From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] PS/2->USB-Keyboard and the BIOS
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:50:29 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4d5584f8.4c02cc0a.1d51.4e8f@mx.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110211175939.GD7328@solfire>
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.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-02-11 18:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-02-11 17:59 [gentoo-user] PS/2->USB-Keyboard and the BIOS meino.cramer
2011-02-11 18:17 ` Paul Hartman
2011-02-11 18:39 ` meino.cramer
2011-02-11 18:50 ` Volker Armin Hemmann [this message]
2011-02-11 19:15 ` meino.cramer
2011-02-11 20:12 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-02-11 21:04 ` meino.cramer
2011-02-11 22:29 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
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