From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1PnyUT-0005mE-O7 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:17:14 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B0AC51C08D; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:15:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net (mailout-de.gmx.net [213.165.64.22]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3B7011C08D for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:15:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 11 Feb 2011 19:15:34 -0000 Received: from p548509B2.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO gmx.net) [84.133.9.178] by mail.gmx.net (mp064) with SMTP; 11 Feb 2011 20:15:34 +0100 X-Authenticated: #20088476 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/yiNNTLXny8FNy5/qT3QE3UrYhTNgJAU18O5qjnu rmg198JNqWITwb Received: by gmx.net (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1001 Meino.Cramer@gmx.de; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:15:56 +0100 (CET) Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:15:56 +0100 From: meino.cramer@gmx.de To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] PS/2->USB-Keyboard and the BIOS Message-ID: <20110211191556.GF7328@solfire> References: <20110211175939.GD7328@solfire> <4d5584f8.4c02cc0a.1d51.4e8f@mx.google.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4d5584f8.4c02cc0a.1d51.4e8f@mx.google.com> User-Agent: mutt-ng/devel-r804 (Linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: aefd57a15aa0d6973ba8d9fa94f649f4 Volker Armin Hemmann [11-02-11 19:56]: > On Friday 11 February 2011 18:59:39 meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have a problem here...(as you may have already guessed...;) > > > > I have an old PS/2 keyboard, which I do love a lot. This PS/2- > > keyboard is connected via a Chesen Electronics Corp. PS/2 Keyboard+Mouse > > Adapter to an USB-port of my ASUS Corsshair IV formula board. > > > > When Linux is running I have not a single problem with this setup... > > BUT entering the bootselector via F8 while BIOS is coming up is > > to 99% impossible. I managed that only once. > > On the other hand: Entering BIOS with F1 is not simple and often > > requires several boots, but it is possible. > > > > What can I do to make F8/the bootselector work? > > > > Thank you very much for any help in advance! > > Have a nice weekend! > > Best regards, > > mcc > > go into bios, turn on legacy support. Btw, are there no ps/2 ports? Oh - and > using a 'pure' usb keyboard for entering bios might be needed. > Hi Volker, ...yes, there is a ps/2 port...but this keyboard is that old, that it is recommended NOT to connect the keyboard to ANY "modern" PS/2 connector, since it does not comply to the standard very well. I choose exactly this adapter, because it is known to work with the keyboards "way of PS/2". If there is a little chance to enter BIOS and the BOOTSELECTOR using this keyboard I want really to avoid the hassle of having two boards connected to my PC (and wasting a USB port, too). Have a nice weekend! mcc