On Monday 13 June 2005 14:42, Onyx wrote:
> Rich,
> I don't have any suggestions, but I have had similar 
experiences with  
> FC2.  My problem is that if I am working with FC2 through 
a KVM, and  
> I switch to another machine and then return, the mouse 
control goes  
> haywire, with movements of the mouse causing sporadic 
jumps of the  
> pointer across the screen.  I usually have to reboot to 
correct the  
> problem.
> One question though... if you hook up the peripherals 
directly to the  
> machine, does the problem disappear?  Just curious, since 
I could not  
> gather that from your e-mail.
> 
> - Onyx
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> On Jun 13, 2005, at 12:33 PM, Rich Young wrote:
> 
> > Hey, all-
> >     I was working on a KRUD installation last night 
using a box
> > connected to a KVM switch.  It detected keyboard, mouse 
and monitor
> > successfully, but when it went to start X it hung and I 
had to start
> > over.  Rebooting and starting over led to the same 
problem each time,
> > and I never got past it.
> >
> >     Now, I wasn't switching the KVM switch at all - it 
was set to
> > the box I was working on from powerup through the 
hang-up.  And I
> > haven't yet crawled around recabling to see if it's 
really  
> > unrelated to
> > the KVM switch.  But I've installed to this box before 
without  
> > trouble,
> > and I think it really has to be the KVM switch causing 
the problems.
> >
> >     Does anyone have any experience/suggestions with KVM 
and
> > KRUD/Fedora installation?
> >
> > --Rich
> >
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