Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Mikkel <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Marcel Rieux wrote: >>> Oh, oh! I had a USB keyboard when I installed but I now have a >>> keyboard with a round plug. So, I tried to enable legacy support as >>> Mikkel suggested, but I can't access the BIOS. >>> >> You do not need legacy support for the PS2 keyboard. (The round >> plug.) Legacy support makes a USB keyboard look like a PS2 keyboard >> to the system. The fact that you had a USB keyboard when you >> installed should not make a difference. > > Wikipedia seems to think it's the other way around: > > Legacy support > > The term legacy support is often used with reference to obsolete or > legacy computer hardware, whether peripherals or core components. > Operating systems with "legacy support" can detect and use legacy > hardware. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_system#Legacy_support > > Anyways, I have to get a new keyboard. > BIOS USB legacy support is a bit different. It is using the BIOS to support legacy programs that expect a PS/2 keyboard/mouse when you have a USB keyboard/mouse. You do not need it when you are using a PS/2 keyboard and mouse. A serial mouse is a completely different story, but not too many people have them... :) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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