RE: [newbie] KVM Switch and Mouse
To answer your question, the installer didn't recognize the mouse throught the KVM switch. Do you know how to drive the Mandrake Control Center when the mouse doesn't work? I tried tabbing within the fields but this doesn't seem to work. I can keep switching the plugs, but I was hoping to try something easier. Thanks, Ross From: Brandon Vanderberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] KVM Switch and Mouse Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 11:38:16 -0800 I've got the same setup and haven't noticed any issues. Did you install linux with the kvm attached? If so, could the os see the mouse during install? If you didn't, you might wanna go into the control center and see if you can try different mouse types/settings. HTH ~Brandon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ross Bleakney Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 10:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] KVM Switch and Mouse I recently attached a KVM switch between my Linux box and Windows box. The monitor switches just fine. However, the mouse doesn't work. I looked on the XFree-Newbie archives, and is common for people to have trouble with their mice through a KVM switch. However, people have skittery mice. I have no mouse input at all. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks, Ross P.S. I don't see anyway of searching the Mandrake-Newbie list archives, short of searching the entire Mandrake site (www.mandrakelinux.com). Does anyone know of a way to search the archives? _ The new MSN 8 is here: Try it free* for 2 months http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] KVM Switch and Mouse
Check out http://www.cinlug.org/forums/web_board/1014471387/index_html. Looks like some ppl are able to get it working with either of two workarounds. Both involved re-initializing the mouse by going to text and back. One was restarting x, which doesn't sound like it would help you, but the other sounded interesting. CTRL ALT F1, then CTRL ALT F7. I don't know if that applies to install mode, but maybe. I do know that from the install screen you can get to the text stuff, perhaps with different key combinations. I'm wondering if beginning installation in text mode might also help. Hope some of this might get you going. p.s. I don't know how to navigate through the install screens on keyboard alone, sorry. ~Brandon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ross Bleakney Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] KVM Switch and Mouse To answer your question, the installer didn't recognize the mouse throught the KVM switch. Do you know how to drive the Mandrake Control Center when the mouse doesn't work? I tried tabbing within the fields but this doesn't seem to work. I can keep switching the plugs, but I was hoping to try something easier. Thanks, Ross From: Brandon Vanderberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] KVM Switch and Mouse Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 11:38:16 -0800 I've got the same setup and haven't noticed any issues. Did you install linux with the kvm attached? If so, could the os see the mouse during install? If you didn't, you might wanna go into the control center and see if you can try different mouse types/settings. HTH ~Brandon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ross Bleakney Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 10:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] KVM Switch and Mouse I recently attached a KVM switch between my Linux box and Windows box. The monitor switches just fine. However, the mouse doesn't work. I looked on the XFree-Newbie archives, and is common for people to have trouble with their mice through a KVM switch. However, people have skittery mice. I have no mouse input at all. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks, Ross P.S. I don't see anyway of searching the Mandrake-Newbie list archives, short of searching the entire Mandrake site (www.mandrakelinux.com). Does anyone know of a way to search the archives? _ The new MSN 8 is here: Try it free* for 2 months http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KVM Switch and Mouse
On Wednesday 01 January 2003 01:46 pm, Ross Bleakney wrote: I recently attached a KVM switch between my Linux box and Windows box. The monitor switches just fine. However, the mouse doesn't work. I looked on the XFree-Newbie archives, and is common for people to have trouble with their mice through a KVM switch. However, people have skittery mice. I have no mouse input at all. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks, Ross P.S. I don't see anyway of searching the Mandrake-Newbie list archives, short of searching the entire Mandrake site (www.mandrakelinux.com). Does anyone know of a way to search the archives? Ross: In answer to your second question, you can search the list archives here: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-newbier=1w=2 (There's a way of doing it from the mandrake site, too, but it's much more clumsy.) BTW, going to the site entrance at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/ will lead you to the archives of just about any mail list that exists. HTH. -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KVM Switch and Mouse
On Wednesday 01 January 2003 01:46 pm, you wrote: I recently attached a KVM switch between my Linux box and Windows box. The monitor switches just fine. However, the mouse doesn't work. I looked on the XFree-Newbie archives, and is common for people to have trouble with their mice through a KVM switch. However, people have skittery mice. I have no mouse input at all. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks, Ross P.S. I don't see anyway of searching the Mandrake-Newbie list archives, short of searching the entire Mandrake site (www.mandrakelinux.com). Does anyone know of a way to search the archives? Hi Ross All KVM'S aren't created equal. My Belkin OmniView maintains the mouse 'presence' when I switch from box to box, so they all think it's plugged in. I had to return a cheaper KVM that locked up like yours. Lee _ The new MSN 8 is here: Try it free* for 2 months http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup -- Registered Linux user #223705 Give me ambiguity or give me something else. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] KVM Switch and Mouse
I've got the same setup and haven't noticed any issues. Did you install linux with the kvm attached? If so, could the os see the mouse during install? If you didn't, you might wanna go into the control center and see if you can try different mouse types/settings. HTH ~Brandon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ross Bleakney Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 10:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] KVM Switch and Mouse I recently attached a KVM switch between my Linux box and Windows box. The monitor switches just fine. However, the mouse doesn't work. I looked on the XFree-Newbie archives, and is common for people to have trouble with their mice through a KVM switch. However, people have skittery mice. I have no mouse input at all. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks, Ross P.S. I don't see anyway of searching the Mandrake-Newbie list archives, short of searching the entire Mandrake site (www.mandrakelinux.com). Does anyone know of a way to search the archives? _ The new MSN 8 is here: Try it free* for 2 months http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
