Annoying things about the Linux box

07/10/03 17:47 Filed in: Computer Tales
One of the first things I had to do so that my small study was not full of monitors and keyboards was to sort out a KVM. After reading around, I tried to see if I could get the Iogear KVMP USB switcher GCS1714. [For those not aware a KVM is a keyboard, video output and mouse switching device] This had the benefits of a) having a Peripheral switch, b) being completely USB based, and c) including the cables in its price. The difficulty was getting a UK distributor. This was forthcoming once Ampliotech was found and the Iogear arrived and was set up in no time at all. More details about the Iogear switch elsewhere. But the annoying thing about the Athlon Linux box is that on start up the machine kicks up a screen whereby I can choose which start up partition to use - it has WinXP Pro on the other partition. I can select the partition using the USB keyboard attached to the KVM which is connected to the Athlon. Fine, but once the start up of SuSE Linux has finished and the logon panel is displayed - neither the keyboard or mouse can be used. I have to plug in another USB mouse to the USB port on the Athlon box directly until it beeps and then I can remove it and use my KVM-attched mouse and keyboard. So annoying, but I cannot find anything that I can change in the set up to make this go away.
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