On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 09:43:33 +0100 (CET) pinniped <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Your USB gizmo should be recognized no matter what. A PS2 to USB converter > needs extra circuitry (but this is a tiny chip which they can cast the > connector over). Going the other way is easy because many USB keyboards have > circuitry that will recognize they are not on a USB line and they will switch > into a PS2 mode. Thanks, but I'm not sure I'm getting you; I'm trying to use a PS/2 keyboard with a USB port - it isn't a USB keyboard. > So - first thing to do is check the /proc/bus/usb entries or the 'dmesg' to > see if your a keyboard was detected (even if the system doesn't know what it > is). The converter should advertise itself as a "HID" device. If you have > it, then all you have to do is load the USB HID drivers and, depending on > your version of kernel you may also need to load the 'input' driver: > > modprobe input > modprobe usb-hid I'll try this. > If that is your only keyboard then you are in trouble - you will need another > keyboard to configure the system so that it can detect your keyboard on boot. > Also check the BIOS to see if it supports USB keyboards. It's a laptop; the regular keyboard works fine. I'll have to recheck the BIOS. Thanks, Celejar -- ssuds.sourceforge.net - Home of Ssuds and Ssudg, a Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
