KVM question

[jludwig]

On Thursday 17 March 2005 09:40 am, Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 17, 2005 at 07:24:36AM -0600, Barry S Densch wrote:
> > It seems my old Belkin Omni Cube 4-Port KVM switch causes Fedora Core 3
> > to freak out.
> >
> > After installing Core 3, I switched to another box. When I switched back
> > to Fedora the mouse went wacky and now all of my desktop settings are
> > completely messed-up.
> >
> > Q: Can I fix this issue?
>
> I think so.  Can you afford a better KVM than the Belkin?  I've not
> been very impressed with their products.
>
> > Q2: How do I restore the default Fedora core 3 desktop settings for
> > gnome?
>
> Caveat Linuxor: This is untried and uncertain:
>
> I think you can (1) log out, (2) either log in as root or Ctrl-Alt-F1
> to a text terminal and log in as yourself, or bring up a "safe"
> session or KDE, if you have it.  Now this next step is uncertain to
> me.  There are several .gnome* directories in your $HOME, to wit:
>
> .gnome
> .gnome2
> .gnome2_private
> .gnome-desktop
> .gnome-help-browser
> .gnome_private
>
> I'm reluctant to tell you to blow them all away, because you might
> lose some stuff you want to keep, though if desperate, you could.  Or
> you could start with .gnome and/or .gnome2.  The .gnome*_private
> directories have only passwords and such, so I doubt it'd be
> worthwhile to delete those.
>
> Sorry.  I'm not a GNOME expert.  I use AfterStep or IceWM.
>
> > I am using an early version Logitech cordless IR mouse. It appears to
> > work just fine until I use the KVM.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Barry
>
> Cheers,
If you haven't logged out "cntl alr bkspace" will restart X and you will 
'loose all your new settings'.



-- 
John H Ludwig