From owner-freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 14 20:31:27 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBACC1065672 for ; Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:31:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from eterpe-smout.broadpark.no (eterpe-smout.broadpark.no [80.202.8.16]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 973888FC17 for ; Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:31:27 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from ignis-smin.broadpark.no ([unknown] [80.202.8.11]) by eterpe-smout.broadpark.no (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u3-12.01 64bit (built Oct 15 2009)) with ESMTP id <0KZA0078WGZDO8A0@eterpe-smout.broadpark.no> for freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org; Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:30:49 +0100 (CET) Received: from kg-v2.kg4.no ([unknown] [80.203.92.186]) by ignis-smin.broadpark.no (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u3-12.01 64bit (built Oct 15 2009)) with SMTP id <0KZA000MMGZD36B1@ignis-smin.broadpark.no> for freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org; Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:30:49 +0100 (CET) Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:30:49 +0100 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen To: freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org Message-id: <20100314213049.89b0bf2f.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> In-reply-to: <4b9c4489./UfK+ON+Pg58oJ8B%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <20100313180706.0aeaab9f.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <4b9c4489./UfK+ON+Pg58oJ8B%perryh@pluto.rain.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.7.1 (GTK+ 2.18.7; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.0) X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq; m"_0v; ~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH Cc: Subject: Re: usb to ps/2 adapter works in one machine, but not another? X-BeenThere: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD support for USB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:31:27 -0000 On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:06:01 -0800 perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: > There may be a simpler solution. The systems I've seen with only > one ps/2 jack had both the keyboard and the mouse signals wired to > the single jack. (Quick test: if it is wired this way it will work > with either a keyboard or a mouse.) If that's how yours is set up > you can get a Y adapter with one ps/2 plug and two ps/2 jacks, and > not need to deal with USB keyboard or mouse support at all. True. I should have mentioned this option. Why haven't I just bought such an adapter and be done with it? Well, for some reason, these adapters (whether you call them "PS/2 splitters" or "PS/2 Y cable") are not easy to get hold of. None of my "local" computer shops have them, and I wasn't able to find any on Dealextreme either. If I do find a shop that have them listed, its not in stock, and they charge a small fortune for them. In contrast, usb to ps/2 adapters are almost everywhere. -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen