Problem with monitor/keyboard/mouse switch

[Pedro Fernandes Macedo]

Dave wrote:

>From what I understand there are 2 types of KVM switches, a "Pass-through"
>and a "Store and Forward" type.  I've tried the Pass-through and they don't
>work in my situation either, drops the mouse & keyboard (USB) on my notebook
>& Linux firewall (Smoothwall).  I talked with the manufacturerof the one I
>tried and they suggested I try a more expensive "store and forward" type,
>which most product sheets do not list.
>
>I am now waiting for another manufacturer to get back to me before I try
>purchacing another KVM.
>Dave
>  
>

Maybe you could try this solution , posted today on fedora-devel-list. 
And I remmember seeing someone talking about it sometime ago on that list.

>On Monday 26 April 2004 00:25, Yen Chung-Tai wrote:
>  
>
>>> If I turn on the machine with Linux, after I login to a user, see the KDE
>>> environment showing up, I use my KVM to switch to my Windows XP machine,
>>> then switch back to Linux machine. At this moment, the mouse is out of
>>> control.
>>    
>>
>
>This was covered ... try the mailing list archives.
>
>You need something like psmouse.proto=imps as a kernel boot parameter if you 
>have a wheeled mouse.
>

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Pedro Macedo