Topic: Keyboard And Mouse From Same Port (Read 102 times)

ChiKoo · « **on:** January 02, 2006, 11:55:00 AM »

I was wondering if there was a way to connect a mouse and a keyboard to the xbox without using the smartjoy/smartfrag or whatever it's called option. I have a USB adapter and a combo wireless keyboard/mouse. Can I plug that into the one adapter port and run both? My keyboard always works... do I need to install something for the mouse?

ChiKoo · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2006, 12:43:00 PM »

Yes? No? Maybe so?

The wireless receiver plugs into one USB port and both the keyboard and the mouse work when it's plugged into my computer. Will this work for my xbox?

seaheifer · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2006, 08:27:00 PM »

I have linksboks installed and was wondering if I will have to worry about problems similar to surfing the web from a computer, such as spam and trojans, because as far as I know, there is no protection software for an xbox. But also to stay on topic. I have a smartfrag but linksboks dosent use the fuul capabilities of the keyboard and mouse does it. When I tryied using the keyboard and mouse, the mouse didnt work and the keyboard didnt do much. DO I need to change some settings somewhere or is this program not quite that far yet. Thanks

This post has been edited by seaheifer: Jan 17 2006, 04:29 AM

Maertz · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2006, 07:17:00 AM »

without the smart frag you cant use a mouse and keyboard in the sameplug. you could make both plugs(3&40 and use a mouse and a keypad. thats what i do. but you also have a wireless mouse and keyboard combo so you could wire the reciever inside your xbox and be good to go. asfor security i have no clue.

postal worker · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2006, 07:26:00 PM »

sorry to thread jack, but i have a keyboard and mouse question too, and didn't want to start a new thread bout the same thing sorta.

i was just wondering if u have the usb stuff for the xbox and you hookup keyboard and mouse would u be able to play games with them or is the keyboard and mouse just for use in like xbmc with kai chat or linux?

Drewcool · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2006, 02:24:00 AM »

There's one game that can use a keyboard. I can't remember the name, but I'm pretty sure it was an MMORPG.

deadparrot · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2006, 06:30:00 AM »

QUOTE(Drewcool @ Jan 28 2006, 09:31 AM)

There's one game that can use a keyboard. I can't remember the name, but I'm pretty sure it was an MMORPG.

Phantasy Star Online.

mikejf · « **Reply #7 on:** February 19, 2006, 05:41:00 AM »

I have a wireless Keyboard / mouse with just 1 USB wire from the reciever. Most xbox apps / emus only see the keyboard not the mouse. Only unix will see the mouse. Think it has something to do with the XDK libs.

Joshua Wood · « **Reply #8 on:** February 19, 2006, 02:28:00 PM »

Unless the software has support for keyboard & mouse then it won't work regardless of how your setup is.

Most homebrew if they support anything will be a keyboard, generally. XBMC supports both, as does Linux obviosuly.

I have a usb keyboard and mouse attached to a 4 port USB hub which is connected to port3 on my xbox via a USB to xbox cable. Both work fine in Linux and XBMC. So I fail to see why the wireless setup wouldn't work in the same fashion.

As for commercial xbox games, no way. Except as mentioned PSO. The Smart Frag thing CONVERTS your keyboard presses and mouse movements into xbox controller signals (as far as I would guess) so that from the xbox's point of view, it still thinks there is a controller attached.

marhanen · « **Reply #9 on:** June 23, 2006, 09:49:00 PM »

so i wouldn't be able to use a keyboard for typing in my xbl sub code

cause its really hard i keep screwing up

<-- just wondering but why is the flames surrounded by black

LoXodonte · « **Reply #10 on:** June 24, 2006, 12:04:00 AM »

I bet their is a way to use a keyboard and mouse on the Xbox. You guys act like you're totally dependent on developers providing the support, yet I see people flying cars and crap from mods in Halo 2. Put up mod requests in the homebrew section to allow true support for these games. Halo is on PC, RTCW is on PC, you would think a game like RTCW that was originally on the PC, wouldn't take much effort to revert back. Just my 2 cents.

torne · « **Reply #11 on:** June 24, 2006, 01:57:00 AM »

QUOTE(LoXodonte @ Jun 24 2006, 07:11 AM)

I bet their is a way to use a keyboard and mouse on the Xbox. You guys act like you're totally dependent on developers providing the support, yet I see people flying cars and crap from mods in Halo 2. Put up mod requests in the homebrew section to allow true support for these games. Halo is on PC, RTCW is on PC, you would think a game like RTCW that was originally on the PC, wouldn't take much effort to revert back. Just my 2 cents.

It's possible, sure, but it's not by any stretch of the imagination easy. Disassembling the game to find the input loop, and then inserting the debug keyboard/debug mouse XDK calls, is harder than most game mods (which are often based on modifying data files only, not the executable code).

mundofr · « **Reply #12 on:** June 25, 2006, 09:59:00 PM »

i cant remeber the site.. (i think the xbox linux wiki) that listed all the compatible mice and keyboards.. and at the bottom where a few combos that worked.. only aroud 5.. so you may be lucky and have one of those compatible combos =D.. i hope it helped

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