[Wylug-help] Wireless mouse/keyboard over KVM switch

[Christopher McLean]

Does a:

tail -f /var/log/kernel (or /var/log/messages)

provide any response when you re-plug the dongle in? Should confirm where the problem is; either OS or pairing

Chris

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| From: wylug-help-bounces at wylug.org.uk [mailto:wylug-help-
| bounces at wylug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Anne Wilson
| Sent: 07 March 2012 16:46
| To: wylug-help at wylug.org.uk
| Subject: [Wylug-help] Wireless mouse/keyboard over KVM switch
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| Being short of space I decided to get a KVM switching unit to work
| with my mail/file server and netbook.  I have been using a Microsoft
| wireless mouse and keyboard on the server, so that looked another way
| of saving cable-space.  I started by attaching the server box.
| 
| This unit has a pad about the size of a mouse, connected by USB.  The
| KVM unit says that any such wireless dongle must be connected to the
| keyboard USB socket on the KVM, which I've done.  The keyboard works
| fine, but there is no response from the mouse.  I tried the re-scan
| button on the keyboard/mouse dongle, several times, without achieving
| anything.
| 
| I feel distinctly hobbled without the mouse, as Scientific Linux seems
| to disable many of the shortcuts such as ctrl-alt-backspace and the
| start key doesn't bring up the menu.  I managed to call up konsole and
| reboot from there in the hope that it would take another crack at
| recognising the mouse, but with no luck.
| 
| I have, for the moment, attached a cabled mouse but I don't want that
| as the final solution if it's possible to get the wireless mouse
| working.  Besides, if the wireless thing ever "wakes up" the presence
| of two mice should really confuse matters :-)
| 
| I did check systemsettings, but as far as I can see there is nothing
| configurable for the type of mouse - it must depend upon detection.
| 
| Any ideas?
| 
| Anne
| 
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