On Sun, Nov 20, 2005 at 12:00:56AM +0000, Ged Murphy wrote: [...]
USB is however very close, it just isn't a priority for 0.3.0. I'm not saying it won't be ready for 0.3.0, just that it isn't a prerequisite.
This is still very much pre-alpha software thus it's still only aimed at developers, testers and enthusiasts. If USB is the only option you have, then you should use a virtual machine until it's ready. I'm pretty sure all mobo's still include PS/2 ports though, so if you were that intent on using ROS right now, you can always pick up a mouse for a couple of dolars.
That being said, USB keyboard and mouse was working in HEAD when I tried it today :)
[...] A recently purchased Dell 9100 that I saw didn't have serial, parallel, PS/2 or anything other than USB, sound, video, 10/100 Ethernet and expansion card slots (most slots were PCI express). I'm not arguing for USB support though as of course networking does make sense as a priority. Of course as others have said in other ways, I'm sure patches to make USB work are welcome.
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