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echo: rberrypi
to: JACK FEARNLEY
from: CHRIS ELVIDGE
date: 2018-01-19 00:00:00
subject: Re: Connecting mouse and

On 18/01/2018 07:28 pm, Jack Fearnley wrote:
> I just bought a RPi Zero. In order to connect a mouse and a keyboard  for
> initial set up it needs a powered USB hub.
>
> This simply does not work.
>
> The system works with keyboard directly connected, or mouse directly
> connected.
>
> Keyboard alone or mouse alone connected via the hub does not work.
>
> The hub itself works fine when attached to my main desktop.
>
> One of the solutions would be to buy a keyboard with touch pad included
> but I don't want to do that since I would have no further use for it
> after initialization.
>
> I would appreciate any ideas anyone might have.
>
> Best Regards,
>               Jack Fearnley
>

Is it a USB3 powered hub? Reports around that Pi(USB2) -> Hub(USB3) ->
Keybd/Mouse(USB2) doesn't work. USB3 connected to hub works. Keybd/Mouse
connected to USB2 hub also works (I think!!)


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Chris Elvidge, England

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