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Could you ship some of the keyboards from china to europe so they would not be tariffed twice?

Just ignore them, add them as Foe and you won't see their messages.

I use the original XT controller with a Arduino Pro Micro and Soarer Firmware. Works quite well.

Do you still have the original controller installed?
Do you have Windows, Linux, Mac (Intel or Apple CPU)?

wobbled wrote: 29 Dec 2024, 19:48

AngryCockroach wrote: 29 Dec 2024, 19:35 Giving back to the community by making new Model Fs and Beam Springs available is enough for me.

Go kiss ass somewhere else

Quite an eloquent argument…

Giving back to the community by making new Model Fs and Beam Springs available is enough for me.

Oh, thank you very much and sorry for not replying earlier.
Before I test it: Is there a way to do a backup of my controller in case it does not work anymore after the flash?

Hey ellipse,
I know it is difficult, but sometimes it is better to just ignore negative people and trolls.
Keep up the great work.
I am looking forward to my B122.

Hi,
does anyone know, if a VIAL compatible firmware can be installed on this xwhatsit F122 controller?

Hyperscroll is when the scroll wheel does not stop by itself. This way you can scroll to the top or end of a document very fast.

I had some duplicate outputs which I fixed with debounce 2 (instead of 1) in the config.

Ok, I found the issue:
The linked guide on geekhack is wrong: Wire 2 and Wire 3 need to be each one pin above!

Here is how you connect the keyboard to the Teensy:

Do I have the 5291 or the 8521?

The product number suggests the 5291 right?

I now hooked up the teensy (with Soarer 1.2 beta) to two of the bigfoots but it does not work quit well:
Some key presses result in multiple character outputs and some keys do nothing at all. It is the same on both keyboards. So I assume it is no hardware error on the keyboards or the PCB.

I ...

Hi,
maybe someone has a good tip concerning my search for the perfect mouse for me.
It has to be light, suited for left handed use and with hyperscrolling.

I already have the SIGNATURE M650 L Left from Logitech. It has not the real hyperscroll but good enough. The shape is also vers good, but it is ...

I just saw teensy for under 10€ so I think I wait a little until they arrive before I destroy the pro micro…

Here are the bigfoots. I will paste pictures after the restorations.

Oh wow, thanks for the fast answer. You mean the black little one on the right? That is very tiny... I soldered the legs on the micro several times for other Ms or Fs, but that tiny thing looks difficult....

Hi, did you make it run with the Arduino Pro Micro?
I have acquired three Bigfoots and would like to use the cheaper Pro Micros instead of the expensive Teensy or Micro (without Pro).

Thank you, works great with "setleds".
I use it in combination with Soarer and "BetterTouchTool" to send the terminal command when I press the Numlock/Scrolllock key.
Now I can switch between Num Pad Mode and Navigation Cluster Mode and the Numlock LED shows me which I am in. Quite normal with ...

Is it also possible to control the Num_Lock LED with Soarer or Karabiner on Mac?

Here is my restauration video of my F122
https://youtu.be/NFTTLPsvnrw?si=DB0e-uaYPKmoizhh

It is in German but if enough people are interested I might translate it.

As said above you have to be very careful not to damage the parts that hold the flippers in place. Seems risky.
The heat could also deform the plastic and the flippers would not fit anymore or not move. I would only try on a spare keyboard…

Yes, I have the Reset key in layer 1.
And I iterated quite a lot already with my M122 keyboards. So I did only minor changes with the F122.

Works great.
I did the config with Pandrew Config and flashed it with QMK Toolbox.

Here a screenshot for other people with the same problem.

Thanks very much!
I found pandew config yesterday in another thread but now I am more certain that I can flash it. It has the F122 universal firmware I need to use.

I also found the key combination how to put the controller in bootloader mode.
By default it is F9 on the left F buttons (the left ...

But with which firmware should I overwrite it?

I think it is this board: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=24597
I did buy it online together with the keyboard from a vintage keyboard guy here in Germany.

That is another issue: I did not find a way to find out which firmware is on the controller right now...

Hi,

I restored an old IBM F122 keyboard but sadly the original controller does not work so I cannot use a Soarer converter like I did on my other Model M or F XT keyboards.

But I have an SMD Model F Controller Rev. 1.0 which works, but I do not know how to configure it. I read through a lot of ...

Man from Mars wrote: 21 Feb 2023, 22:14 Is it for free?
GLWS

No, hence the word „buy“

Hi,

who wants to buy a Model M converted to USB-C with Spanish keycaps and 122 keys?
It is already bolt modded and cleaned.

I am located in Germany so EU shipping preferred.

Price would be 150€.

Hi, I see the J1 jumper on the pro micro is open.
I soldered it closed on all my M122 because I read the micro provides more power to the keyboard then.