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From: "Douglas A. Gwyn" <DAGwyn@null.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] usb: keyboards vs. hubs
Date: Fri,  4 May 2007 08:45:58 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <0Imdndly2-u0MqfbnZ2dnUVZ_tGvnZ2d@comcast.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070503185314.B22416@orthanc.ca>

"Lyndon Nerenberg" <lyndon@orthanc.ca> wrote in message 
news:20070503185314.B22416@orthanc.ca...
> If the keyboard has anything between it and the CPU (e.g. a hub or KVM)
> it doesn't work.

Assuming there is a USB driver for the keyboard device, then
check whether the problem occurs if the keyboard is already
connected when the computer is powered on.  At least for
PS/2 keyboards, there is an initialization sequence that has to
be performed (KVM switches generally do that).


      parent reply	other threads:[~2007-05-04  8:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-05-04  1:58 Lyndon Nerenberg
2007-05-04  6:42 ` Bruce Ellis
2007-05-04 13:08   ` Wes Kussmaul
2007-05-04 14:38     ` Steve Simon
2007-05-04 15:37       ` Wes Kussmaul
2007-05-04  8:24 ` Charles Forsyth
2007-05-04 15:38   ` ron minnich
2007-05-04  8:45 ` Douglas A. Gwyn [this message]

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