Re: [tlug] SuSE 10

["Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon" <ronfaxon@example.com>]

Scott Robbins wrote:

> > [LHS] through a two-machine KVM switch... until now.  Hopefully, the loss of
> > mouse support in the middle of the install (not a big issue since I can
> > just use the Tab key) will go away upon completion of the upgrade, but
> > I'm  not optimistically hopeful and expect the problem to persist.  Is
> > it asking too much to expect PS/2 mouse support?
> >    
>
> KVM switches can give problems with all sorts of operating systems.  2
> years ago, I couldn't switch from a BSD box without having the mouse go
> crazy when I went back to it.   Now my FreeBSD boxes are fine, but (and
> this ~might~ have only started happening with 2.6 kernels, but my memory
> is hazy) nowadays, I find that several different Linux distributions are
> prone to mouse problems on a KVM.  
>
> So, I don't think this is SuSE per se, I suspect it's the KVM switch,
> and possibly the kernel.  
>
> At any rate, I suspect the trouble lies, not in SuSE's mouse support but
> in handling the KVM.
>  

Are newer KVM switches any better?  Or am I just going to have to 
abondone them?  I hope not, as I don't have the physical space to hook 
up a monitor for each and every computer....

........  Durring that pause I spilled a cup of green tea into my 
kayboard.... %^#%#%$#%#%$!!!!  I dumped it out and shook it, and the 
keys seem to be working, but the sound seems muffled... uh oh......

Lyle