[CLUE-Tech] Simple Keyboard Question

[Dave Price]

On Wed, Sep 18, 2002 at 05:36:24PM -0600, DUSTIN MATTHEW CAMPBELL wrote:
> I could compile and install my kernal by booting off the CDROM.  But
> everytime I booted off the hard drive it would not work.
> 
> Turns out that when ever I had my USB mouse plugged in, the keyboard was
> configured as a USB keyboard as well.  I guess the USB modules were not
> loading.  I unplugged my USB mouse, rebooted and it worked.  Kind of sad
> it took me a week to just unplug my mouse.

There are handy little USB->PS2 adapters available (many USB mice come
with one) ... these come in handy for testing this kind of stuff.

I use one to let me run my USB mouse thru a PS2 KVM switch, and it works
great.

aloha,
dave