Dell PowerEdge 3250 - RH 2.1 AS keyboard / mouse not working

From: flakrat (flakrat_at_-NO-Sp_a-Mn-hotmail.com)
Date: 02/20/04

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    Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 05:44:46 GMT
    
    

    Hey y'all,

    I just installed RedHat 2.1 Advanced Server on 2 Dell PowerEdge 3250
    machines.
    The keyboard worked fine during the RH Text-Based install, however doesn't
    work when it boots into the OS.

    The PowerEdge 3250's are kind of funky in that there aren't any PS/2
    connectors for the keyboard or mouse. You connect a USB cable into one USB
    port, that cable then splits into two PS/2 connectors that then connect to a
    PS/2 keyboard and mouse.

    I'm able to use the machines by ssh'n in, so it's not a major problem, just
    annoying.

    I ran kudzu, it identified "Generic USB keyboard" as an unused driver and
    dumped the config for that device, it didn't however, identify anything new.

    I've tried running up2date, however I only have a demo account, and when it
    runs, it claims everything is up to date, even though there should be
    pleanty of updates for a base install.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks,

    Mike


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