Problems with external keyboard / PS2 Y-cable
Hi list,
maybe someone can give me a hint here...
I have an Acer TravelMate 730 notebook which has only one PS/2 port.
However, the vendor offers a Y-cable to attach keyboard and mouse
simultaniously.
I want to use a KMM switch with my desktop computer at home. So I bought a
simple PS/2 Y-cable and tried to connect keyboard and mouse to the notebook.
But it doesn't work. I cannot use keyboard nor mouse on the notebook, just
the built-in keyboard and touchpad.
If I plug in only the mouse, it works flawlessly.
However, if I connect the keyboard instead of the mouse, I get error
messages from the kernel asking me if the keyboard is present...
the internal keyboard still works, just the external not.
I read on the Laptop-Howto that a Y-cable should work... so has anyone
experience with that?
Any hints?
Thanx
Arne
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