PS2 Keyboard problem?

[northwinds]

Hi all
Just finishing my third hack from my old windows pc that had an ssd fail.
Basically it's a desktop with a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R mobo and I've got Yosemite running quite nice on it and just tidying things up right now.

Being my third hack I decided to go wholeheartedly the clover route.

One thing I can't seem to get working is my old ps2 keyboard which I'd really like to get working as it is very useful in windows and this is a multiboot system again.

I've tried various versions of Rehabman's VoodooPS2Controller kext but am still getting no joy.

Any hints please?

Please no "get a usb keyboard" hints - I'm typing this on one but would like to get the ps2 one working on osx as well as windows so I don't have to swap back and forth.

Many thanks!

 

[RehabMan]

Hi all
Just finishing my third hack from my old windows pc that had an ssd fail.
Basically it's a desktop with a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R mobo and I've got Yosemite running quite nice on it and just tidying things up right now.

Being my third hack I decided to go wholeheartedly the clover route.

One thing I can't seem to get working is my old ps2 keyboard which I'd really like to get working as it is very useful in windows and this is a multiboot system again.

I've tried various versions of Rehabman's VoodooPS2Controller kext but am still getting no joy.

Any hints please?

Please no "get a usb keyboard" hints - I'm typing this on one but would like to get the ps2 one working on osx as well as windows so I don't have to swap back and forth.

Many thanks!

Install debug VoodooPS2Controller.kext and look at logs in system.log.

 

[northwinds]

Thanks for the reply!
I've done as you suggested and am checking logs in console (is that what you meant?) but nothing happens when I press a key on my ps2 keyboard.
It works fine through bios and clover but nothing from there in?

I'm using the debug of RehabMan-Voodoo-2016-0529

Thanks.

 

[RehabMan]

Thanks for the reply!
I've done as you suggested and am checking logs in console (is that what you meant?) but nothing happens when I press a key on my ps2 keyboard.
It works fine through bios and clover but nothing from there in?

I'm using the debug of RehabMan-Voodoo-2016-0529

Thanks.

Check logs for messages regarding startup of VoodooPS2Keyboard. Look at your ioreg to see if the driver is loading. Check your DSDT to see if you have a PS2 keyboard device.

If you need help in checking...

Attach ioreg as ZIP: http://www.tonymacx86.com/audio/58368-guide-how-make-copy-ioreg.html. Please, use the IORegistryExplorer v2.1 attached to the post! DO NOT reply with an ioreg from any other version of IORegistryExplorer.app.

Provide output (in Terminal):

kextstat|grep -y acpiplat
kextstat|grep -y appleintelcpu
kextstat|grep -y applelpc
kextstat|grep -y applehda

Attach EFI/Clover folder as ZIP (press F4 at main Clover screen before collecting). Please eliminate 'themes' directory. Provide only EFI/Clover, not the entire EFI folder.

Attach output of (in Terminal):

sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions && sudo kextcache -u /

Compress all files as ZIP. Do not use external links. Attach all files using site attachments only.

Post output of:

grep -y ps2 /var/log/system.log

 

[northwinds]

Check logs for messages regarding startup of VoodooPS2Keyboard. Look at your ioreg to see if the driver is loading. Check your DSDT to see if you have a PS2 keyboard device.

Sorry - nothing

If you need help in checking...

Attach ioreg as ZIP: http://www.tonymacx86.com/audio/58368-guide-how-make-copy-ioreg.html. Please, use the IORegistryExplorer v2.1 attached to the post! DO NOT reply with an ioreg from any other version of IORegistryExplorer.app.

Attached

Provide output (in Terminal):

kextstat|grep -y acpiplat
kextstat|grep -y appleintelcpu
kextstat|grep -y applelpc
kextstat|grep -y applehda

Attached

Attach EFI/Clover folder as ZIP (press F4 at main Clover screen before collecting). Please eliminate 'themes' directory. Provide only EFI/Clover, not the entire EFI folder.

Attached

Attach output of (in Terminal):

sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions && sudo kextcache -u /

Attached

Compress all files as ZIP. Do not use external links. Attach all files using site attachments only.

Post output of:

grep -y ps2 /var/log/system.log

Nothing???

 

[northwinds]

Yeah, when I do a search on "VoodooPS2Keyboard" in console (with system.log selected) I get nothing at all.
With the search term missing there seems to be tons going on just nothing keyboard/ps2 related

 

[northwinds]

grep -y ps2 /var/log/system.log
returns nothing as well.

 

[northwinds]

I may be shooting in the dark here but looking at the kextcache output I noticed reference to

com.apple.kext.ATI6000Controller

which I think is related to my getting my amd HD6450 graphics working.

In case that helps at all?

 

[RehabMan]

Nothing???

Problem is your DSDT.aml in ACPI/patched. It has no PS2 code... The one in ACPI/origin does.

It is like the ACPI/patched/DSDT.aml is from a completely different computer.

 

[northwinds]

The patched one was a dsdt download for my mobo (from here) which has worked well for everything else with minor tweaks.
The origin one was from hitting f4 during clover boot.
Can I just copy the relevant entry across via maciasl?
Thanks.