-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > I'm trying to use a simple (cheap) PS/2 keyboard with a laptop which > has no PS/2 ports. There are various PS/2 - USB available all over the > internet; I bought a cheap one on Ebay. It is a very simple little > thing, and I don't think it has any sort of electronics inside, and it > doesn't seem to work. The keyboard is not recognized at all, neither in > the console nor in X, it doesn't appear in the output of lsusb, and it > isn't recognized by MS Windows either. Does anyone know anything about > these things? Do they only work with certain types of keyboards? Do I > need to configure anything in software? Should I suspect that mine is > defective? > > Celejar >
Greetings Celejar: I've used a converter from startech.com (part number USBPS2PC) with success. It has worked where other adapters have not. http://www.startech.com/Product/ItemDetail.aspx?productid=USBPS2PC&c=US Good luck. - -Scott -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF6Dm7S7FYdPX6+iYRAsUHAKCBdA74bCYsuKzw8xMPudC2J7HLUwCfWz5J 1/gEh0FturF/WxJZ2yXG+O0= =f2SI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]