[fedora] Re: kernel 2.6 and KVM's

[Peter Loron]

We've been very happy with the IOGEAR MiniView III, at least with 
Windoze. Haven't had an opportunity to try it with Linux:

http://iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&product_id=284

-Pete

Fritz Whittington wrote:

> On or about 2004-05-18 05:37, Vernon A. Fort whipped out a trusty #2 
> pencil and scribbled:
> 
>> Chadley Wilson wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 2004-05-17 at 17:45, Vernon A. Fort wrote:
>>>  
>>>
>>>> Quick question, has anyone found either a hardware setup or a 
>>>> configuration tweek which will allow you to use the wheel mouse
>>>> with a KVM device (Curently I use the Belkin SOHO 4port + audio) 
>>>> under the 2.6* kernels.
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Vernon Strange that you should experience such a Problem. but I 
>>> have to ask a
>>> few Q's.
>>> Does the scroll work if the mouse is plugged directly into the PC, (no
>>> kvm)?
>>> What model KVM is it?
>>> Did you only experience the problem after migrating to the 2.6 kernel?
>>> Which kernel is it?
>>>
>>> The reason I must ask is I have over 40 Kvms on the production Line here
>>> and apart from dropping the mouse between switching we have never had
>>> any troubles with the scroll
>>>
>>> cheers
>>>
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>> Chadley,
>>  It's one of the newer Belkins SOHO 4 port with audio - I got it early 
>> last year.  The scroll mouse works under both kernels but with the 2.6 
>> kernel, when you switch back (using KDE) the mouse goes nuts, opening 
>> windows.  It completly looses control. The normal CTRL-ALT-F1 -> F7 
>> re-syncs the mouse under the 2.4 kernels but does not fix it under the 
>> 2.6.  Rebooting is the only way I have found to get mouse control back.
>>
>>  The resolution so far is not to use the belkins but before I switch 
>> brands, I want to make sure this problem is not an issue with other 
>> KVM's.
>>
>> Vernon
> 
> 
> Perhaps this solution isn't for you, but might work for some people on 
> the list.  I've been using an ATEN KVM for a few years now and was quite 
> happy with it.  Good video, even at 1600x1200.  But when I got a new MS 
> optical mouse with the two extra buttons, the KVM box was not passing 
> those through.  Wanting to use the extra buttons under Windows, I just 
> plugged the new mouse directly into the Windows machine, and my old 
> wheel-mouse into the Linux box.  Mice, after all, aren't nearly as big 
> as keyboards and CRTs!  As long as you only have 2, maybe 3 machines to 
> work with, this beats the $150-200 solution of a new KVM, and works just 
> fine, for me.
>