Hi folks, I''ve got a classic keyboard with a PS/2 connector, and I''ve got no clue how to pass it to my Windows DomU, which uses VGA passthrough. Which parameters do I have to add/change/remove in the DomU config file? Don''t tell me I can use a USB keyboard, it''s trivial, and in my case it''s not an option. I need my PS/2 keyboard, as a USB keyboard with those specifics are not available where I live, and I don''t want to wait a couple of years before I possibly can get my hands on a suitable keyboard. Best regards, Peter
Well the easiest solution would be to pass controller lets hope it is a pci device. On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Peter Milesson <miles@atmos.eu> wrote:> Hi folks, > > I''ve got a classic keyboard with a PS/2 connector, and I''ve got no clue > how to pass it to my Windows DomU, which uses VGA passthrough. Which > parameters do I have to add/change/remove in the DomU config file? > > Don''t tell me I can use a USB keyboard, it''s trivial, and in my case it''s > not an option. I need my PS/2 keyboard, as a USB keyboard with those > specifics are not available where I live, and I don''t want to wait a couple > of years before I possibly can get my hands on a suitable keyboard. > > Best regards, > > Peter > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xen.org > http://lists.xen.org/xen-users >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-users
On Sep 18, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Peter Milesson <miles@atmos.eu> wrote:> Hi folks, > > I''ve got a classic keyboard with a PS/2 connector, and I''ve got no clue how to pass it to my Windows DomU, which uses VGA passthrough. Which parameters do I have to add/change/remove in the DomU config file? > > Don''t tell me I can use a USB keyboard, it''s trivial, and in my case it''s not an option. I need my PS/2 keyboard, as a USB keyboard with those specifics are not available where I live, and I don''t want to wait a couple of years before I possibly can get my hands on a suitable keyboard. > > Best regards, > > PeterHello Peter, Based on your email, I''m not really sure if you''re going to love this answer or hate it, but I''ve solved the "Have USB port, need PS/2 port" conundrum several times with USB to PS/2 adapters; our computers at work stopped shipping with PS/2 on them but our KVMs were all PS/2. _Some_ adapters didn''t work for us, but that was just with the KVMs--probably a voltage thing. Most keyboards should work properly! Best Regards, Andrew Bobulsky
Dne 19.9.2013 15:14, Andrew Bobulsky napsal(a):> On Sep 18, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Peter Milesson <miles@atmos.eu> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I''ve got a classic keyboard with a PS/2 connector, and I''ve got no clue how to pass it to my Windows DomU, which uses VGA passthrough. Which parameters do I have to add/change/remove in the DomU config file? >> >> Don''t tell me I can use a USB keyboard, it''s trivial, and in my case it''s not an option. I need my PS/2 keyboard, as a USB keyboard with those specifics are not available where I live, and I don''t want to wait a couple of years before I possibly can get my hands on a suitable keyboard. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Peter > Hello Peter, > > Based on your email, I''m not really sure if you''re going to love this > answer or hate it, but I''ve solved the "Have USB port, need PS/2 port" > conundrum several times with USB to PS/2 adapters; our computers at > work stopped shipping with PS/2 on them but our KVMs were all PS/2. > > _Some_ adapters didn''t work for us, but that was just with the > KVMs--probably a voltage thing. Most keyboards should work properly! > > Best Regards, > Andrew BobulskyThanks for your input Andrew. I''ll try to find something. Some keyboards were dual peronality once upon a time, USB and PS/2. Maybe I''m lucky finding a PS/2-USB adapter in my junk box. Otherwise, I''m going to try passing the keyboard port and IRQ. I succeed to pass the serial port in another machine, and there were both ports, and IRQ involved. Hopefully it works. Best regards, Peter
Hi Jacek, No, it''s not a PCI-device, unfortunately. I''m going to try something else. Thanks for your input. Peter On 2013-09-19 01:01, jacek burghardt wrote:> Well the easiest solution would be to pass controller lets hope it is a pci > device. > > > On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Peter Milesson <miles@atmos.eu> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I''ve got a classic keyboard with a PS/2 connector, and I''ve got no clue >> how to pass it to my Windows DomU, which uses VGA passthrough. Which >> parameters do I have to add/change/remove in the DomU config file? >> >> Don''t tell me I can use a USB keyboard, it''s trivial, and in my case it''s >> not an option. I need my PS/2 keyboard, as a USB keyboard with those >> specifics are not available where I live, and I don''t want to wait a couple >> of years before I possibly can get my hands on a suitable keyboard. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Peter >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Xen-users mailing list >> Xen-users@lists.xen.org >> http://lists.xen.org/xen-users >>