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Title: Pok3r RGB bricked? layer lights on doesn't register keypress
Post by: funkden on Tue, 20 August 2019, 01:01:28
Hi,

I swapped cases for my Pok3r RGB and it just stopped working. It's a dual PCB RGB. The layer light I use is on. It shows as usb HID device in journalctl but pok3rtools doesn't list it and it doesn't register any keypresses.

The RGB layer does fall off a lot but the pins go into the plug ok for the two layers.

I'm a bit lost, it's not my only board but I will be a bit sorry if it's dead:(

Anyone faced a similar situation. I was thinking to flash it with poker_qmk but I guess if pok3rtools doesn't work then there is little chance of that.

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Title: Re: Pok3r RGB bricked? layer lights on doesn't register keypress
Post by: Sup on Tue, 20 August 2019, 09:54:04
Maybe something is shorting if your case is aluminium.
Title: Re: Pok3r RGB bricked? layer lights on doesn't register keypress
Post by: pixelpusher on Tue, 20 August 2019, 10:42:07
Hi,

I swapped cases for my Pok3r RGB and it just stopped working. It's a dual PCB RGB. The layer light I use is on. It shows as usb HID device in journalctl but pok3rtools doesn't list it and it doesn't register any keypresses.

The RGB layer does fall off a lot but the pins go into the plug ok for the two layers.

I'm a bit lost, it's not my only board but I will be a bit sorry if it's dead:(

Anyone faced a similar situation. I was thinking to flash it with poker_qmk but I guess if pok3rtools doesn't work then there is little chance of that.

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what do you mean the RGB layer falls off a lot?
Title: Re: Pok3r RGB bricked? layer lights on doesn't register keypress
Post by: funkden on Tue, 20 August 2019, 11:06:58
As soon as I pick it up it falls off. The connector pins are all.ok

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Title: Re: Pok3r RGB bricked? layer lights on doesn't register keypress
Post by: funkden on Tue, 20 August 2019, 11:32:51
Maybe something is shorting if your case is aluminium.
No.its since I changed it to my Keyboardbelle 1984. I'm so unhappy about it

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Title: Re: Pok3r RGB bricked? layer lights on doesn't register keypress
Post by: funkden on Tue, 20 August 2019, 11:33:36
Hi,

I swapped cases for my Pok3r RGB and it just stopped working. It's a dual PCB RGB. The layer light I use is on. It shows as usb HID device in journalctl but pok3rtools doesn't list it and it doesn't register any keypresses.

The RGB layer does fall off a lot but the pins go into the plug ok for the two layers.

I'm a bit lost, it's not my only board but I will be a bit sorry if it's dead:(

Anyone faced a similar situation. I was thinking to flash it with poker_qmk but I guess if pok3rtools doesn't work then there is little chance of that.

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what do you mean the RGB layer falls off a lot?
As soon as I pick it up it falls off. The connector pins are all ok and it lights up. Maybe something else is broke.


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Title: Re: Pok3r RGB bricked? layer lights on doesn't register keypress
Post by: funkden on Tue, 20 August 2019, 12:56:33
Fixed!! The pcb connector plug had become too pushed up and the two PCs were not connecting. I pushed it down gently with a screwdriver each end now the RGB board stays in place and doesn't fall out. TLDR; The pins in the second RGB board were not in the plug until I pushed it down. Probably from too much case changing! Happiness returns!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190820/8bd2959d4175ad65af24ab7a4c275333.jpg)

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Title: Re: Pok3r RGB bricked? layer lights on doesn't register keypress
Post by: pixelpusher on Tue, 20 August 2019, 13:02:29
Fixed!! The pcb connector plug had become too pushed up and the two PCs were not connecting. I pushed it down gently with a screwdriver each end now the RGB board stays in place and doesn't fall out. TLDR; The pins in the second RGB board were not in the plug until I pushed it down. Probably from too much case changing! Happiness returns!
Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190820/8bd2959d4175ad65af24ab7a4c275333.jpg)


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glad you got it fixed.  What keyboardbelle case did you get?  Show it off, man!
Title: Re: Pok3r RGB bricked? layer lights on doesn't register keypress
Post by: funkden on Tue, 20 August 2019, 13:37:19
Fixed!! The pcb connector plug had become too pushed up and the two PCs were not connecting. I pushed it down gently with a screwdriver each end now the RGB board stays in place and doesn't fall out. TLDR; The pins in the second RGB board were not in the plug until I pushed it down. Probably from too much case changing! Happiness returns!
Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190820/8bd2959d4175ad65af24ab7a4c275333.jpg)


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glad you got it fixed.  What keyboardbelle case did you get?  Show it off, man!
Yeah sorry ha ha here you go. To be honest I prefer it with my dev tty HS60 but time I dont have tonight!

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Title: Re: Pok3r RGB bricked? layer lights on doesn't register keypress
Post by: funkden on Tue, 20 August 2019, 13:47:02
Fixed!! The pcb connector plug had become too pushed up and the two PCs were not connecting. I pushed it down gently with a screwdriver each end now the RGB board stays in place and doesn't fall out. TLDR; The pins in the second RGB board were not in the plug until I pushed it down. Probably from too much case changing! Happiness returns!
Show Image
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190820/8bd2959d4175ad65af24ab7a4c275333.jpg)


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glad you got it fixed.  What keyboardbelle case did you get?  Show it off, man!
Yeah sorry ha ha here you go. To be honest I prefer it with my dev tty HS60 but time I dont have tonight!

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Here you go. Not ideal with DSA Granite and I dont normally put the lights on.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190820/f011e020c49c0e0e5f27c89aba38653c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190820/36fe2e8bfa6be41842c7c2cf33a7b455.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190820/bc5f6e41c5bd1cc39eac7e0cbe00596c.jpg)

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Title: Re: Pok3r RGB bricked? layer lights on doesn't register keypress
Post by: pixelpusher on Wed, 21 August 2019, 07:00:10
That’s pretty sweet with the rgb
Title: Re: Pok3r RGB bricked? layer lights on doesn't register keypress
Post by: funkden on Wed, 21 August 2019, 10:00:14
That’s pretty sweet with the rgb
Thanks. It does look great with /dev/tty but is a bit noisy in the office compared to them in an aluminium case. I might try lining the case with neoprene like my alu ones

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