Paul B. Brown (pbrown@btechnet.com)
Mon, 5 Apr 1999 10:08:31 -0400 (EDT)
Gang,
The UDB dies because it needs a constant circuit with it's keyboard and
mouse. Mechanical switches do not do this. What is required is an
electronic switch that can maintain the connection.
Paul
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On Mon, 5 Apr 1999, Robert Bowles wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 03, 1999 at 09:42:54PM -0500, Izaak Bozof wrote:
> >
> > Is anyone out there successfully running aLinux boxes with a Cybex Commander?
> >
> > (if you don't know what a cybex is, they are used to connect multiple
> > pc/wkstn to single monitor/kb/maus).
> >
> Yup, a KVM-switch.
>
> > I have been hassling with a UDB connected to a cybex. The kb works fine in
> > SRM or in ARC, and also with installing NT or DU, but when trying to
> > install RH aLinux, the keyboard mapping dies at the MILO> prompt.
> >
> What do you mean by "dies"?
> One normal-kbd I had exhibited completely random behavior
> when plugged into an LX164 with the rh5.2-milo. This was fixed
> by dropping a newer (essentially a bugfix) MILO onto the box.
> (check alphalinux.org for details)
>
> Maybe your Cybex unit is sending some keysym or modifier that
> milo is checking for... I've seen auto-kvm's (at work) act odd,
> sometimes failing to register key-releases, etc.
>
> On another topic, why are you using a kvm-switch with Alphas?
> I thought their only reason for existance was for
> architectures whose bioses aren't serial-port capable.
>
> > I have now duplicated this problem on the AS 200 and the AS 400. All of
> > these machines work fine in combination with a cybex on NT or DU. And all
> > of them fail when connected to cybex while installing RH linux.
> >
> > Any one got any insight on this?
> >
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