PS/2 to USB with adaptators with SAM440EP

hello,

I have been informed yesterday by IMM-Informatique, than old keyboards with PS/2 connector don't work wih SAM.

Mainly because the PS/2 to USB adaptators tested don't work with SAM hardware (no recognition on the uboot,...).

I would like to know if someone with aos4.1 and ps/2 hardware (keyboard / mouse) arrive to use successfully his ps/2 hardware, with maybe a special ps/2-> USB adaptator, with his SAM, actually.

thanks for the answer.

@Mrodfr

I'll test when I get home from work if you don't receive an answer before them.

There are two types of PS/2 to USB converters..
The first type is just a cable changing the connector and the second one has a chip that actually translate the signal to USB.
My Keyboard wont even turn on with the first one.

@Yaroze

I have also an adapter here and the keyboard works but the mouse doesn' t ....

@all

Thanks a lot for taking a look on this thread and do some tests with old ps/2 keyboards/mouse on SAM with an USB adapter.

Thanks for making the tests and if the test is succesfull, have here a look about the model of the USB adapter and maybe a picture.

My goal is to use my PS/2 keyboard with the A1200 and with the SAM by just removing the PS/2 keyboard from the 1200 to the SAM and reverse. For the mouse I will use an USB mouse.

BTW, It's an important fact and I don't want to see in the futur a thread with a new SAM user with this kind of problems.

With your actual help for this point, we will be ready to give the good information for the right PS/2 to USB adapter to buy to use PS/2 hardware with SAM successfully

Maybeb IMM-Informatique, Relec, Vesalia,etc... will supply a good adapter for some new SAM owner (but we need to found a good adapter first

Plese nubechecorre, tired of life,.... give to us more informations.

Also, I have seen on supermarket, an adaptator:

-PS/2 keyboard AND PS/2 mouse to USB. on the link with the 2 PS/2 cables, a little part with surely some compoments inside. Maybe this model could work ????

@Mrodfr

Ok i'll check the name of the adapter and i' ll tell you as soon as arrive at home

@all

Bump. (sorry).

Would like to see this thread not forgotten and have some answers

@Mrodfr

hello, i'm using this adapter and it's working fine for key and mouse. (both microsoft...)

http://www.e-shop.gr/show_per.phtml?id=PER.751410

@amije

Thanks for the anwser, thats great .

Thats also great because no power supply problem with the mouse AND keyboard, at the same time, on one USB port, with the SAM motherboard.

Maybe someone else could confirm also if work with same kind of adapter (PS/2 mouse and keyboard to USB) ???.

Test required also with just one PS/2 to USB adapter (green adapter often).

Would like to found if, on SAM, PS/2 work with PS/2 mouse and keyboard to USB adapters only ???