[gentoo-user] Re: no keyboard on fresh install

[Harry Putnam]

Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com> writes:

First off, thanks, thanks and thanks for the details and sharing of
your experience.

Also helpful tips and suggestions concerning my niece and linux
distros.  All very helpful and appreciated.

Saving both yours and Strollers' posts since as you've noted both are
a good jump above my paygrade and the info is worth keeping.  Further,
`Sargent' Stroller has helped me on repeated other occasions, and
always to good effect.

OH, yeah, and the incidental comments.. thanks for that too.
Unfortunately the only thing I see in the entire BIOS that even
mentions USB is a switch to activate or deactivate those USB ports on
the front panel.

But anyway, all is a moot point for the moment.

Michael M. wrote:
> I get it. You fancy yourself an expert on KVMs. Do you realize that
> KVM hardware is liable to be around as diverse as GPS and serial
> dongle hardware? That's pretty significant.

Here I must clarify a little.  `Fancying' ones self an expert does not
often begin with the thought: 

  "I'm a dimwit with little expertise ....."

And continue with the thought:

  and yet have been able to run linux, windows and Solaris through
  various brands of KVMs for years.  Ergo, KVMs must be stable enough
  to allow that circumstance.

as was expressed in OP.

And it was said against the notion that running a KVM was akin to
balancing a playing card on its edge in a high wind (without bending).

I should add to be fair that my usage is very minor.  Nothing
commercial whatsoever, not even anything that could not be lost
entirely and started over without out much of a dent...  strictly
lightweight usage, so fiddling with a KVM is always an
option... probably not so in the usage of many on this list.