Robert Moskowitz spake the following on 2/22/2006 6:03 AM: > At 06:23 PM 2/21/2006, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 17:09 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> > At 04:11 PM 2/21/2006, John Pierce wrote: >> > > > To the end of /boot/grub/grub.conf I added the line: >> > > > >> > > > psmouse.proto=imps >> > > >> > >Well the psmouse.proto=imps needs to be added to one of the kernel >> > >command lines in grub.conf, not on a line by itself. >> > >> > where do I put that option? >> > >> after the "quiet" add a "space" and try psmouse.proto=imps >> >> also try psmouse.proto=bare >> >> you might also try this in /etc/X11/xorg.conf for the mouse driver (that >> works for my belkin switch and a logitech scroll mouse): >> >> Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" > > I want to say that nothing worked, in changing configurations, but > moving the system to the first KVM did. > > While in init 3 boot mode, I ran: Xorg -configure > > It did not recognize the mouse. > > I did not read further in http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml > to see that I should have tried xorgconfig and see what it would do. > > Well, since the mouse is working now, I think I am going to try these > two to see what they do... > > Again, thanks for all the great help. I really don't know how I am > going to document this one. Probably has something to do with the power > in my KVMs. > > BTW, they are old ATEN Master View plus CS-138D. These are 2U 8 port > KVMs that support cascading from ports 1-6 (cannot cascade from 7 or 8, > and now I think it is a power problem). According to ATEN's old > records, these were suppose to be for the EU market. But they were in > original manufacturing packaging with 110 power transformers. I > currently have 12 ports in use. One goes to my work bench where I have > an old KVM that does not support the cascade, so I have to switch that > manually (allowing for multiple systems in development). If I could > find a CHEAP 1U 16 porter that could use my current cables (well that > may take a 2U), I would jump at it. I will probably have to, as in > another location I had a CS-104 and put in an LCD monitor, but the 104 > could not drive it. I suspect that when I go to replace my very old CRT > here, I will need that new KVM! Oh, for systems in production in my > NOC, the score card is: > > NT 1 > W2K 4 > XP 1 > Centos 4 > Astaro 1 > > One of the Centos is suppose to sundown the NT. But I have to spend the > time to get SAMBA with PDC support working on that one. > > >> > >I use a msi wireless keyboard and mouse on a kvm and the only time I >> > >see erratic mouse behaviour is when the batteries have gotten low and >> > >I put in a full charged set. >> > >> > Well, I just tried new batteries. >> > >> > No different. >> > >> > Now I have cascaded KMS. My graphical Centos boxes are at: >> > >> > Switch 1, 'port' 8 >> > Switch 2, 'port' 1 (port 6 on Switch 1 is the cascading port) >> > >> > This system is on Switch 2, 'port' 5 >> > >> > Tomorrow morning, I will move it to port 4 on switch 1 (only open >> > port on switch 1) and see what happens. >> > >> > The frustrating part is that everything was fine until I did that >> > java install. folllowed by a yum update (which only pulled down a >> > update to yum). >> > >> > If no change, it is back to reinstall. Maybe that is just as >> > well. I had to do a manual disk partition and did not make >> > notes. Redoing it will force me to make some notes.... >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos I have a CS-104 at my desk at work, and it has no problems with an LCD. You just have to run at 60Hz -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!