[syslinux] USB Keyboard

[H. Peter Anvin]

Nazo wrote:
>>
> Sounds like you should probably try Redinger's suggestion of a BIOS
> downgrade.  For what it's worth though, most USB keyboards support the
> PS/2 keyboard protocol.  If this is being too much of a problem, you
> might wish to buy a USB-to-PS/2 adapter and use your keyboard in
> legacy mode to begin with.  You loose the ability to safely hotswap
> devices (you can still do it, but it's dangerous to the system and
> keyboard both,) but you would at least have a working keyboard in low
> level environments.
> 

It's not dangerous.  Every keyboard or motherboard built since at least
the introduction of the Windoze keys have had proper overcurrent
protection and can be safely hotplugged.

	-hpa