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From: Kyle Bader <kyle.bader@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] PS/2 mouse on a USB adaptor
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:27:01
Message-Id: AANLkTintJwgLWuYkQA-2gHCUkcz1YH9aGS4SiAj988je@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] PS/2 mouse on a USB adaptor by Mick
1 Maybe you need a powered adapter like the one you need for a classic model m?
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3 Can't think of the brand I've seen offhand :/
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5 On 7/12/10, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
6 > Hi All,
7 >
8 > I have connected a conventional PS/2 mouse to a USB socket using this
9 > adaptor:
10 >
11 > http://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-com-Replacement-Mouse-USB-
12 > Adapter/dp/B0006G2OVG/ref=sr_1_6/275-4357142-7474332?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1278964492&sr=8-6
13 >
14 > Unfortunately, it is not recognised by the kernel:
15 >
16 > hub 2-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
17 >
18 > I also tried it on a Ubuntu laptop but it did not register at all.
19 >
20 > What do I need to get it going?
21 > --
22 > Regards,
23 > Mick
24 >
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27 Sent from my mobile device
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30 Kyle