Quite late return to the subject. I finally ordered one for
myself and have a question regarding it's usage with 64 bit
system.
All newer HH keuboards are usb ones. Manufacturer doesn't
confirm connection to ps/2 port with usb to ps/2 adapter.
Is there any reason not to do that on amd64?
Best regards
Zoran
On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:15:27 -0600, Zoran Kolic <zkolic@sbb.rs> wrote:> Quite late return to the subject. I finally ordered one for > myself and have a question regarding it's usage with 64 bit > system. > All newer HH keuboards are usb ones. Manufacturer doesn't > confirm connection to ps/2 port with usb to ps/2 adapter. > Is there any reason not to do that on amd64?Hrm, strange that a nice keyboard like that comes as USB only. My Adesso comes natively as PS/2 but has a PS/2 to USB converter that works flawlessly. The idea is that PS/2 is better for keyboards because it allows you to simultaneously press more keys at once than USB can handle. Anyway, I've had really bad luck with off the shelf adapters. You are probably OK with just running it as USB. Regards, Mark
> Anyway, I've had really bad luck with off the shelf adapters. You are > probably OK with just running it as USB.Should do if running through adapter fails. I always remove usb stack from kernel. Have to check how the change interacts with x configura- tion. Console mode asks for few lines to recog- nize kb. Best regards Zoran
>> I don't know if the original Happy Hacker keyboard is still >> available, it hasn't been an issue for me. :D > >The successor to the original HHKB were the HHKB Professional (I'm >typing this on one) and now the HHKB Professional 2. Both are USB >only; the Pro2 added a hub. > >Wikipedia has an overview of all models: >https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Happy_Hacking_KeyboardProfessional is a bit expensive. Lite 2 is just fine to my needs. They are all usb models nowadays. Fashion, just as wide screen monitors are. My plan, when kb arrives, is to put adapter to the end of cable and connect it to ps/2 jack. Manufacturer has a wiki page, where he ponders against usb -> ps/2 correction. That was the starting point for my original post. For what reason are they against? Btw, have you changed something in node configuration to match 65 key kb? How it goes in xorg.conf file in line for driver, which is "kbd" for ps/2 kb? I disabled hald whith those 3 lines: Section "Server Flags" Option "DontZap" "off" Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" Option "AutoAddDevices" "false" EndSection Best regards Zoran
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011, Zoran Kolic wrote:> match 65 key kb? How it goes in xorg.conf file in line > for driver, which is "kbd" for ps/2 kb? I disabled hald > whith those 3 lines: > Section "Server Flags" > Option "DontZap" "off" > Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" > Option "AutoAddDevices" "false" > EndSectionThe first option is a default, probably not necessary. The second option is... well, since it was too late to stamp it out, I decided instead to make it famous: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html The third option is all you need to disable hal device autodetection in xorg. Put it in ServerLayout and the ServerFlags section is not needed.