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echo: rberrypi
to: CHRIS ELVIDGE
from: JACK FEARNLEY
date: 2018-01-19 03:31:00
subject: Re: Connecting mouse and

On Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:37 +0000, Chris Elvidge wrote:

> 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!!)

This looks like the answer!  I checked the hub I bought today and it is
USB3. Details details!

Jack

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