KVM messing my mouse

[Kevin O'Gorman]

I started with a Belkin a few years ago, because we used some Belkin
stuff at school and it worked well.  The 4-port item I bought had a problem
much like what's being described here -- mouse trouble.  I asked the
lab rats at school, and they reported they only used the rack-mounted
Belkins, and turned me on to Avocent products for home or small-office
use.  I've been a happy camper ever since.

Another plus (at the time; things may have changed) the Avocent did not
come with cables.  That's good for me because I need longer ones than
the usual, and I dislike having to pay for what I won't use.

++ kevin


On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 11:57:44 +0100, Thomas Kaiser
<thomas at kaiser.linux-site.net> wrote:
> I had a similar problem. I am using a KVM PS/2 style. And the mouse was
> not working correct after the first boot without switching with the KVM.
> this problem was only there with 2.6 kernel, 2.4 was working fine.
> 
> For the 2.6 kernel I had to add the argument "proto=imps" to the
> module psmouse in modules.
> /etc/modules:
> # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
> #
> # This file should contain the names of kernel modules that are
> # to be loaded at boot time, one per line.  Comments begin with
> # a "#", and everything on the line after them are ignored.
> 
> psmouse proto=imps
> mousedev
> ide-cd
> ide-disk
> ide-generic
> lp
> 
> Maybe, this helps?
> 
> Regards, Thomas
> 
> On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 00:09 -0800, Philip wrote:
> > I switch between 4 PC's on a Belkin KVM two which run Linux Ubuntu warty
> > exclusively others being multiboot systems with no problems. These are ps2
> > style switches not USB.
> >
> > While not an immediate help knowing it is being done without any problems
> > may help you isolate the problem standard intellimouse with wheel click
> > emulating third button.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "LongTooth" <ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org>
> > To: <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 11:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: KVM messing my mouse
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I've got a two PC AirLink KVM. While it doesn't happen with regularity,
> > > I do experience the same thing. My solution is to unplug/replug the
> > > mouse. Can't figure why it happens but it does. Thankfully its not too
> > > often. It's not a solution but a work around.
> > >
> > > One other thing, switch the positions of your PCs on the KVM. See if
> > > the trouble follows. It might not be Ubuntu. But rather the port on the
> > > KVM.
> > >
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