On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 10:01 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have attached an old keyboard (PS/2-connector) via an > USB-PS/2-adaptor to my PC. > > When typing too fast (...) the three LEDs of the keyboard flashes > and everything typed then is typed as if the CTRL-Key constantly > locked (I am using the X-window-system with openbox as windowmanager. > There is no session management.) > > It is possible to revert back to normal when I switch > from X-windows to the Linux console (CTRL-ALT-F1) and back > to X (CTRL-ALT-F7). > > My question is: > What part (PC? Adapator? Keyboard?) gets out of sync here is > "resetted" (somehow), while switching between console and > X-windows? > > How can I reset the behaviour without switching? How can I > prevent the behaviour completly?
FWIW I have experienced that same behavior with several PS/2 to USB adapters, in Windows, in Linux, etc. I think it's a common problem with those adapters in general. I've never used one that didn't "go crazy" a few times a day.
