I am using a 4 port Linksys switch with a Logitech mouse. It work fine for me all the time except when I switch between X and console mode, but it can be fix by turning off gdm. However, I think the problem exist because of my mouse. HTH.
Here is the link to that switch http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=137&grid=25 Robin > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tim Evans > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 1:59 AM > To: Randy Kramer > Subject: Re[2]: [newbie] Problem with Mouse Freezing. > > > Hello Randy, > > Friday, January 04, 2002, 1:26:51 AM, you wrote: > > RK> Tim Evans wrote: > >> I'm a newbie, having just installed Mdk8.1 as a dual boot with my > >> Win2K machine. > >> > >> The problem is I have 3 machines which use a Video/Keyboard/Mouse > >> switch. If I start Mdk8.1 everything is fine, but once I > switch to > >> one of the other machines and then switch back, the Mouse has > >> Frozen..:( > >> > >> Is there any way to unfreeze the mouse with out shutting down? > > RK> Tim, > > RK> Sorry, I can't answer you're question positively, I > really wanted to > RK> ask you a question -- what brand/model of KVM are you > using, and is > RK> it set up for PS/2 or AT type ports (or USB)? > > Its a cheap Mechanical one, that has PS/2 Ports for both > Mouse and keyboard, works fine with Win NT and Win2k..:( > > RK> I'm still using a mechanical KVM with AT ports, with > three computers > RK> that use AT ports and one that uses PS/2 ports. The > (PS/2) keyboard > RK> words fine works fine through the KVM to the PS/2 computer with > RK> appropriate adapters, but I had no luck at all with the > PS/2 mouse > RK> port, so I set that computer up to use the serial port for the > RK> mouse. I'd be interested in any experiences you've had along > RK> similar lines. > > RK> I had planned to upgrade to an electronic KVM, but had trouble > RK> determining whether it would work properly, and, in the end, it > RK> ain't broke, so I decided not to fix it (for the time being). > > RK> Thanks, > RK> Randy Kramer > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Tim mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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