PS/2 peripherals

Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
Thu Mar 8 19:51:09 UTC 2007


Anne Wilson wrote:

>> The KVMs are supposed to do that, but apparently it is more complicated
>> than it used to be with auto-detection and maybe even initialization of
>> different device types. Some older ones don't work with mice with scroll
>> wheels and I've always had trouble getting linux and windows to share
>> one properly on KVMs that work with a 3-button mouse.
>>
> No offense, Les, but these comments need to be accompanied by a YMMV.
> 
> I work all the time with two linux boxes under this desk, connected to a 
> Belkin PS/2 KVM.  It behaves faultlessly.  From what I have read, USB KVMs 
> are more problematic, though.

The problem case I have is switching between Linux and Windows on the 
same kvm with a wheel mouse - and you may be right that some of them 
will work.  With mine, whichever was switched to the kvm when the 
machine was rebooted would work, but then switching back to the other 
machine would make the mouse go wild.  A nicer approach when you use 
both frequently is to add a monitor to the other machine and run synergy 
to share the keyboard/mouse like it was a dual-headed box.  On a pair of 
machines I use less frequently I just use a 3-button mouse.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell at gmail.com




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