Re: Problems with external keyboard / PS2 Y-cable
On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 04:37:11PM +0800, Arne Goetje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thanx for your help, I bought the Y-cable just at a computer store. maybe I > should try the vendor's cable... I didn't think there are any differences... I also bought an Y-cable in the cornershop, and it didn't work. THen I had to go to a laptop shop and buy one for 8 times more money. The old one (as I discovered later) didn't have the small mouse and keyboard icon on the two branches of the Y. (or they were the same icons, I don't remember well) So you'll need one that's designed for mouse+keyboard! Gavriel
Re: Problems with external keyboard / PS2 Y-cable
On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 04:37:11PM +0800, Arne Goetje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thanx for your help, I bought the Y-cable just at a computer store. maybe I > should try the vendor's cable... I didn't think there are any differences... I also bought an Y-cable in the cornershop, and it didn't work. THen I had to go to a laptop shop and buy one for 8 times more money. The old one (as I discovered later) didn't have the small mouse and keyboard icon on the two branches of the Y. (or they were the same icons, I don't remember well) So you'll need one that's designed for mouse+keyboard! Gavriel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problems with external keyboard / PS2 Y-cable
Hi list, thanx for your help, I bought the Y-cable just at a computer store. maybe I should try the vendor's cable... I didn't think there are any differences... But why the external keyboard doesn't work if I plug it in alone and reboot the machine? Is that a kernel issue? Or is my keyboard bad??? ;) Cheers Arne
Re: Problems with external keyboard / PS2 Y-cable
Hi list, thanx for your help, I bought the Y-cable just at a computer store. maybe I should try the vendor's cable... I didn't think there are any differences... But why the external keyboard doesn't work if I plug it in alone and reboot the machine? Is that a kernel issue? Or is my keyboard bad??? ;) Cheers Arne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problems with external keyboard / PS2 Y-cable
On Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:37:30 PDT, Jeff writes: >I've used Y-cables on various laptops (Dell and Toshiba) with >success. i've using ps2 splitters with ibm thinkpads, dell inspirons and a hp omnibook, without major problems. the ibms and the hp have worked completely flawlessly, but the dell exhibited some small annoyances. somewhere in the inspiron-faq it's stated that dell does not support splitters and that some won't work. the ibm-made splitter i'm using apparently is quite good. regards az -- + Alexander Zangerl + [EMAIL PROTECTED] + DSA 42BD645D + (RSA 5B586291) "I consider sendmail.cf to be an uneditable binary file and you should too." -- Eric Allman signature.ng Description: PGP signature
Re: Problems with external keyboard / PS2 Y-cable
Arne Goetje, 2002-Sep-24 15:24 +0800: > Hi list, > > maybe someone can give me a hint here... > I have an Acer TravelMate 730 notebook which has only one PS/2 port. > However, the vendor offers a Y-cable to attach keyboard and mouse > simultaniously. > I want to use a KMM switch with my desktop computer at home. So I bought a > simple PS/2 Y-cable and tried to connect keyboard and mouse to the notebook. > But it doesn't work. I cannot use keyboard nor mouse on the notebook, just > the built-in keyboard and touchpad. > If I plug in only the mouse, it works flawlessly. > However, if I connect the keyboard instead of the mouse, I get error > messages from the kernel asking me if the keyboard is present... > the internal keyboard still works, just the external not. > I read on the Laptop-Howto that a Y-cable should work... so has anyone > experience with that? > Any hints? > > Thanx > Arne I've used Y-cables on various laptops (Dell and Toshiba) with success. I've been told that some Y-cables don't work on certain laptops, but I haven't seen that yet. Since your Y-cable is supplied by the vender it should work. Perhaps you've got a bad cable. You could try buying another Y-cable at your local PC supply store (around US$9) and try it out. I've also tried plugging only a keyboard into the PS/2 port on my laptops and it doesn't work. However, I haven't tried booting the PC with the external keyboard plugged in. jc -- Jeff CoppockSystems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User
Re: Problems with external keyboard / PS2 Y-cable
On Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:37:30 PDT, Jeff writes: >I've used Y-cables on various laptops (Dell and Toshiba) with >success. i've using ps2 splitters with ibm thinkpads, dell inspirons and a hp omnibook, without major problems. the ibms and the hp have worked completely flawlessly, but the dell exhibited some small annoyances. somewhere in the inspiron-faq it's stated that dell does not support splitters and that some won't work. the ibm-made splitter i'm using apparently is quite good. regards az -- + Alexander Zangerl + [EMAIL PROTECTED] + DSA 42BD645D + (RSA 5B586291) "I consider sendmail.cf to be an uneditable binary file and you should too." -- Eric Allman signature.ng Description: PGP signature
Re: Problems with external keyboard / PS2 Y-cable
Arne Goetje, 2002-Sep-24 15:24 +0800: > Hi list, > > maybe someone can give me a hint here... > I have an Acer TravelMate 730 notebook which has only one PS/2 port. > However, the vendor offers a Y-cable to attach keyboard and mouse > simultaniously. > I want to use a KMM switch with my desktop computer at home. So I bought a > simple PS/2 Y-cable and tried to connect keyboard and mouse to the notebook. > But it doesn't work. I cannot use keyboard nor mouse on the notebook, just > the built-in keyboard and touchpad. > If I plug in only the mouse, it works flawlessly. > However, if I connect the keyboard instead of the mouse, I get error > messages from the kernel asking me if the keyboard is present... > the internal keyboard still works, just the external not. > I read on the Laptop-Howto that a Y-cable should work... so has anyone > experience with that? > Any hints? > > Thanx > Arne I've used Y-cables on various laptops (Dell and Toshiba) with success. I've been told that some Y-cables don't work on certain laptops, but I haven't seen that yet. Since your Y-cable is supplied by the vender it should work. Perhaps you've got a bad cable. You could try buying another Y-cable at your local PC supply store (around US$9) and try it out. I've also tried plugging only a keyboard into the PS/2 port on my laptops and it doesn't work. However, I haven't tried booting the PC with the external keyboard plugged in. jc -- Jeff CoppockSystems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Problems with external keyboard / PS2 Y-cable
Hi list, maybe someone can give me a hint here... I have an Acer TravelMate 730 notebook which has only one PS/2 port. However, the vendor offers a Y-cable to attach keyboard and mouse simultaniously. I want to use a KMM switch with my desktop computer at home. So I bought a simple PS/2 Y-cable and tried to connect keyboard and mouse to the notebook. But it doesn't work. I cannot use keyboard nor mouse on the notebook, just the built-in keyboard and touchpad. If I plug in only the mouse, it works flawlessly. However, if I connect the keyboard instead of the mouse, I get error messages from the kernel asking me if the keyboard is present... the internal keyboard still works, just the external not. I read on the Laptop-Howto that a Y-cable should work... so has anyone experience with that? Any hints? Thanx Arne
Problems with external keyboard / PS2 Y-cable
Hi list, maybe someone can give me a hint here... I have an Acer TravelMate 730 notebook which has only one PS/2 port. However, the vendor offers a Y-cable to attach keyboard and mouse simultaniously. I want to use a KMM switch with my desktop computer at home. So I bought a simple PS/2 Y-cable and tried to connect keyboard and mouse to the notebook. But it doesn't work. I cannot use keyboard nor mouse on the notebook, just the built-in keyboard and touchpad. If I plug in only the mouse, it works flawlessly. However, if I connect the keyboard instead of the mouse, I get error messages from the kernel asking me if the keyboard is present... the internal keyboard still works, just the external not. I read on the Laptop-Howto that a Y-cable should work... so has anyone experience with that? Any hints? Thanx Arne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
