On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:59 AM, <meino.cra...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a problem here...(as you may have already guessed...;) > > I have an old PS/2 keyboard, which I do love a lot. This PS/2- > keyboard is connected via a Chesen Electronics Corp. PS/2 Keyboard+Mouse > Adapter > to an USB-port of my ASUS Corsshair IV formula board. > > When Linux is running I have not a single problem with this setup... > BUT entering the bootselector via F8 while BIOS is coming up is > to 99% impossible. I managed that only once. > On the other hand: Entering BIOS with F1 is not simple and often > requires several boots, but it is possible. > > What can I do to make F8/the bootselector work?
At my job we have some Dell computers, where the USB keyboard doesn't respond for more than 1 minute after the machine boots UNLESS it is plugged into a specific USB port. So maybe you can try to use different ports, just in case it's a similar problem.
