From: Matt Lawrence (matt@TECHNORONIN.COM)
Date: Fri Feb 06 2004 - 10:57:14 EST
On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Tampa Bay wrote:
> Are you using no mouse or a generic off the shelf mouse on the 43P-140 that
> is freezing. If the mouse is generic, AIX is probably looking for the IBM
> mouse micro code. (I have been told by IBM support that there is micro code
> embedded in IBM mice) I have had a similar issue with a genuine IBM RS6000
> mouse connected via an older (8 years old) KVM switch on a 6F1. I am still
> AIX 4.3.3 and only the serial port was a problem, I still had telnet access.
> The only remedy for making the serial port active was to remove the KVM.
> With the KVM in place I get mouse and key board errors every time the box is
> rebooted. Due to space issues, we are forced to stay with the KVM at
> present.
What I've discovered with my 43P at home is that the KVM must be switched
to that box all the way through the POST and boot sequence. After that< I
can switch around with no problems.
-- Matt
Attitude: The difference between ordeal and adventure
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