Hangs at boot with PS/2 to USB converter

["xerces8" <xerces8@butn.net>]

Hi!

I have a PS2-USB gadget (has two PS/2 sockets where you connect a PS/2
kdb and/or PS/2 mouse and then plug then thing into an USB port on the PC).

If I connect it when debian is running, it works fine ( both mouse and kbd ).

But if I connect it before boot ( like having it connected all the time ),
then sarge hangs during startup.
It hangs in the startup sricpt which detects hardware and loads modules.
I'll try to get the exact messages tomorrow.

I can interrupt the hanging process with alt-SysRq-K (SAK) and then it continues to boot
and most things work ( except my USB mouse ).

Note that I also have an PS/2 keyboard on the real PS/2 port and an USB mouse.
(I need all of them)

Version : Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20050122)
Kernel : kernel-image-2.6.8-2-k7-smp_2.6.8-12_i386.deb

Here is what /proc/bus/input/devices say about the gadget :

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=0a81 Product=0205 Version=0010
N: Name="CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:10.0-2/input0
H: Handlers=kbd event3 
B: EV=12000b 
B: KEY=10000 7 ff800000 7ff febeffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe 
B: ABS=100 0 
B: LED=1f07 

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=0a81 Product=0205 Version=0010
N: Name="CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:10.0-2/input1
H: Handlers=kbd event4 mouse1 ts1 
B: EV=10000f 
B: KEY=1f0000 3ff0000 20000 3878 d801d101 1e0000 0 0 0 
B: REL=103 
B: ABS=100 0