I do! Hopefully this isn't too off-topic for here, but as I'm not trying to get
anyone to buy anything, and all the features of the keyboard are designed to
work with zero software installed anyway - making it a great fit for DOS
systems - I think (hope) it will be okay.
My blog has a series of
Hi Mercury Thirteen,
do you have some more info on your build?
I am interested in something like that, which would integrate a small trackpad
into the kbd.
Thomas
> On 01.02.2024, at 22:04, Mercury Thirteen via Freedos-user
> wrote:
>
> Not strictly on-FreeDOS-topic, but speaking of device
Not strictly on-FreeDOS-topic, but speaking of devices which translate USB to
PS/2, a recent project of mine has been designing a keyboard which, among many
other features, can itself connect to a PS/2 port and also accept a USB device
for input (e.g. a mouse, for example) whose data then gets f
You inspired me to build one myself. I’m awaiting a few parts now.
On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 12:15 PM Bill Gee via Freedos-user <
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> An update for the group -
>
> Today I built an adapter that translates USB keyboard and mouse to PS/2
> signals.
>
> https:
Hi Bill,
Today I built an adapter that translates USB keyboard and mouse to PS/2
signals.
https://docs.pikvm.org/pico_hid_bridge/
It works great!
Great to hear :-)
From another thread on another forum, here are some suggestions for VGA
to HDMI converters:
- the current best choice mi
An update for the group -
Today I built an adapter that translates USB keyboard and mouse to PS/2
signals.
https://docs.pikvm.org/pico_hid_bridge/
It works great! I can get into BIOS setup with it. CTL-ALT-DEL works.
I cannot see any problems with response time. Wolfenstein runs just fine
Hi Louis -
I am very familiar with the Dell 9020 system. In my last job before I
retired, I provided tech support to about 250 of them. Currently I own
one which is running AlmaLinux and handling my surveillance cameras.
Yep, I could get a 9020 from eBay for maybe $100 to $150. Finding one
The quality of the VGA to HDMI adapter isn't great but it works. In
particular, on an HB8088 with an NEC v20 CPU & Chips 451 VGA there's large
banding and the signal seems to ripple on dark black. On a Dell Optiplex
9020 with a Core i7-4790 the banding and ripple are reduced (probably a
better si
Bill Gee composed on 2024-01-26 12:59 (UTC-0600):
> Go back to the original set of questions that started this ... My
> FreeDOS machine is plugged into a KVM switch which supports only VGA and
> PS2. In the near future - 6 months or so - that KVM must be upgraded to
> support HDMI displays an
Hi Felix -
Go back to the original set of questions that started this ... My
FreeDOS machine is plugged into a KVM switch which supports only VGA and
PS2. In the near future - 6 months or so - that KVM must be upgraded to
support HDMI displays and USB keyboard/mouse. In order to continue
u
Bill Gee composed on 2024-01-26 12:18 (UTC-0600):
> But that is, in fact, what happens with the adapter I have.
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GZ159FJ
> I plugged it into an HDMI monitor and the VGA output of my FreeDOS
> machine. When I booted the computer, the monitor said "No signal". I
>
Hi Felix -
But that is, in fact, what happens with the adapter I have.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GZ159FJ
I plugged it into an HDMI monitor and the VGA output of my FreeDOS
machine. When I booted the computer, the monitor said "No signal". I
tried a few different ways to power it, just in
Bill Gee composed on 2024-01-26 06:13 (UTC-0600):
> That adapter on Amazon does look interesting. Too bad it is not
> currently available. The specs show it supporting 480 and 720
> resolutions, so it might work. The adapter I got only mentions 1080.
> I looked all over eBay. Everything I f
Hi Louis -
That adapter on Amazon does look interesting. Too bad it is not
currently available. The specs show it supporting 480 and 720
resolutions, so it might work. The adapter I got only mentions 1080.
I looked all over eBay. Everything I found was for 1080 only.
===
Bill
I used this adapter in the past (
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F1K3QQX/). Tons of similar adapters
on eBay, Amazon, AliExpress. Pretty sure it worked with an old Dell
monitor over HDMI. I can try retesting it this weekend.
On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 7:54 PM Felix Miata via Freedos-user <
Bill Gee via Freedos-user composed on 2024-01-25 12:20 (UTC-0600):
> Lots of good graphics modes on that card you are using. Problem is,
> that all came from Linux. What happens if you boot the system in
> FreeDOS? Will it show the POST?
Turns out that PC had primary #2 allocated for FreeDO
Well, you are right - I could switch distributions to something that is
avoiding the Wayland juggernaut. But my chosen Koolaid is Fedora, and
starting with version 40 in April they plan to ship without an X server.
That may not stick, and it may also be a repository package. KDE,
though, is
Hi Bill,
group. The short version: With the coming of Wayland I have little
choice but to get new display adapters for all of my Linux machines.
You probably are not technically forced to use Wayland: Most
distros give you a choice of drivers to pick from, even when
they recommend one speci
Hi Felix -
Lots of good graphics modes on that card you are using. Problem is,
that all came from Linux. What happens if you boot the system in
FreeDOS? Will it show the POST?
For my purpose I do not need the high-res modes. 640 and 800, and maybe
1024 would be plenty for what I do. I m
Hi Eric -
It is a long story and probably not worth taking everyone's time in this
group. The short version: With the coming of Wayland I have little
choice but to get new display adapters for all of my Linux machines.
Display adapters with good vendor driver support for Wayland do not have
Bill Gee composed on 2024-01-25 06:40 (UTC-0600):
> This is probably more of a hardware question than a FreeDOS question.
> However, I think the people on this list are likely to have some
> experience with this kind of problem.
> The upcoming change to Wayland in the Fedora world is going to
Hi Bill,
if I understand you correctly, your Linux PC stopped
to support VGA or PS/2, so you upgrade everything,
including the DOS PC, to HDMI and USB?
It should be no problem to use HDMI and USB directly
with DOS. The BIOS will have USB legacy support to
convert keyboard and mouse data into P
This is probably more of a hardware question than a FreeDOS question.
However, I think the people on this list are likely to have some
experience with this kind of problem.
The upcoming change to Wayland in the Fedora world is going to force me
to change out my PS/2 KVM switch for one that sup
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