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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Acill on May 20, 2007, 10:09:51 PM

Title: KVM or another way? Need some help please...
Post by: Acill on May 20, 2007, 10:09:51 PM: My new computer area at the new house makes it real hard to have my peg conneted with my Mac G5 tower. I want to use a KVM switch to have both using the same keyboard and mouse. the monitor has 2 inputs so its easy there. The only problem is my Mac uses USB for the keyboard and mouse and the Peg is PS2 for the keyboard. Has anyone see a way to connect a USB keyboard with a KVM switch to a Peg using PS2 and a Mac using USB?

any links to one that will do this would be a big help!

Basicly I need USB in to PS2 and USB out...
Title: Re: KVM or another way? Need some help please...
Post by: ravnen on May 20, 2007, 10:25:58 PM: You can always throw away your mac keyboard, get a ps/2 one, and use a ps/2 to usb adapter on your mac.
Title: Re: KVM or another way? Need some help please...
Post by: Acill on May 20, 2007, 10:38:21 PM: Yeah, but the Mac keyboard is so nice!! There has to be a way to do this...
Title: Re: KVM or another way? Need some help please...
Post by: Boot_WB on May 21, 2007, 12:12:00 AM: It's messy, and involves some cheap adapters but:

Keyboard - KVM:
USB keyboard ----- USB to PS/2 convertor (like this (http://www.ted-kyte.com/3D/Pictures/Adaptor%20PS2%20-%20USB.jpg)) ----- KVM switch IN

KVM - Mac:
KVM switch OUT1 ----- PS/2 Male-Male cable ----- PS/2 to USB convertor (like this (http://www.cablesdirect.com/prodimages/USB-PS2F_LR.jpg)) ----- MAC USB port

KVM - Peg:
KVM Switch OUT2 ----- PS/2 Male-Male cable ----- Peg PS/2 port

Assuming the USB keyboard can also function as a PS/2 device this should do the trick I think ;-)
Title: Re: KVM or another way? Need some help please...
Post by: Zac67 on May 21, 2007, 07:24:56 AM: If you don't need to switch the monitor: why not use a simple&cheap USB switchbox and go PS/2 after switching?
Title: Re: KVM or another way? Need some help please...
Post by: alexh on May 21, 2007, 10:17:37 AM: Use a software KVM?

http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/
http://fredrik.hubbe.net/x2vnc.html

A VNC Server running on the Peg and X2VNC running on the MAC will do what you want.

You computers have to be networked of course.
Title: Re: KVM or another way? Need some help please...
Post by: amigaksi on July 21, 2007, 03:26:38 AM: Someone gave me a new KVM switch. Here's link if anyone wants it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:11&item=320139771240

It's USB-based for keyboard and mouse but also does VGA switching. I have an Amiga and Atari hooked up to my PC so it won't work with that.
Title: Re: KVM or another way? Need some help please...
Post by: J-Golden on July 21, 2007, 03:41:51 AM: I had a belkin KVM swithc that did both PS/2 AND USB. It had a way to conver the signals inside the switch. I had a PC, Mac and Amiga all running off of this just fine. The Keyboard was PS/2 and the Mouse was USB...

Sorry, don't know the name of it.... :cry:
Title: Re: KVM or another way? Need some help please...
Post by: amigaksi on July 21, 2007, 02:56:20 PM: I think that one on auction also does Mac and Sun Solaris according to the box but I don't have those systems with which to try out. I doubt it works on the old B&W Macs as those did not have any USB nor VGA connectors.