You might look on ebay or something like that, I was lucky, a friend decided he was going to upgrade his and gave me a 6 port KVM. To help you find one here is the info:
BELKIN Omni View (model F1D065) This is an AT/Serial type KVM but adaptors can be purchased for a couple of dollars to plug in PS/2 devices. John On Saturday 16 February 2002 23:22, Alex Malinovich wrote: > Pardon me for a hideously off-topic question here, but does anyone know > of any cheap alternatives to getting a KVM for home use? I've got 3 PC's > tucked away under my desk, as well as a Sega Dreamcast that I connect my > monitor and my keyboard to, and none of them care about whether they're > started up with or without these devices or whether the devices are > plugged in afterwards. So, for me, there's no benefit in getting a KVM > for $500+ when I'm sure that there's a "quick and dirty" solution > available somewhere. I've scoured the net to no avail. (I'm not an > engineer, but how hard can it be to have a switch go from one input to 4 > outputs?) > > -Alex > > On Sat, 2002-02-16 at 22:06, Alvin Oga wrote: > > hi ya Mike > > > > to boot w/o kb is tricky.... mouse is less of an issue > > - and yeah...cant hit F1 to continue if there is no kb > > plugged in > > > > - if you can be there ... its easiest to just plug in the kb ... > > reboot it... and unplug it when the kb is needed on another pc > > > > - went poking around to see why kvm switches was so expensive.. > > > > - probably can use a wireless kb to aim it at the pc being rebooted?? > > > > some fake kb adaptors... > > http://www.vetra.com/Elimina2.htm > > http://www.raritan.com/products_gdn.html > > > > http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/a01e61042c57d97786256843005724 > >89?OpenDocument > > > > am just wondering... why dont we just insert a pull up or pulldown > > resistor on the transmit port of the keyboard connector... > > > > donno if the linuxbios project allows for "keyboard-less" boots > > > > have fun > > alvin > > http://www.Linux-1U.net . how do you backup a terabyte disk system.. :-) > > > > On 16 Feb 2002, Elizabeth Barham wrote: > > > "Mike Millner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Is it a function of the hardware bios or the OS to be able to boot > > > > without a keyboard or mouse? I have a Debian Potato system that is > > > > up and running. I want to be able to boot the system with no > > > > keyboard or mouse plugged in. I SSH to it when I need to check it or > > > > do anything. > > > > > > BIOS. Some BIOS' (notably the older Compaq's) halt on Boot if it can't > > > find a keyboard (but if you plug in a monitor it says something like > > > "Press F1 to Configure, F2 to continue"). To the best of my knowledge > > > this is unconfigurable for these older Compaq's. > > > > > > > If it is hardware anyone know where I can get a dummy mouse and > > > > dummy keyboard? > > > > > > I looked for these in the past and I don't recall finding anything (or > > > if I did it was above my budget). Your options are rather limited if > > > your BIOS errors with no keyboard installed: > > > > > > 1) Purchase a $5 keyboard at the store, plug it in, boot, leave > > > the keyboard plugged in and walk off. > > > 2) Bring a keyboard, plug it in, boot, remove the keyboard (but > > > hopefully you have a UPS). > > > 3) There are little devices ($50?) that allow you to hook up > > > more than one machine to one monitor, one keyboard, and one mouse - > > > you select which one you want to use with a button on the > > > device. Use it. > > > > > > I generally just go with No. 1. > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
