MAGIC with HP KVM - someone will help?

Wojciech Puchar wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
Thu Jun 21 15:20:34 UTC 2012


no ideas?

On Wed, 20 Jun 2012, Wojciech Puchar wrote:

> i am not sure if it is related at all to FreeBSD, but maybe someone here know 
> the solution. Anyway it is somewhat FreeBSD related for sure as you will see 
> from description.
>
>
> I bought used IP 16 port KVM connected to few servers, in between them 
> FreeBSD 8 server running on Dell PowerEdge T110.
>
> As this KVM have PS/2 connectors to keyboard and mouse i added USB to 
> dual-PS/2 converter.
>
> So:
>
> 1)when KVM is used locally with plugged monitor, keyboard and mouse 
> everything is fine.
>
> 2)when it is used remotely before FreeBSD is booted or after successful 
> multiuser boot everything is fine.
>
> 3)when kernel boots and waits for GELI password, and i SLOOOWLY type it (at 
> most one keypress per second) over remote KVM connection - everything is 
> fine.
>
> 4)when i type the password faster keyboard locks. you have to turn off server 
> and on again to recover.
>
> Please don't laught from 3 and 4 as it is true, tested several times. The 
> problem happens ONLY at FreeBSD but before mounting root, when geli ask for 
> password.
>
> And it is serious as ability to enter geli password is the main reason for 
> this KVM to be installed! And really not forgetting to type password very 
> slowly isn't easy.
>
> Any idea what it is and how to fix it. It really looks like magic.
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