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Date: Fri,  4 May 2007 08:38:43 -0700
From: "ron minnich" <rminnich@gmail.com>
To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] usb: keyboards vs. hubs
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On 5/4/07, Charles Forsyth <forsyth@terzarima.net> wrote:
> plan 9 supports the mouse on usb using usb/mouse, running the full protocol,
> so it can find it on the hub.
>
> it does nothing to support the keyboard, so when it works, i'd suspect it's
> because you've enabled legacy mode in the bios, which leaves the keyboard
> in special `boot device mode', and (perhaps depending on which bios)
> that possibly only works when it's directly visible on one of the system's notional root hubs
> (ie, directly wired ports without a hub at all).

and, of course, there's always the issue that many BIOS USB stacks
will support *some*, but not *all*, keyboards. I had this recently
with a brand new Sun Ultra40. No PS/2 keyboards for them, no sir! USB!
It's the 21st century!

So, the hunt for a working USB keyboard turned up several NFG units
and one working unit.

Summary: Just because the BIOS won't support *a* USB keyboard, does
not mean it can not support some other USB keyboard.

Just to keep it interesting.

ron