On 27 Oct 2006, Roger Darlington wrote: > > > I have just installed a (FULL) RO 5.12 ROM [without changing a=20 > graphics board]. > > But the previous setup of Mouse/Keybord no longer works. > > The previous set-up of mouse/keyboard is: > > Logitech MX510 USB not-wireless Optical Mouse. > > Plus > > Wireless USB keyboard: Advent (which has a wireless mouse in which the=20 > batteries are removed!). > > I was thus successfully using the wireless keyboard with a=20 > non-wireless mouse. [I was only using a wireless keyboard because I=20 > could not find a decent numeric keyboard with all the keys in all the=20 > right places that was just USB, non-wireless! : All the non-wireless=20 > keyboards I could find are cheapo cheapo =A35quid efforts, or their keys = > > are all squashed-up, or not in the right places, or with some vital=20 > keys missing altogether !]. > > They were both pluged into the back Iyonix usb sockets, using 2=20 > sockets. > > This set-up used to work on RO 5.11. > > It doesn't on RO 5.12. > > The non-wireless USB mouse fails to light up (no power from the rear=20 > USB socket !) > > The Logitech Mouse WILL light up (in exactly the same USB socket) if I=20 > un-plug the keyboard and re-boot. So, something must have changed in=20 > RO 5.12 for this new behaviour to take effect [YES: I did previously=20 > have USB2, so no change there either]). I conclude that some new code=20 > switches off the power to the rear USB socket if something is not=20 > quite right. Can this be so? > > I have now had to revert to a totally wireless Advent combination:=20 > wireless keyboard plus wireless mouse, since the better Logitech=20 > non-cordless mouse will not now work with the wireless Advent=20 > keyboard. > > [If anyone can suggest where I can purchase a good (not cheapo cheapo=20 > =A35quid) USB keyboard that has all the right number of keys all in the=20 > correct places without being squashed up, please let me know]. > > > --=20 > Moreover, I have just prooced that it is NOTHING to do with HID, for exactly the same things happen without HID. Conclusion: RO 5.12 is Rubbish! Cheers Roger Bury Walkers http://burywalkers.members.beeb.net/ Atomic Software http://rogerdarlington.members.beeb.net/ Summer Winers http://rogerarm.freeuk.com/rogerarm/ Bury Hut http://buryhut.members.beeb.net/ Never use just one cooking pot when you can make do with all of them --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support