[arch-general] PS/2 Hand Scanner Problems

[Sean Snell]

Excellent suggestion, however it appears that I do not have any PS/2
keyboards in my stock, so I'll have to grab one from my personal stash when
I go home tonight.

I'll report back tomorrow!

Thanks,
Sean

On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Guus Snijders <gsnijders at gmail.com> wrote:

> Op 7 aug. 2015 16:40 schreef "Sean Snell" <snellsg at neopcs.net>:
> >
> > Hey everybody!
> >
> > I'm dealing with what I believe is a kernel issue, but I'm still learning
> > so please bear with me.
> >
> [...]
> > The problem: I have a PS/2 hand scanner that works perfectly as a HID in
> > Windows, verified working on the untouched terminals still using the "old
> > system", but under Arch it's acting as if it's detected but it doesn't
> give
> > it's scanned data to any apps. The USB CC reader is working fine, as is
> the
> > receipt printer.
>
> A bit of a guess, but do you also have a ps/2 keyboard connected?
>
> I've had exactly the same problem on a Windows pc (also a t5730), scanner
> appeared to work, but only once.
> After I connected a ps/2 keyboard (and a reboot, the scanner worked.
>
> I wouldn't be surprised if Linux acted the same here.
>
> Mvg, Guus
>



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Thanks,
Sean Snell
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