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Subject: Re: PCI-E to PS2
From: jdow <jdow () earthlink ! net>
Date: 2024-02-14 2:18:35
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On 20240213 17:35:05, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
> On 2/13/24 17:22, Felix Miata wrote:
> > ToddAndMargo via users composed on 2024-02-13 17:07 (UTC-0800):
> >
> > > Fedora 39
> >
> > > I am trying to find a PCI-E 1x to 2xPS2 adapter
> > > that actually works.
> >
> > > The only one I could find was
> > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VB9TD6D
> > > and it was dead on arrival: no power to the
> > > keyboard.
> >
> > > You guys know of one that is Fedora friendly
> > > that actually works?
> >
> > I too would much rather have a working PCIe card, though I have found
> > USB-to-PS/2
> > dongles generally more reliable. I haven't bought one in over a decade, so can't
> > recommend against any in particular that don't work. This card is functionally
> > worthless too:
> >
> > <https://www.walmart.com/ip/PCI-E-Dual-Port-PS2-Expansion-Adapter-Card-External-PS2-Device-for-PC/1007125601> \
> >
> >
> > It only works a keyboard after an OS driver loads, so can't be used to get into
> > BIOS, BBS menu or Grub menu.
>
>
> It need to work in bios too. My USB dongle will flash
> my keyboard very couple of minutes and trash what I am
> writing.
>
> -T
You get the same problems on any OS. Loren and I bought several different models
over the years. For some models two dongles will behave differently from each
other, usually with different bugs. All I can recommend is "keep trying". Um, I
suppose crafting your own out of a small SOC might be the best way. Then when
you see a bug you can fix it in your code. It took Loren about5 or 6 tries to
find one that worked. Ageing memory suggests the one that worked best was not a
cheap one.
Good luck with it.
{^_^} Joanne
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 20240213 17:35:05, ToddAndMargo via
users wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:18429254-b561-487c-8410-4f8ecc66bbc9@zoho.com">On
2/13/24 17:22, Felix Miata wrote:
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">ToddAndMargo via users composed on
2024-02-13 17:07 (UTC-0800):
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Fedora 39
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">I am trying to find a PCI-E 1x to 2xPS2
adapter
<br>
that actually works.
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">The only one I could find was
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" \
href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VB9TD6D">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VB9TD6D</a>
<br>
and it was dead on arrival: no power to the
<br>
keyboard.
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">You guys know of one that is Fedora
friendly
<br>
that actually works?
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
I too would much rather have a working PCIe card, though I have
found USB-to-PS/2
<br>
dongles generally more reliable. I haven't bought one in over a
decade, so can't
<br>
recommend against any in particular that don't work. This card
is functionally
<br>
worthless too:
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" \
href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/PCI-E-Dual-Port-PS2-Expansion-Adapter-Card-External-P \
S2-Device-for-PC/1007125601"><https://www.walmart.com/ip/PCI-E-Dual-Port-PS2-Expansion-Adapter-Card-External-PS2-Device-for-PC/1007125601></a>
<br>
<br>
It only works a keyboard after an OS driver loads, so can't be
used to get into
<br>
BIOS, BBS menu or Grub menu.
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
It need to work in bios too. My USB dongle will flash
<br>
my keyboard very couple of minutes and trash what I am
<br>
writing.
<br>
<br>
-T
<br>
</blockquote>
<p>You get the same problems on any OS. Loren and I bought several
different models over the years. For some models two dongles will
behave differently from each other, usually with different bugs.
All I can recommend is "keep trying". Um, I suppose crafting your
own out of a small SOC might be the best way. Then when you see a
bug you can fix it in your code. It took Loren about5 or 6 tries
to find one that worked. Ageing memory suggests the one that
worked best was not a cheap one.<br>
</p>
<p>Good luck with it.</p>
<p>{^_^} Joanne<br>
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