Need some help with a cuecat barcode scanner

[erehwon6811]

I'm looking into using some software to manage my collection of games and books. I've been looking into using Tellico, which is linux software. I finally got my linux virtual machine going in virtualbox. The software is working the way I want it as well. The problem is that my cuecat barcode scanner is no longer working.

It was working before I got my virtual image working correctly, but it is no longer working. It's a ps/2 cuecat, not usb. I should mention it is not reading in either the vm image or in Windows XP. It is receiving power and is emitting light from the reader end. It just doesn't scan. I have tried it on another computer and it scans fine. I can't think of much that changed with my system to have caused this. I have added a logitech gaming mouse with it software, but I can't think of much else.

I could use some help or suggestion on other barcode readers, but I doubt I'll find anything cheaper than a cuecat. I might look into a usb cuecat to see if that works any better.

 

[engiNURD]

Did you try uninstalling the logitech stuff?

 

[erehwon6811]

I did and it didn't help. I can't really think of many other things that have changed with the system. Under device manager, there is this pcouffin device for 32 bit systems under vso devices. I don't remember that being there, but disabling it doesn't help.

 

[erehwon6811]

I think I figured out what the problem is. The PS/2 port is not working. I tried a keyboard in that port and it didn't work either. I wonder if those can go bad or if something just disabled it?