Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:30:49 +0100 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> To: freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: usb to ps/2 adapter works in one machine, but not another? Message-ID: <20100314213049.89b0bf2f.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> In-Reply-To: <4b9c4489./UfK%2BON%2BPg58oJ8B%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <20100313180706.0aeaab9f.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <4b9c4489./UfK%2BON%2BPg58oJ8B%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:06:01 -0800 perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: > There may be a simpler solution. The systems I've seen with only > one ps/2 jack had both the keyboard and the mouse signals wired to > the single jack. (Quick test: if it is wired this way it will work > with either a keyboard or a mouse.) If that's how yours is set up > you can get a Y adapter with one ps/2 plug and two ps/2 jacks, and > not need to deal with USB keyboard or mouse support at all. True. I should have mentioned this option. Why haven't I just bought such an adapter and be done with it? Well, for some reason, these adapters (whether you call them "PS/2 splitters" or "PS/2 Y cable") are not easy to get hold of. None of my "local" computer shops have them, and I wasn't able to find any on Dealextreme either. If I do find a shop that have them listed, its not in stock, and they charge a small fortune for them. In contrast, usb to ps/2 adapters are almost everywhere. -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20100314213049.89b0bf2f.torfinn.ingolfsen>