Re: Console Locking Up

["Mike Lewinski" <mike@rockynet.com>]

I encountered the same problem tonight on a fresh generic install of 2.7.

This switch I have attached is only controlling the monitor, and not the
keyboard and mouse which are directly connected to the host.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Holland" <nhollan@home.com>
To: "Misc @OpenBSD" <misc@openbsd.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: Console Locking Up


> It is (probably) the keyboard/mouse/video switch.
>
> More accurately, it is the MOUSE portion of the switch.  If you aren't
> useing the mouse on the OpenBSD system, unplug its cable from the
> OpenBSD system.  If you are using the mouse on the OpenBSD system,
> invest in a mouse for JUST the OpenBSD system (i.e., don't switch the
> mouse).
>
> Your results on different boxes on different OSs in no way vindicates
> the KVM switch.
>
> Switching PS/2 mice has historically been an "issue" (obviously much
> better now than it once was) -- although I have been told by someone
> who took credit (as I recall) for the OpenBSD keyboard software that
> OpenBSD has a special problem with it.  Not switching the mouse has
> done wonderous things for other people.
>
> And yes, PS/2 mice and the keyboard are very closely linked.
>
> Nick.
>
> tony@themail.com wrote:
> >
> > I'm running OpenBSD 2.6-STABLE, and I'm experiencing wierd console
locking problems. If I a) login via console and don't interact with the
system through the console, I find it locks up, or if I don't login for a
long time, the console stops responding. The system still works (ie ssh,
ftp, dns -- its my router/firewall system), it's just the console locking I
have a problem with. The machine itself is a Dell OptiPlex GXi (Pentium 166
with 64 megs of ram), and it is on a KVM switch. I seriously doubt it's the
kvm switch thats the problem, because I also have a linux and FreeBSD box
connected to it, and no problems there. If anyone has a solution or maybe an
idea, please email me back.
> >
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