FC1 and Belkin OmniView 4-port switch

[Bob Hartung]

On the other hand, I have a Belkin 4-port PS/2  kvm switch that I use 
with FC1, SuSE, XP, and win2k.  So far no problems with any of these.  I 
did have an issue when I tried SuSE and had to change a mouse driver 
setup.  Otherwise no problem.

Bob Hartung

jdow wrote:

>From: "Karl Hakmiller" <karlh at concentric.net>
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>>I came across a Belkin switch (OmniView) at CompUSA that permits running
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>up to four computers using a single monitor, keyboard, mouse and
>speaker-set.  It sounds like a great space saver - I have an XP Home and an
>FC1 machine taking up most of the table space in my study - and it would be
>great to get rid of one of the monitors and such.
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>>But, I'm wondering if any listers have used this switch with a linux
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>machine before I buy it.  I don't mind set-up problems if they can be
>overcome with a little patience and work but I've been burned a couple of
>times lately with hardware having installation software which is only
>written for Windows machines.
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>I have an 8 port Onmiview. It's video quality is so low and support
>from Belkin so wretched I tend to urge people to avoid Belkin like
>poison.
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>A brand new unit oscillated on the video for certain brightness transitions.
>I arranged a replacement from Belkin. I received a VERY used unit that was
>in worse shape than the one I had. I subsequently took the original one
>apart, found something that rectified most of the problem, and am still
>limping along with it. The video still has unsatisfactory levels of video
>ringing. I will not be purchasing Belkin again for a VERY long time.
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>{^_^}   Joanne Dow said that.
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