On Mon, 31 Aug 2015 22:40:22 +0900 Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 9:38 PM, Gian Uberto Lauri <saint@eng.it> wrote: > > Joel Rees writes: > > > > > > Say what? Since when does a keyboard need a firmware update? > > > > > > Hmm. Maybe the USB controller stuff, but still, ... > > > > Nope. Check the item before engaging the fingers :). > > Well, actually, I was responding to Petter, I think, whose keyboard > does not have the colored lights? No, it doesn't. But it has 5 macro keys, intended to be used in Windows games for sending series of keystrokes. Under Linux, they simply send normal keycodes, but I believe the Windows drivers and software do more than that. There are also a couple of other keys that I do not know the intended use of - maybe there is some magic that needs firmware there. > > > Can you tell what the micro-controller is? Maybe try re-programming it? > > > > They are working on reverse-engineering the communication protocol and > > re-programming instructions. > > Do tell: Who are _they_? And do they have a website? And if this concerns Razer keyboards, I'd also be very interested. Petter -- "I'm ionized" "Are you sure?" "I'm positive."
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