Avocent SwitchView IP 1020
Linux Compatibility Testing Results
Test Completed: 11-15-2005

Avocent SwitchView IP 1020 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed distributions compatible with this system.

SuSE v9.3 Professional

Linspire v5.0

Turbo Linux v10.0

Fedora Core v4.0

This document presents the compatibility testing results.

KVM Configuration

The following table defines the configuration tested by AppLabs.

KVM Configuration as Tested
Company	Avocent
Model	Avocent SwitchView IP 1020
Connector Type	USB, PS2
Description
Monitor	Intel® 82845G Integrated Graphics
Video Adapter	NA

Testing Results

The following table provides the pass/fail results.

Tests and determinations are available for reference in ASCII format for immediate viewing.

Test Comment Result
Install Distribution Install each Linux distribution while connected to the KVM PASSED
PC Power Cycle Verify the KVM is power state independent of the attached computers PASSED
Hot Key Switching Verify the KVM responds to Linux Keyboard commands PASSED
Auto Switching Verify the KVM will automatically cycle through the attached computers PASSED
Mouse click and drag Verify the mouse functions after switching between various computers PASSED
Display Resolution Verify the X Server of the distribution functions after switching between various computers PASSED
Monitor Power Cycle Verify the monitor powers back up and all attached computers have no ill effects PASSED
Idle Time Verify the KVM recovers from idle periods where power save, screen saver and monitor power saving states change PASSED
Multiple OS Verify switching between computers has no ill effects when at least one is running Windows PASSED
Multi Head Verify switching through the attached units alternating between heads and then switches both heads to the same unit NA
Sound Connect Verify audio functions while playing sound files/CDs and switching between units NA

Notes and Observations:

Installation of all but one of the Linux distributions was fairly straight forward. The Turbo Linux v10 install will only work in text mode, as the graphical installer will not detect the mouse, when using the composite USB adapter. This is most likely due to limitations of the onboard USB adapters and/or root hub on the PC used for testing and Avocents use of a single composite USB interface for both keyboard and mouse. This is likely to be a common problem for end customers using server or desktop class machines without full USB 2.0 Composite support. Once the install was complete and X configuration was manually edited with the proper mouse settings, it worked fine.

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