installed but weird keyboard problems

White, Matt mattw at cotse.net
Tue Sep 5 15:05:46 UTC 2006


Why don't you use both connectors?  I have similar issues with my RAID 
BIOS; the SUB connection works in the BIOS and in Linux but not in the 
RAID utility.  I connect both PS/2 and SUB and everything works.


Guy Schlosser wrote:
> Hi all, got a wierd keyboard problem here, and I'm hoping someone has a 
> clue on how to solve it, because I'm truly stumped.  I'm running Fedora 
> Core on an Abit ai7 motherboard with a 2.8 GB hyperthread processor.  My 
> keyboard is a microsoft keyboard, that has connectors for both USB and 
> PS2.  Under Windows, my keyboard works on either connection.  Under linux:
> 1. When I have my keyboard hooked up with the USB connector, I cannot 
> use it to make grub boot choices.  I've already setup my bios so that 
> USB keyboard support is via BIOS, not OS.
> 2. If I disconnect the USB connector and connect the PS-2, I can select 
> which OS to boot with grub, but when the linux kernel takes over, I lose 
> all keyboard functionality.  Anyone have any suggestions?  I would love 
> to use my keyboard as a USB device if there's any way I can, but if not, 
> why can't I use it once I'm in Linux?  Any help will be greatly 
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Guy
> 
> 




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