Sun Blade connections (USB, PS2, etc)
2007-12-24 20:19:00
I just took delivery of a brand new Sun Blade 100 workstation with a
SunPCI card. Nevermind the SunPCI card -- I haven't even gotten there
yet.
I have a regular PC, and I have a Sun monitor with two inputs, one Sun
graphics input and one standard HD15 input. Nevermind that the Sun Blade
uses standard HD15.
Since I'm going to have a Sun and *two* PCs, I have a Belkin OmniView SE 4
port KVM switch.
I also have a nifty split keyboard (Lexmark SelectEase) which I will not
give up.
Now, I have to connect all this junk together. Problem is, the Sun Blade
is USB, the KVM switch is PS2, and the keyboard is PS2. I don't care
about using more than one mouse, but I only want the one keyboard.
So, I bought a Belkin PS2 to USB converter box. It lets you plug two PS2
devices (*any* PS2 devices) into one USB port. The lines from channel 2
on the KVM are going to this box. The lines from channel 3 are for the
regular PC, and the lines from channel 4 are currently for the Ultra 1
that I am trying to move away from.
Except that when I use the KVM switch to switch away from the Sun Blade,
the Sun Blade just stops. No more video, no more network, no keyboard, no
mouse, no nothing. I have to shut power and then power on again.
I'm guessing this is because it's losing connection from either the
keyboard, the mouse, or both. I've tried leaving the mouse connected
directly to one of the USB ports, but it doesn't behave nicely with the
Belkin PS2 to USB box, for some reason (no mouse works at that point, but
the keyboard does).
Any thoughts? Am I just SOL?
-Adam
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