FC4 - KVM mouse needing reset

[Andy Pieters]

I don't know how to refresh the mouse from the commandline, but why not try , 
since you are already near the box, to remove the mousecable that runs to the 
box and plug it back in?

HTH

Andy

On Tuesday 22 November 2005 16:29, Doug Coats wrote:
> I have checked the cables and they are fine.  As I eluded if I reboot
> then it comes up just fine.  It is only after it sits for a while and
> I come back the boxes do I occasionally have problems.
>
> I just checked the switch (8 ports) that has multiple OS's hooked up
> to it and here is the current status.
>
> P1: FC2 - Fine
> P2: FC4 - Mouse not functioning correctly
> P3: FC4 - Mouse not functioning correctly
> P4: Win2003 - Fine
> P5: Win2003 - Fine
> P6: FC4 - Fine
> P7: Empty
> P8: XP Pro - Fine
>
> This summer I upgraded the To FC4 on the 3 different boxes and that is
> when the trouble started.  I usually SSH into them and do everything
> from the command line but sometimes you need to access the box
> directly.  Other people are using these servers so I just can't reboot
> them every time the mouse decides to act up.
>
> The KVM switch does send a signal to the machines so that they think
> there is a mouse, keyboard, and monitor there all of the time.  I
> really thing this a FC4 issue from my months of experience with it.
>
> How do I, from the command line, tell it to refresh the mouse?
>
> On 11/22/05, Andy Pieters <mailings at vlaamse-kern.com> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Could it be that the keyboard gets connected to the mouse?
> >
> > 4. Is your KVM a digital one that simulates the keyb, mouse, monitor when
> > it is not selected?  Say you have it on A, it will simulate that there is
> > a mouse/keyb/monitor on B,C,D,E so that the system doesn't think it's
> > crippled? If that's the case, maybe its getting time to change the box.
> > 5. In case it's a manual switch, make sure the switch doesn't stay
> > between two positions.  You usually notice this on the screen as it will
> > have an impact on brightness and colors.

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