From: John Bradford <john@grabjohn.com>
To: david+powerix@blue-labs.org, pavel@ucw.cz
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: laptop w/ external keyboard misprint FYI
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 12:59:35 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200307021159.h62BxZmV000631@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> (raw)
> > Kernel 2.5.73, first time I've used an external keyboard
> >
> > When I plug my external Logitech keyboard into my laptop, (shared
> > keyboard/mouse port), dmesg output indicates a generic mouse was
> > attached instead of a keyboard. The keyboard works, it's just the
> > dmesg info that's inaccurate.
>
> Well, you have plugged keyboard into
> *mouse* port. Its small miracle it works ;), and
> it probably will not work in LILO. You
> should use Y cabel and plug keyboard there.
A keyboard should work fine, (in any recent 2.5 Linux kernel), plugged
in to the AUX port, and it should identify it as a keyboard. I've
tested this, and it worked fine for me.
John.
next reply other threads:[~2003-07-02 11:36 UTC|newest]
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2003-07-02 11:59 John Bradford [this message]
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2003-06-27 16:55 laptop w/ external keyboard misprint FYI David Ford
2003-07-01 16:26 ` Pavel Machek
2003-07-03 7:03 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2003-07-04 4:05 ` David Ford
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