Paul B. Brown (pbrown@btechnet.com)
Mon, 5 Apr 1999 12:51:09 -0400 (EDT)
Izaak,
Whoa! Nasty problem. What is Milo doing with the keyboard input that
causes it to screwup?? Hummm . . . . We also played with Cybex switches
but found out that when Intel/NT servers and HP UNIX servers were put on
the same switch things went haywire. We upgraded to BlackBox Multi-
Platform switches ($1,000.00 per 4 port switch) and things went smoothly
again. I was told by Black Box that it's a matter of sensitivity and
"Quality of Manufacture".
Paul
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul B. Brown pbrown@btechnet.com
President
Brown Technologies Network, Inc. http://www.btechnet.com/
Unix Systems Administration "Sailing is a state of mind . . . ."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
On Mon, 5 Apr 1999, Izaak Bozof wrote:
> 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
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Paul B. Brown pbrown@btechnet.com
> >President
> >Brown Technologies Network, Inc. http://www.btechnet.com/
> >
> >Unix Systems Administration "Sailing is a state of mind . . . ."
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >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?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > To unsubscribe: send e-mail to axp-list-request@redhat.com with
> >> > 'unsubscribe' as the subject. Do not send it to axp-list@redhat.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> --
> >> void rbowles(int sig)
> >> {
> >> signal(sig, rbowles);
> >> raise(sig);
> >> }
> >>
> >> --
> >> To unsubscribe: send e-mail to axp-list-request@redhat.com with
> >> 'unsubscribe' as the subject. Do not send it to axp-list@redhat.com
> >>
> >
> >--
> >To unsubscribe: send e-mail to axp-list-request@redhat.com with
> >'unsubscribe' as the subject. Do not send it to axp-list@redhat.com
> >
>
-- To unsubscribe: send e-mail to axp-list-request@redhat.com with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. Do not send it to axp-list@redhat.com
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.0b3 on Mon Apr 05 1999 - 10:00:05 PDT