usb keyboards

[Jon deps]

I've looked through the docs just now a bit. As this morning I tried to
plug a new usb keyboard into my PS2 converter and login, and was
surprised to find that the system would not allow this.

When I plugged in the existing old USB kb to the PS2 converter and PS2
port it again works.


but, 1) is there a tutorial for folks to use a USB keyboard NOT using a
PS2 port and / or converter?



2) is this normal behavior that I can't just plug in any USB kb to my
PS2 convertr/port, it MUST be the hardware that qubes knows or
something ?


if #2 is the case, what is the trick to start using a new USB -> PS2
converter -> PS2 port ? for reference

[pixel fairy]

If this is a desktop with more than one usb controller, you can take one of those out of sys-usb and use that one for the keyboard (and AEM, maybe even the mouse). of course, its not ideal, but its better than giving up sys-usb entirely.

[awokd]

Jon deps wrote on 6/14/19 10:11 PM:

> 2) is this normal behavior that I can't just plug in any USB kb to my
> PS2 convertr/port,  it  MUST be the  hardware that qubes knows or
> something ?
>
>
> if #2 is the case, what is the trick to start using a new USB -> PS2
> converter -> PS2 port ?    for reference
>

Hardware issue, not Qubes. Only some USB keyboards are compatible with
PS/2 converters.

[Jon deps]

so there is a list or some guidelines for USB keyboards? didn't see one
on qubes.org


and sounds like no tutorial on non PS2, non laptop computers for USB
keyboards .....


maybe pixelfairy's method could be added to some document ..... else
like me , at the beginning, may fail and get locked out of new
installs .....

[awokd]

Jon deps:

> and sounds like no tutorial on  non PS2,  non laptop  computers for USB
> keyboards .....

https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/usb-qubes