SaidinUnleashed
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Posted: Nov. 17 2005,15:47 |
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In order to use a KVM switch with DSL (or any Linux, really), your KVM switch has to have mouse emulation. This makes the OS see a mouse, even when switched to another box.
Most 4+ port KVMs have this, but odds are, if you are using a 2 or 3 port switch, it does not support this. If you using one of those cable-only style ones that does not need a power plug, it definately does not have mouse emulation.
I have a Airlink+ cheapo one that we got from Fry's for like $40 that supports mouse emulation and works fine, but I have used more expensive ones from companies like Belkin that do not have mouse emulation and do not work.
You might be able to kill X and start it again and get mouse support back, but I dunno.
-J.P.
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