On 5/22/06, James Colby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
List members -
I am trying to use a Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse with my
gentoo based laptop. When I try to boot into linux the cordless
receiver is never enabled. After doing some research on google it
appears that the easiest solution is to use a USB to PS2 adapter for
the usb connection, but unfortunately that will not work for me as I
only have one ps2 slot. Does anyone know if there is a kernel option
or a third party driver that I could install to enable my cordless
keyboard and mouse.
AFAIK you only need USB HID support. (Device Drivers->USB
Suppport->USB Human Interface Device (full HID) support). Make sure
it is =y to build into the kernel. My system at home uses no PS/2
devices at all.
If you want a hardware solution, generally a PS2 splitter will do the
trick. It is common to use these with laptops to allow a PS/2
keyboard and a PS/2 mouse to be connected to the same port, although
there is nothing really 'special' about the splitter. Just ask your
local computer store for a PS/2 Y-splitter.
-Richard
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