22 Feb
2001
22 Feb
'01
noon
On February 22, Claude.W wrote:
I got the Sparc2 a few weeks ago and cant get it to
see the type5 keyboard I have to try it out with.
I only have that one keyboard to test this so I don't know if there is a problem with
the keyboard, sparc2, or its just that a type5 does not work on a sparc2.
When I power on the keyboard, the leds flash on the keyboard (power ok to keyboard) , but
I get a message on the sparc it cant ID the keyboard.
I am suspecting the serial line trans/receiver chips for the keyboard serial line maybe
have gone bad on the sparc, is that a frequent failure? Ill probe with a scope if I have
to...
That's not a frequent failure. I'd suspect a toasty keyboard. Can
you get your hands on a different one to try?
(The type5 works just fine on ss2s.)
-Dave McGuire