On 20240213 17:35:05, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
On 2/13/24 17:22, Felix Miata wrote:
ToddAndMargo via users composed on 2024-02-13 17:07 (UTC-0800):

Fedora 39

I am trying to find a PCI-E 1x to 2xPS2 adapter
that actually works.

The only one I could find was
     https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VB9TD6D
and it was dead on arrival: no power to the
keyboard.

You guys know of one that is Fedora friendly
that actually works?

I too would much rather have a working PCIe card, though I have found USB-to-PS/2
dongles generally more reliable. I haven't bought one in over a decade, so can't
recommend against any in particular that don't work. This card is functionally
worthless too:

<https://www.walmart.com/ip/PCI-E-Dual-Port-PS2-Expansion-Adapter-Card-External-PS2-Device-for-PC/1007125601>

It only works a keyboard after an OS driver loads, so can't be used to get into
BIOS, BBS menu or Grub menu.


It need to work in  bios too.  My USB dongle will flash
my keyboard very couple of minutes and trash what I am
writing.

-T

You get the same problems on any OS. Loren and I bought several different models over the years. For some models two dongles will behave differently from each other, usually with different bugs. All I can recommend is "keep trying". Um, I suppose crafting your own out of a small SOC might be the best way. Then when you see a bug you can fix it in your code. It took Loren about5 or 6 tries to find one that worked. Ageing memory suggests the one that worked best was not a cheap one.

Good luck with it.

{^_^}   Joanne