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I've just plugged in a Belkin Flip KVM to handle switching between my desktop and my Eee PC 1000. The mouse and monitor switch fine, but the separate keyboard does not work when the KVM switches to the netbook. The keyboard integrated into the netbook works fine, and the separate keyboard works fine when the KVM switches to the desktop.

This model of KVM runs the keyboard and mouse through a single USB, I suspect this is what is confusing the Eee PC.

How can I get the Eee PC to detect and use the seperate keyboard?

Both machines are running Oneiric.

aquaherd
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Seret
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OK, firstly, thanks for your help everyone!

Secondly, the issue is resolved.

Somewhat embarrassing, but after scouring the internet and getting together a whole pile of info to post back here I took a minute to double-check the setup and found that I had accidentally swapped the plugs for keyboard and webcam. What an idiot!

For future reference the exact model of KVM is the Belkin Flip USB with audio, and it's now confirmed working perfectly with Ubuntu 11.10.

Seret
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this issue is a hardware specific ... Unfortunately your switch is not supported by the laptop.. read here

as was pointed out to me this is actually the supported list - and as pointed out by you that your device is not listed - don't know if that means anything.

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