KVM and MOUSE problems - REVISED -- FILE PASTED IN

[Wolfgang Gill]

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 18:55:30 -0700, Craig White wrote
> On Tue, 2005-02-22 at 11:45  1000, Wolfgang Gill wrote:
> > On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:20:25 -0500, Henry Hartley wrote
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
> > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] 
> > > >> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 4:34 PM
> > > >> 
> > > >> DOH!!!! Sorry folks -- I quite neatly forgot to paste it in
> > > >> 
> > > >> Heres the grub.conf file
> > > >> 
> > > >> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> > > >> #
> > > >> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to
> > > this
> > > >> file # NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
> > > >> #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
> > > >> #          root (hd0,0)
> > > >> #          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda2
> > > >> #          initrd /initrd-version.img
> > > >> #boot=/dev/hda
> > > >> default=0
> > > >> timeout=10
> > > >> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> > > >> title Fedora Core (2.6.10-1.14_FC2)
> > > >> 	root (hd0,0)
> > > >> 	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.10-1.14_FC2 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
> > > 
> > > Change this line to:
> > > 
> > >  	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.10-1.14_FC2 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
> > > psmouse.proto=bare
> > > 
> > > >> 	initrd /initrd-2.6.10-1.14_FC2.img
> > > >> title Fedora Core (2.6.5-1.358)
> > > >> 	root (hd0,0)
> > > >> 	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.5-1.358 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
> > > >> 	initrd /initrd-2.6.5-1.358.img
> > > 
> > > You can also test this without changing grub.conf by editing this 
> > > line from grub during the boot process.  When the grub menu appears, 
> > > hit an arrow key to stop the timer (you have 10 seconds based on the 
> > > timeout in your grub.conf).  Once the timer is stopped, you'll have 
> > > time to read the text under the available boot options.  What you 
> > > want to do is select the one you want to edit (most likely the top 
> > > one) and hit the letter <a>.  Type the stuff you want to add at the 
> > > end (the psmouse stuff) and hit enter.
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Henry
> > 
> > If none of the suggestions to fix the Belkin KVM problems, that were suggested
> > on this list work for you. (As it has with me, all the suggestions didn't seem
> > to work with my Belkin KVM). Trash it and get a D-Link DKVM-2K/DKVM-4K. I
> > replaced mine with the D-Link DKVM-4K and I no longer have any more mouse
> > problems. Personlly, one shouldn't have to stuff around with the OS just to
> > get a mouse to work properly that's connected to a KVM.
> > 
> > Now, I don't even have to stuff around with the OS settngs for ALL the
> > functions on the mouse to work. (I.E. Mouse wheel, all 8 buttons etc, and I
> > use a Logitech MX700 Optical Mouse on this system)
> ----
> not that I am knocking the advice - only that my observation is that
> appending 'psmouse.proto=bare' to the kernel line in /boot/grub/grub.lst
> has ALWAYS worked - but it does disable the scroll wheel.
> 
> Craig

No Problems. I tend to get used to using the scroll wheel alot. So that wasn't
really an option for me. Especially when one uses it alot on one system, and
can't on the other due to KVM problems.

Wolf
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