[plug] Redhat + KDE + key/mon/mouse switch: mouse deconfigs?

[Jeff Williams]

Not quite solving the problem, but if these are networked computers, 
maybe something like VNC can save you even leaving your desk?

JEff

Denis Brown wrote:

> Dear PLUG members,
>
> The following from a colleague.  I have done google'ing, altavista'ing 
> and so forth.  Closest I come is the suggestion that "some cheap kvm 
> switches give this problem.  I have no idea what breed of kvm switch 
> my colleague is using but any thoughts would be valued!
>
> "I have 2 PC's on my desk connected with 1 keyboard/mouse/monitor via a
> 2-port switch box (press the button to switch between boxes).
> 1 Box in WinXP, which works fine, and the other is Redhat 7.3. If I use
> the WinXP box for an extended period (more than an hour or so), when I
> switch back to the Redhat box, the mouse operation is all over the
> place, and I cannot use KDE. If I can manage to quit KDE, then re-start
> a fresh KDE session, then the mouse is OK.
> I have seen similar problems before when I have the wrong emulation set
> for the mouse - but this is odd as it initially works fine. Is there a
> timeout setting that checks mouse connectivity that might need adjusting
> here? I am guessing that after a set time, Redhat assumes the mouse is
> missing and drops the emulation function. When I then switch back to the
> box, it sees hardware it knows nothing of in effect, and is unable to
> 'plug & play'.
> (The mouse is an MS IR Intellimouse)"
>
> I've seen references to timeouts and mice but only in the context of 
> 3-button emulation.   I guess one option is to forget the kvm switch 
> and just run something like VNC (server) on the XP and use the RH box 
> natively and as the VNC client for the XP.
> TIA,
> Denis
>
>
> .
>

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