Re: PS/2 - USB Adaptor for keyboard
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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
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