[CentOS] usb error when using Belkin 2-port KVM switch F1DL102U

[Jim Perrin]

On 12/15/05, Ron Jones <ron.jones at rej.us> wrote:
> I've chased all over google and haven't come to any satisfactory
> resolution on this...
>
> today, I installed a Belkin 2-port KVM switch (with audio support &
> built in cabling) for my CentOS 4.2 server AND my Windows XP desktop.
> Now, the mouse (a USB mouse) does not work on the Linux box.  However,
> it WILL work if I plug it directly into the CentOS box.
>
> if I switch over to the CentOS 4 interface, before I startx, I see a
> display on the screen that consists of the following output:
>
> "drivers/usb/input/mid-core.c: input irq status -84 received" (minus the
> quotes)
>
> This message is repeated every few moments.
>
> Has anyone seen/heard of something like this before?
>

I've got the 4 port model of that kvm, and the only problem I've had
was that it didn't handle keyboard+mouse combos on a single usb cable
(most wireless keyboard+mouse combos). They had a firmware patch for
the kvm on the site, but it wasn't exactly a painless progress to
update the firmware.



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Jim Perrin
System Architect - UIT
Ft Gordon & US Army Signal Center