The mouse works fine if I plug it in seperately. I bought a basic USB hub and plugged that into my beaglebone. It powered up normally. I plugged in the mouse as well. They both power up for a second and then go blank. Is this a hardware limitation? Can I ONLY use powered USB hubs?
Thanks On Thursday, 26 September 2013 23:11:16 UTC+5:30, William Hermans wrote: > > Hi Sushant Khanna, > > I have read about similar issues with all sorts of devices, and as far as > I can tell the type of hub used can be a big factor in this situation. > First, if you have not tried checking if each device works by its self on > the USB host port ( individually ) I would do so now. > > So, I think in this case I would check to see if the keyboard works by its > self with nothing else plugged into it. If it does, then yes this would be > a bit of a quandary, as putting this specific keyboard on another hub may > make the situation worse. All may not be lost though, there could be a > kernel driver module for this specific keyboard, although I would not hold > my breathe. > > You may want to try using a different keyboard / mouse, with a known good > working USB hub( if you have such laying around ). Spending money on > something and not having that work either . . . yes, I know would not be > ideal. Said hub should also be self powered. > > As to whether you're needing an external power supply I am not sure, and > Gerald would know better than I. However we all could use more information > to help us know what exactly is happening. Such as the serial debug output > at the time the board is powered up with the keyboard and mouse plugged > into the USB port. Sometimes, it can not be overstated how handy a serial > debug interface can be . . . > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 6:35 AM, Gerald Coley > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Not sure it will fix your issue, but the image you are using is very old. >> I suggest that you try a more up to date image on your board. >> >> http://circuitco.com/support/BeagleBoneBlack >> >> >> Gerald >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 12:56 AM, <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: >> >>> Hi Guys >>> >>> Someone asked a similar question before, but no one had an answer then. >>> I was going to give up and buy another keyboard but when I googled a bit >>> more, I saw that a lot of people are able to use it with their beaglebone >>> black. >>> >>> I will explain the conditions and problem in details. >>> >>> I have a beaglebone black powered up via a USB charger (NOT via the 5V >>> DC adapter) >>> I have it connected to a display via a microHDMI cable. >>> I am running Angstrom. Updated to 4.09.2013 image. (emmc boot) >>> >>> When I plugged in a normal wired optical mouse, it powered up and I was >>> able to use it. >>> I then used an Apple keyboard as described in the title and plugged the >>> mouse to its internal hub on the sides. Nothing worked, both did not show >>> any signs of being powered up. >>> I of course rebooted and checked *lsusb *output. I could see the Apple >>> device listed there. >>> >>> Is this a driver issue or a power supply problem? >>> Kinda new, so help me out please. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> -- >>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
