Problem recognizing presence of keyboard.

I have my PS/2 keyboard running through a PS/2 to usb converter and a hub
It pretty much works fine except that my BIOS doesn't recognize it and I
have to wait for the OS to load to use it. This works fine except when I
want to boot an older kernel through grub, at which point I have to plug
in another keyboard.

I've tried several converters and hubs. What can I do so that I can use
my primary keyboard to operate grub?

Mark Healey wrote:
> I have my PS/2 keyboard running through a PS/2 to usb converter and a hub
> It pretty much works fine except that my BIOS doesn't recognize it and I
> have to wait for the OS to load to use it. This works fine except when I
> want to boot an older kernel through grub, at which point I have to plug
> in another keyboard.
>
> I've tried several converters and hubs. What can I do so that I can use
> my primary keyboard to operate grub?
Have you tried connecting directly to the computer. The BIOS will
recognize the mobo's usb ports, but the hub won't be found till the OS
loads.

"Pen" <> wrote in message
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> Mark Healey wrote:
>> I have my PS/2 keyboard running through a PS/2 to usb converter and a hub
>> It pretty much works fine except that my BIOS doesn't recognize it and I
>> have to wait for the OS to load to use it. This works fine except when I
>> want to boot an older kernel through grub, at which point I have to plug
>> in another keyboard.
>>
>> I've tried several converters and hubs. What can I do so that I can use
>> my primary keyboard to operate grub?
> Have you tried connecting directly to the computer. The BIOS will
> recognize the mobo's usb ports, but the hub won't be found till the OS
> loads.

Have you enabled Legacy USB support in BIOS?

Mike.

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:39:46 -0400, Pen wrote:

> Mark Healey wrote:
>> I have my PS/2 keyboard running through a PS/2 to usb converter and a
>> hub It pretty much works fine except that my BIOS doesn't recognize it
>> and I have to wait for the OS to load to use it. This works fine
>> except when I want to boot an older kernel through grub, at which point
>> I have to plug in another keyboard.
>>
>> I've tried several converters and hubs. What can I do so that I can
>> use my primary keyboard to operate grub?
> Have you tried connecting directly to the computer. The BIOS will
> recognize the mobo's usb ports, but the hub won't be found till the OS
> loads.

That's what I needed to know. I took my old IBM model M and placed the
internals of a PS/2 to USB converter, a card reader and a USB hub inside
the case so I could have only one wire going from my desk to the CPU. I
guess I'm screwed.