A PS2 to USB? I have 1 for a mouse long time ago -- but PS2 is wrong.
'Enter' popped up. I did not see this. Can I make it pop up more easily? Shut something under it? (not oil) On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM Ruben Schade <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 18/12/2025 05:36, Todd Gruhn wrote: > > NetBSD started crashing 2 weeks after > > I started using a IBM Model-M keyboard. > > > > I works fine when I disconnect Model-M > > and connect USB keyboard. > > > > Why? How do I fix/reset this thing?? > > I had this same issue with a Model M clone (the Unicomp Space Saver) and > my Ryzen desktop. Model M keyboards are somewhat infamous for drawing a > lot of power. I plugged it into an older Pentium III running NetBSD > though, and it worked without any issues. > > If you can believe it, my "solution" on the Ryzen machine was to get a > powered USB 2.0 hub, connect it to that, and connecting the hub to my > NetBSD tower. > > (FWIW, I had the same issue on FreeBSD and Alpine Linux as well. I > suspect it was the motherboard tripping somehow, and not to do with the > OS specifically). > > -- > Ruben Schade > rubenerd.com >
