On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Daniel Cliff <daniel.cliff.em...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > I'm a new Debian user. I recently installed Debian on my laptop > computer, and almost everything worked out of the box. > However, there are a few things that don't work now, but did in my old > system. So I would like to ask for your advice. > > I use a PS/2 keyboard and a USB mouse that I connect to the laptop > thru a (generic) USB to PS/2 adaptor. The mouse works, but the > keyboard doesn't. I have no idea where I can start looking. My guess > is that the installation didn't install PS/2 support, but I've been > searching the net and reading the documentation, but can't figure how > to deal with that. I will appreciate help from more advanced users. > > If it's of any help, this is the output of dmesg when I plug the > USB-to-PS/2 adaptor: > > [ 3202.944038] usb 1-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 > [ 3203.115156] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice > [ 3203.119328] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=13ba, idProduct=0017 > [ 3203.119336] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, > SerialNumber=0 > [ 3203.119340] usb 1-1: Product: Generic USB K/B > [ 3203.602247] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev > [ 3203.617535] input: Generic USB K/B as /class/input/input7 > [ 3203.617904] input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Generic USB K/B] > on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1 > [ 3203.633615] input: Generic USB K/B as /class/input/input8 > [ 3203.634088] input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Generic USB K/B] on > usb-0000:00:1d.0-1 > [ 3203.634112] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid > [ 3203.634116] usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver > > And this is the output of lsusb: > > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13ba:0017 Unknown PS/2 Keyboard+Mouse Adapter > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
I tried loading the kernel modules pcips2 and lkkbd, but that didn't help either. It looks like PS/2 keyboard support _is_ in the kernel already. If the kernel were lacking support for the adaptor, the mouse wouldn't be working in the first place, right? I really can't see where the problem is. What's really frustrating is that it works superbly in Windows XP. It's a common keyboard too, a Genius KL-0210. This really goes over my head. Any ideas, anyone? > Thanks in advance for any piece of advice you can provide. D. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
