Maybe someone with more history in Linux than I have can answer this question:
Do most Linux distributions boot up and immediately recognize a USB keboard/mouse? (That is, they work automatically without the need for any special boot parameters/options.)
Or does this vary from distribution to distribution, something that you have to figure out case by case?
Thanks, Will
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On Friday 21 September 2007 07:29:40 pm [email protected] wrote:
Do most Linux distributions boot up and immediately recognize a USB keboard/mouse? (That is, they work automatically without the need for any special boot parameters/options.)
Mine have done fine, almost all linux distros will recognize most basic USB hardware, but you may need to set "Legacy Devices" in your BIOS to be able to access the BIOS menus &c.
To answer your question concisely:
On 9/21/07, [email protected] [email protected] wrote:
Do most Linux distributions boot up and immediately recognize a USB keboard/mouse? (That is, they work automatically without the need for any special boot parameters/options.)
Yes, most GNU/Linux distributions boot up and immediately recognize a USB keyboard and mouse.
Or does this vary from distribution to distribution, something that you have
to figure out case by case?
Thanks, Will
If you have PS/2 ports, you should use those with your keyboard and mouse. Especially if the kb/m already have adapters for them. There is less to go wrong with the PS/2 ports than there is with USB. Some BIOSes will not recognize USB keyboards. If you have USB-to-PS/2 emulation available, and enabled in the BIOS, the USB keyboard will be translated to i8042 (PS/2) in hardware, and will appear to the BIOS, and whatever OS you load, as a standard keyboard. It is best though to physically use the PS/2 port for your PS/2-capable devices.
On Friday 21 September 2007, Billy Crook wrote:
There is less to go wrong with the PS/2 ports than there is with USB. Some BIOSes will not recognize USB keyboards. If you have USB-to-PS/2 emulation available, and enabled in the BIOS, the USB keyboard will be translated to i8042 (PS/2) in hardware, and will appear to the BIOS, and whatever OS you load, as a standard keyboard. It is best though to physically use the PS/2 port for your PS/2-capable devices.
I have a system that has PS/2 ports, but only the USB ones actually work...
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