(I see this message never reached the list...) On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59...@care2.com> wrote:
> Daniel Cliff wrote: <snip> >> I use a PS/2 keyboard and a USB mouse that I connect to the laptop >> thru a (generic) USB to PS/2 adaptor. The mouse works, but the >> keyboard doesn't. I have no idea where I can start looking. My guess >> is that the installation didn't install PS/2 support, but I've been >> searching the net and reading the documentation, but can't figure how >> to deal with that. I will appreciate help from more advanced users. > > <snip> > > What does this say: > > cat /proc/bus/input/devices Thank you for your prompt response, Hugo! This is what is _added_ to that file after plugging the adaptor with mouse and keyboard: I: Bus=0003 Vendor=13ba Product=0017 Version=0110 N: Name="Generic USB K/B" P: Phys=usb-0000:00:1d.0-1/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input7 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event7 B: EV=120013 B: KEY=10000 7 ff9f207a c14057ff febeffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe B: MSC=10 B: LED=1f I: Bus=0003 Vendor=13ba Product=0017 Version=0110 N: Name="Generic USB K/B" P: Phys=usb-0000:00:1d.0-1/input1 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input8 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd mouse1 event8 B: EV=17 B: KEY=7001f 0 0 0 c000 100000 0 0 0 B: REL=103 B: MSC=10 I don't know if this helps, but the file _before_ plugging the adaptor contains the following: I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41 N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input0 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event0 B: EV=120013 B: KEY=4 2000000 3803078 f800d001 feffffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe B: MSC=10 B: LED=7 I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0002 Version=0000 N: Name="Power Button (FF)" P: Phys=LNXPWRBN/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input1 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event1 B: EV=3 B: KEY=100000 0 0 0 I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000 N: Name="Power Button (CM)" P: Phys=PNP0C0C/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input2 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event2 B: EV=3 B: KEY=100000 0 0 0 I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0005 Version=0000 N: Name="Lid Switch" P: Phys=PNP0C0D/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input3 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=event3 B: EV=21 B: SW=1 I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0006 Version=0000 N: Name="Video Bus" P: Phys=/video/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input4 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event4 B: EV=3 B: KEY=3f000b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I: Bus=0010 Vendor=001f Product=0001 Version=0100 N: Name="PC Speaker" P: Phys=isa0061/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input5 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event5 B: EV=40001 B: SND=6 I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0007 Version=23b3 N: Name="SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" P: Phys=isa0060/serio4/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input6 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=mouse0 event6 B: EV=b B: KEY=6420 0 70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B: ABS=11000003 Thank you once again. D. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org