Re: USB-to-PS/2 adaptor: mouse works, keyboard doesn't

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Daniel Cliff wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I'm a new Debian user. I recently installed Debian on my laptop
> computer, and almost everything worked out of the box.
> However, there are a few things that don't work now, but did in my old
> system. So I would like to ask for your advice.
>
> 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.

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What does this say:

cat /proc/bus/input/devices

Hugo