Izaak Bozof (izaak.bozof@lexicon.ins.com)
Mon, 05 Apr 1999 12:00:52 -0400
Paul
The Cybex box supplies constant circuit.
The problem is not that the keyboard ~dies~. The problem is that once the
system is at the MILO prompt, the keyboard mapping goes nuts. The keyboard
is working fine in srm and arc -- switching, rebooting, etc etc. Running
NT on the exact same machine and config doesn't display problems with the
keyboard. It's only while in MILO.
Also, if I boot the kernel from SRM, to run the setup, everything works
fine (in the RH installation). Problem is, I don't know how to set up the
system to boot properly from srm. (i don't want to do this, I just tried
it as a test for the keyboard)
At 10:08 AM 4/5/99 -0400, you wrote:
>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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