Re: Yet another mouse problem.-- solved

[tony mollica <tmollica@silcom.com>]

I took a chance this weekend and purchased a Belkin 4-port KVM 
switch to replace my
very old Protec unit.  It works, I have no problems switching 
between computers now.
This new Belkin unit is not an Omniview, or at least does not 
say that on the box.  I
tried to find a Cybex unit, but I was in a rush and there were 
none available here in
town.



Eric van der Paardt wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tony mollica [mailto:tjm3@threedogs.net]
> > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 1:17 PM
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Yet another mouse problem..
> >
> > My mouse is working almost normally.  However, I use a KVM
> > switch to change between two computers.  I recently 'upgraded'
> > to testing and now have a problem with the mouse working normally
> > when switched from #1 box to #2 box and then back again.  Mouse goes
> > crazy and needs to have the psmouse driver reloaded to get back
> >  to normal.  I spotted a console message about the mouse losing
> > sync.
> > The second box is winxp and there is no problem switching
> > to and from that computer.  Linux computer is using Debian
> > testing with the 2.6.8 kernel with the mousedev and psmouse drivers
> > from the default installation.  The mouse worked normally with the
> > KVM switch and Debian Woody, 2.4.25 kernel.
> >
> > Any suggestions?  The KVM switch is about 3 years old, maybe
> > time for a better upgrade.
>
>
>
> I have a belkin omniview with two windows servers and two linux boxes on
> it.  Both of my linux boxes have this very same problem (I have only
> used cybex KVMs in the past and never had this issue switching between
> windows and linux).
>
> Down and dirty solution is to unplug the mouse or *sometimes* reset the
> KVM to get the mouse working correctly.
>
> If you find a better solution please reply to the list because I know I
> would like to know it.
>
> E

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tony
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