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 1PnzNQ-0004Ij-I5 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:14:00 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 351D91C0A6; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:12:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-bw0-f53.google.com (mail-bw0-f53.google.com [209.85.214.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D57331C0A6 for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:12:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwg12 with SMTP id 12so4896087bwg.40 for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:12:30 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:message-id:from:to:subject:date:user-agent :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding :content-type; bh=QrRp/4CCk5RcShsTILHqKrh5NoEAxYUs8a9avU7PkAA=; b=sLop+RBEZUmiHiUc1b9SvSdPSce2qnOk3GkKH2DSumiKgqSkSY2w3uX2bVso+zBaDG 239l0gsw7V1qG6Jyd7T2Cn3oXtygnX+WmmKQOqxvl/AOChah6dNJpiZgk2AqykrLRVJ4 /o2Xe12Mgc99QFjOcDjWwf+RTqpcyEk6J7AY8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:from:to:subject:date:user-agent:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding:content-type; b=RYR/lD2VQ+D5Sf21gwB4t+dBcVA8lSkQibZyk/jh0Ots6zJpGegGUh95s1mnlPoGjP n1y0xi+OCeWhcKt+put4rnc3D+5wlPhy9XE1NfOkx4YaiXFAS8Fkxkdz1HHxyx8sotBS GRhQPq9pyIJLKivkf76Yxg1vIKVCD+6exhWu0= Received: by 10.204.60.66 with SMTP id o2mr892613bkh.50.1297455149993; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:12:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from energy.localnet (p4FC749C3.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [79.199.73.195]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id u23sm733375bkw.21.2011.02.11.12.12.27 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:12:28 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4d55982c.179ccc0a.1548.522a@mx.google.com> From: Volker Armin Hemmann To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] PS/2->USB-Keyboard and the BIOS Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:12:24 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/4.6 beta4 (Linux/2.6.36.3r4; KDE/4.6.0; x86_64; ; ) In-Reply-To: <20110211191556.GF7328@solfire> References: <20110211175939.GD7328@solfire> <4d5584f8.4c02cc0a.1d51.4e8f@mx.google.com> <20110211191556.GF7328@solfire> 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-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: fa4b74d3cfd571c4466a42d91003829f On Friday 11 February 2011 20:15:56 meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote: > 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 well, why do you need the bootselector anyway? And have you tried to connect the keyboard? What could happen? blown fuse on the board?