On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 6:38 AM, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > Just happen to read this forum thread. > http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=29&threadid=2243939 > > Legacy ports: IDE, PS/2 ports, PCI slot, serial port, parallel port > > My new desktop (Acer M1641) still has one IDE, two PS/2 ports, > 2 PCI slots and one serial port, no parallel port. > > Many laptops will have no PS/2 ports, no serial port and no > parallel port. > > To me PS/2 ports are necessary because sometimes Linux > still has problems with USB mouse and keyboard during > setup or grub screen. > That would be a BIOS / GRUB problem, not a Linux problem, right? I've had no problems using USB keyboard / mouse for setup on systems made in 2005 and newer. I blew up the PS/2 keyboard port by hot-swapping keyboards and I bought a cheapy USB->PS/2 adapter at Wal-Mart. I think it's interesting that Wal-Mart sells USB->parallel and USB->PS/2, but no USB->serial adapters anymore. The USB->PS/2 adapter works ok, but it spontaneously resets sometimes while I'm typing and drops a character or two. I blame all my typos on it. Regards, Mark markrages@gmail -- Mark Rages, Engineer Midwest Telecine LLC markrages@midwesttelecine.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist