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jbondeson
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Oct 31, 2017
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keyboardwarrior
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Nov 3, 2017
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jbondesonI hope this spot is ok to send msgs regarding the client tool on that url?
I've been trying to get it working on Arch linux for 1-2 hours now. I downloaded the tar.gz. Everything works fine (as root. root needed for keyboard access). HOWEVER, one big problem i'm having is that it seems like it forces me to "Download Firmware" in order to have a working configuration directory (a directory to point to for the kiibohd.dfu.bin file to flash)?
So basically the main problem I'm seeing is that if I make configuration changes (ex. change color scheme or animation )....if I click "view layout JSON" button, I can see the "RAW layout JSON" output WITH the changes i made using the tool, HOWEVER my changes dont seem to get flashed?? And I cannot find the bin file they're in! If I flash any of the kiibohd.dfu.bin files I have, it just loads the default firmware.
So, i see other people using this tool and so i'm confused?? Are there instructions somewhere I'm not seeing at? Am I doing something wrong or missing a step somewhere?
I hope this makes sense and is enough explanation! Basically no matter what I do in the tool (and I've tried just about everyhting I can think of), I see no way of actually flashing the RAW JSON changes I've made onto the keybaord. It doesn't appear to actually be producing/making/creating/changing any bin file using the changes I make in the tool?
Thanks@!!! Other than that and some squeaky keys, I'm liking the keyboard! Cant wait to be able to get the programming down on it!!
I've been trying to get it working on Arch linux for 1-2 hours now. I downloaded the tar.gz. Everything works fine (as root. root needed for keyboard access). HOWEVER, one big problem i'm having is that it seems like it forces me to "Download Firmware" in order to have a working configuration directory (a directory to point to for the kiibohd.dfu.bin file to flash)?
So basically the main problem I'm seeing is that if I make configuration changes (ex. change color scheme or animation )....if I click "view layout JSON" button, I can see the "RAW layout JSON" output WITH the changes i made using the tool, HOWEVER my changes dont seem to get flashed?? And I cannot find the bin file they're in! If I flash any of the kiibohd.dfu.bin files I have, it just loads the default firmware.
So, i see other people using this tool and so i'm confused?? Are there instructions somewhere I'm not seeing at? Am I doing something wrong or missing a step somewhere?
I hope this makes sense and is enough explanation! Basically no matter what I do in the tool (and I've tried just about everyhting I can think of), I see no way of actually flashing the RAW JSON changes I've made onto the keybaord. It doesn't appear to actually be producing/making/creating/changing any bin file using the changes I make in the tool?
Thanks@!!! Other than that and some squeaky keys, I'm liking the keyboard! Cant wait to be able to get the programming down on it!!
jbondeson
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Nov 3, 2017
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keyboardwarriorThe compilation happens on the server (if you want to compile locally there are a few things you can do but you'll have to run the backend as well), so you need to hit the "Download Firmware" button to get the bin file. Then when you download it you can hit the "FLASH" button to autopopulate the flash page with your recently downloaded .bin file.
I'll be working on getting actual pacmac and rpm packages built in CI (HaaTa and I both run Arch) as well so hopefully that will be easier in the future as well.
I'll be working on getting actual pacmac and rpm packages built in CI (HaaTa and I both run Arch) as well so hopefully that will be easier in the future as well.
keyboardwarrior
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Nov 3, 2017
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jbondesonThanks for the reply!!
Yeah, unfortunately thats what i've been doing, but the changes I make in the client tool that are shown in the Raw JSON aren't being flashed to the keyboard. It seems like the changes I'm making aren't being utilized with the .bin file. I've spent several hours on it, and tried just about everything I can think of and nothing is working as far as flashing of the actual changes I'm making in the client tool.
Yeah, unfortunately thats what i've been doing, but the changes I make in the client tool that are shown in the Raw JSON aren't being flashed to the keyboard. It seems like the changes I'm making aren't being utilized with the .bin file. I've spent several hours on it, and tried just about everything I can think of and nothing is working as far as flashing of the actual changes I'm making in the client tool.
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Just dropped another pre-release version of the client side configurator: https://github.com/kiibohd/configurator/releases
This new one adds flashing support (if you have dfu-util installed and available on your path it will automagically use it, otherwise just download and point it to it the first time and you're good to go)! (also added a single-color canned animation)
There'll be one maybe two more pre-releases before the 5th. Going to add more animation controls and address some UX issues. In the next week you'll also see documentation and videos for using it!