OSF Managers
Thankyou to
Andrew Moar
Thomas P. Blinn
For providing some answers to using a Masterview CS-104 Console Switch
with Alphas.
Original Question
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We recently purchased a Masterview CS-104 Console Switch so one
monitor/keyboard/mouse could be shared between four Alphas running
Tru64-Unix. With the console switch we also purchased standard type
cables not Aten/masterview cables.
The current problem is that when using the switch, the keyboard seems
to get re-mapped on the Alphas or not seen correctly but not when a
Windows PC is connected. The keyboard is a standard 101 keyboard
but all the keys right of the <Enter> key are mapped to other functions
or not mapped at all. As an example the slash/question key only prints the
slash symbol not the question symbol.
I have tried re-mapping the keyboard using xmodmap, created an .xmodmaprc
file and individually re-mapping keys all to no avail.
Has anybody experienced the same problem when using console switches
with Alphas? or have solved this type of problem?
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I first need to clarify about the original question.
a. The keyboard(s) used with the console switch include a
Digital Pxcal, Honeywell 104 Windows keyboard and and old
AT PC keyboard, which all caused the same problem.
b. We decided to use the Masterview Console Switch because of
budget restrictions.
It turns out the Masterview Console Switch both remaps and swaps
keys. So when I was remapping a key I was remapping the wrong
key. After using both dxkeycaps and xev I was able to find out
how the computer was seeing the keyboard and then use xmodmap
to correctly remap the keyboard to what it should be.
Thanks again
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Richard A. Young
Faculty of Sciences (Faculty Network Services)
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Queensland 4350
Australia
Email: youngr_at_usq.edu.au Phone: (07) 46311513 Fax: (07) 46311775
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Received on Mon Jun 07 1999 - 01:31:02 NZST