Re: quality keyboards
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On 08/31/2015 10:06 AM, Petter Adsen wrote:
> 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
>
A related article that I found a while ago:
https://spritesmods.com/?art=rapidisnake
It doesn't sound like it's for any of your keyboards, but it proves that
it is definitely possible to re-write keyboard firmware.
Also, if you find yourself with an excessive amount of free time, you
might want to take a look at some of the other projects that he's done;
they are really interesting.
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