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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: 2097 on Fri, 20 June 2008, 02:42:54

Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: 2097 on Fri, 20 June 2008, 02:42:54: The dipswitches on my hhkb pro 2, that is. Even out in the linux console, leaving X, showkeys show the same key codes regardles of dipswitch setting. I don't know how I happened to break this thing; unplugging and reinserting it doesn't help. It's a brand new one, too! Argh.
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: xsphat on Fri, 20 June 2008, 02:54:50: This seems to be going around this forum like a cold. First (though I never talked about it here) I bricked my MK96 attempting a mod and I got pissed off and broke the thing. It was already having the king F'ed up days when it happened. I liked that thing too. I have another Macally on the way, but it's a different model.

Then Pook F's up his keyboard, and now this.

I hope things only go in threes ...
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: iMav on Fri, 20 June 2008, 03:22:54: Quote from: xsphat
First (though I never talked about it here) I bricked my MK96 attempting a mod and I got pissed off and broke the thing.

Perhaps we need to look into some anger management sessions for you? ;)

What sort of mod were you attempting?
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: lowpoly on Fri, 20 June 2008, 07:28:33: Quote from: 2097;5779
The dipswitches on my hhkb pro 2, that is. Even out in the linux console, leaving X, showkeys show the same key codes regardles of dipswitch setting. I don't know how I happened to break this thing; unplugging and reinserting it doesn't help. It's a brand new one, too! Argh.

Same here (http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=4688&postcount=1) on day 1. Then, the next day it worked. I still don't know why.

Maybe XP had to be booted even if it didn't say so, don't remember if I did that.
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: bhtooefr on Fri, 20 June 2008, 09:03:59: And the right button on my EnduraPro was feeling really weird, too, although it was covered under warranty - so I've been hit, too.

And that's not counting the M13, although the M13 was in bad shape right out of the box.
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: Waves77 on Fri, 20 June 2008, 09:09:30: Ahem (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=535)

Seems the starts are maligned for buying or modding keyboards these days :)
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: 2097 on Sat, 21 June 2008, 03:04:43: First I tried disconnecting the keyboard. Replugging it back in did not reflect the dipswitch changes.

Then I tried disconnecting the keyboard and all plugged in stuff in the usb hub. Same as above, didn't work.

Then I tried disconnecting everything but waiting a few seconds. That seemed to do the trick. So now it works.
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: xsphat on Sat, 21 June 2008, 03:13:35: I wish all our keyboard problems were that easily solved.
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: 2097 on Sat, 21 June 2008, 03:17:41: I spoke too soon. It's still messed up. I'll experiment some more and then get back.
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: bicycle_wreck on Fri, 09 July 2010, 01:12:24: Sorry to bump this thread, but this just happened to me. I rebooted my PC, and all of a sudden my right Alt button became my Windows key and my <> keys became Alt. However, I have all of the dip switches set to 'on' and I changed nothing--this simply happened out of the blue.

All of the other keys seem to be fine, but none of the dipswitch settings work, and I can't get Alt to actually behave as Alt. WTF?
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 09 July 2010, 05:45:10: All of them on? I think some of the options are mutually exclusive, so I'd try not having them all on =P
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: bicycle_wreck on Fri, 09 July 2010, 08:55:07: Quote from: ch_123;200943
All of them on? I think some of the options are mutually exclusive, so I'd try not having them all on =P

Trust me, none of them work. I tried every combination on the back and nothing changed. Also, to clarify, they worked yesterday.
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: Rajagra on Fri, 09 July 2010, 08:58:36: The only oddity I've noticed with mine is that when I bring my computer out of standby my HHKB won't work until I press a key and wait a couple of seconds for it to wake up and be recognised. Might be because I have Wake Up Enable set on? (I usually use a mouse key to wake the PC up.)

And yes, having all the switches on would cause the Alt/Meta keys to be swapped. Maybe you're looking at them upside down or something and getting confused.
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: bicycle_wreck on Fri, 09 July 2010, 09:04:47: Switch 5 is in the down position (keyboard facing up), which I assumed was off? Toggling it on or off makes no difference, however. Sad panda.

Thanks for the reply.
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 09 July 2010, 09:05:25: You know, if you just got a cheap keyboard you wouldn't have to worry about that.
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: Rajagra on Fri, 09 July 2010, 09:06:52: Quote from: microsoft windows;200968
You know, if you just got a cheap keyboard you wouldn't have to worry about that.

Do you work for an Indian telephone support company by any chance?
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: bicycle_wreck on Fri, 09 July 2010, 09:08:08: Quote from: microsoft windows;200968
You know, if you just got a cheap keyboard you wouldn't have to worry about that.

I appreciate your candor, but it's a little late for that.
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 09 July 2010, 09:19:28: Does it work with other computers?
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: bicycle_wreck on Fri, 09 July 2010, 09:24:43: Nope. I swapped out the USB cable, too--no change.
Title: The switches! They do nothing!
Post by: bicycle_wreck on Fri, 09 July 2010, 09:30:02: Alright, I just plugged it in after having it sit for an hour or so and it works. Switch 5 is 'off' and Alt is Alt, just as it should be. WTF?

Happy Panda.

I'll report back if it ****s up again.