Barcode scanner don't work in Sun Blade 1500
I connect a USB barcode scanner to Blade 1500 that have attached a USB keyboard and mouse.The OS warn that "Multiple keyboards not supported"
But if I connect the USB barcode scanner,and don't connect the USB
keyboard and mouse.The USB barcode scanner work well.
If I plug out the USB barcode scanner and plug in the USB keyboard and
mouse.The USB keyboard work well.
The solaris version is 8 (2/04),the kernel patch is 108528-23.
I have refered "Solaris 8 System Administration Supplement(2/04)".
It tell me "Multiple keyboards are not supported".
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/806-7502/6jgce01v3?l=zh&a=view
Do I need install some patches to support barcode scanner and keyboard concurrently .
What can I do?
Please help me to solve the issue.
Thank you!
[858 byte] By [
neo.woo] at [2007-11-26 11:16:18]
# 2
A Solaris kernel version of 108528-23 is actually more than three years' out of date,
and suggests that the system was installed and never patched after day #1.
Glance through Spectrum Infodoc 76028 for a discussion on
why there are at least two newer kernel patch numbers beyond '108528'.
That document is entitled:
" Why are there multiple kernel patches for the Solaris[TM] 8, 9 and 10 Operating Systems? "
--
Let Martin research this a bit as he has offered to do, but a couple of possibilities come to mind ...
(1) your Solaris release may not be able to handle multiple input devices
and you'll need to reinstall with a new Solaris 8 release,
or ...
(2) you will need to apply the full Recommended Cluster update,
which will install dozens and dozens of functional patch updates,
just to get the input devices to co-exist simultaneously.
Also, have you been able to get any advice
from the manufacturer of that barcode scanner?
Was it even designed to work within a UNIX environment ?
# 5
I also encounterred this problem on my Blade 1500. I installed Solaris 10 on this workstation. But it seems that it can't support multiple keyboards too. I do a lot of tests. I didn't find out a solution. The model of my barcode scanner is IT-3800, HHP. And the vendor doesn't have an idea either.
Please give me some suggestions!
Thanks!
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fantasy_liu
