natraj Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Hi I succesfully installed Mac OS-X on my system and am able to dual boot it with Windows but the problem is that my PS/2 keyboard is not being detected. Because of this i am unable to remove the AppleTCMA.kext file which slows down the System (as the root password is asked for this ... I tried using copy/paste but it is failing at the terminal for the password). I thought of using VmWare to modify the OS-X image on my NTFS disk and then use dd again to copy this modified image back onto the Apple partition by removing the AppleTCMA file as well as place the Apple PS2 controllers. Here the problem is that I am not having access to other drives as well as the network so i am unable to get the necessary files. Any suggestions as to how to get over this problem ... for I do not have access to a USB keyboard.... and yeah my OS-X doesnt restart ... I have to manually power it off. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24864-keyboard-troublesolved/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Schwartz Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Are you using a USB Mouse or PS/2? Do you have legacy USB support off in the BIOS? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24864-keyboard-troublesolved/#findComment-167839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
natraj Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 I have a USB mouse ... and I can easily obtain a PS/2 mouse if needed. I do not have an idea of this leagacy USB support but I will turn it off and check. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24864-keyboard-troublesolved/#findComment-167845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Schwartz Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 When I ran the install, it wouldn't recognize my PS/2 keyboard or mouse, but would recognize USB ones. Good luck! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24864-keyboard-troublesolved/#findComment-167849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
natraj Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 And yes ... I discovered that i do have ApplePS2Controller.kext already present in the Extensions Will a PS/2 Keyboard + PS/2 mouse combination work ?? Is there anyway to make a PS/2 keyboard work on OS-X ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24864-keyboard-troublesolved/#findComment-167851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Schwartz Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 And yes ... I discovered that i do have ApplePS2Controller.kext already present in the Extensions :pirate2:Will a PS/2 Keyboard + PS/2 mouse combination work ?? Is there anyway to make a PS/2 keyboard work on OS-X ? Boot with a PS/2 keyboard and mouse and it should work. During the installation(if you have to reinstall for some reason), I had to kill legacy USB... so keep that in mind Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24864-keyboard-troublesolved/#findComment-167857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
natraj Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 I finally solved the problem I now run a USB mouse with a PS/2 keyboard (1)Goto the single user mode at boot-time using the '-s' option (you will be logged in as root) (2)Use /sbin/mount -uw / to get write permissions (3)Open the file /etc/rc using a text editor --> nano (4)Go to the bottomost page using [Ctrl + v] repeatedly (5)Add the following lines at the end before the "exit 0" statement kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/ApplePS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Keyboard.kext kextload /System/Library/Extensions/ApplePS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Keyboard.kext (6)Save and exit and then reboot (meanwhile you can also remove the AppleTPMACPI.kext folder before you reboot) (7)Goto BIOS settings and turn off the Legacy USB Support (8)Restart and it works !!!! Thanks a lot Juan for mentioning about the Legacy USB support Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24864-keyboard-troublesolved/#findComment-167920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon-G Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I tried this.. but I dont even have legacy USB support option in my BIOS Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24864-keyboard-troublesolved/#findComment-168011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Schwartz Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I tried this.. but I dont even have legacy USB support option in my BIOS Then you can either try to update your BIOS or boot with a USB keyboard and mouse to install and then use PS/2 afterwards. You may still need to do some tweaking while you have the USB stuff depending on your image :pirate2:. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24864-keyboard-troublesolved/#findComment-168380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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