[CoLoCo] My Ubuntu Experience: 1 Month and Counting

[Jim Hutchinson]

On Jan 21, 2008 8:32 PM, David Overcash <funnylookinhat at gmail.com> wrote:
> Using a KVM switch not only confused Ubuntu for me, but also windows and Mac
> OS X.  I think it has to do with devices not being identified from the
> actual input device, but rather as a generic "mouse" and "keyboard" as
> defined by the KVM switch.  I could be wrong though (mine was PS/2 based and
> not USB, which could make a difference).
>
> Installing with the devices installed directly into the system helped fix
> the problem, and I later attached them through the KVM switch to get the
> full functionality that I was looking for.

A KVM allows you to use the same keyboard, video, mouse on more than
one system, right? If so, I have an alternative solution that is
working for me (I don't have a KVM switch). My monitor has both a DVI
and VGA input. I connected my desktop to the DVI and my laptop to the
VGA. I have a wireless keyboard/mouse with a little USB dongle
receiver. When I want to use the laptop I just swap the USB receiver
and hit the source switch on the monitor and I'm there. If you switch
back and forth a lot this could be annoying, but otherwise it works
well.

-jim

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