[iyonix-support] Re: Belkin KVM
- From: Andrew Pinder <Andrew.Pinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:08:53 +0100
In message <Marcel-1.53-0409100802-0b0pErr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
on 9 Apr 2009 Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu 09 Apr, David J. Ruck wrote:
>>
>> Andrew Pinder <Andrew.Pinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> !USBInfo reveals that it is a USB 1.10 device working at Low speed. I
>>> suspect that internally it is quite complex.
>>
>> Internally its acting as a keyboard and mouse, so it can pass on real
>> keyboard and mouse input while trapping key presses to perform switching.
>> USB low speed is the standard way of commicating with devices of this
>> class.
That clarifies things but I'm not clear as how the video switching is
controlled.
>>
>> The problem could be due to the way RISC OS 5 initialises USB keyboard
>> devices which confuses the KVM. It might be easier to swap if for a type
>> whch is known to work with the Iyonix.
It does now seem to be working fine. On starting up the Iyonix this
afternoon I found the KVM remained switched to the PC, which was the
last one shut down earlier. I had assumed that when both computers
were off it would automatically switch to whichever was booted first,
but pressing the Remote switched things fine.
> If you can't return the KVM, does the unit also have PS/2 outputs (Some of
> the OmniViews do IIRC) If yes, then use a USB to 2xPS/2 adaptor and the
> problem is likely to go away!
USB only
I suspect the key thing is to download and install the software via a
supported OS, (Windows, Mac, Linux). I won't be surprised if this
updates software/firmware inside the switch. Once I had done this the
problems cleared.
Regards
Andrew
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