Guys,
Certain manufacturers seem to have produced certain models where the
PS/2 ports do not work, even though they are present on the
motherboards. These computers shipped with USB keyboards and mice.
Although the motherboards have PS/2 ports, they simply do not work
correctly. I do not know whether it is a BIOS problem or a hardware
problem because I never followed up with the manufacturer (mentioned in
this thread....) I bet Google would tell us something.
Rob
Jon wrote:
Jon,
Your suggestion worked. I dug up a PS/2-to-USB adapter**, hooked up the
mouse and keyboard to the docking station's USB port and let 'er rip. The
laptop booted without a hitch & I'm good to go.
Looks like PS/2 may be on the deprecation trail.
Thanks.
Jon
** Sabrent USB to 2-Port PS/2 Splitter Cable Converter
<http://tinyurl.com/nde3v>
On 28 Apr 2011 at 14:57, jon wrote:
Hi
From my experience with a number of linux distributions my PS/2
keyboard on my desktop computer did not work with some of them.
It did not work with one version of ubuntu and opensuse, but it did
work with arch linux. I now use a usb keyboard, so i cannot provide
any further feedback.
Jon
