Re: PS/2 - USB Adaptor for keyboard
On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:50:35 -0500
Scott Reese <sreese@indianaheart.org> wrote:
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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
> >
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> Greetings Celejar:
>
> I've used a converter from startech.com (part number USBPS2PC) with
> success. It has worked where other adapters have not.
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> http://www.startech.com/Product/ItemDetail.aspx?productid=USBPS2PC&c=US
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>
> Good luck.
Thanks, good to know. I'll look into it.
Celejar
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