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Everything Else => Zaurus Distro Support and Discussion => Distros, Development, and Model Specific Forums => Archived Forums => Sharp ROMs => Topic started by: Sy Ali on September 21, 2006, 06:32:07 am
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Has anyone out there done the remapping for a standard 101 keyboard?
I'd rather just use someone else's key mapping file than bother to do it myself..
My notes:
Most keys work just like the keyboard on the Zaurus itself.
* Tap and release alt gives the menu.
^p = ^left
^b = left
shift-- = = (minus)
shift-+ = ~ (plus)
shift- = | (space)
shift-; = +
shift-' = *
shift-[ = `
` = (nothing)
; = /
/ = ,
[ = @
F1 = standby (the power button?)
F2 = help
F3 = escape
F4 = text editor
F5 = calendar
F6 = address book
F7 = Mail
F8 = (nothing)
F9 = pc link
F10= (nothing)
F11= (nothing)
F12= (nothing)
http://jrandomhacker.info/Keyboards (http://jrandomhacker.info/Keyboards)
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try this: http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/feed/usbkb..._2.4.20_arm.ipk (http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/feed/usbkbd-en_2.4.20_arm.ipk)
plug in usb keyboard and keys are automatically remapped for us keyboard layout after 5 seconds, unplug keyboard and keys are remapped back for the Zaurus keyboard.
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try this: http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/feed/usbkb..._2.4.20_arm.ipk (http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/feed/usbkbd-en_2.4.20_arm.ipk)
plug in usb keyboard and keys are automatically remapped for us keyboard layout after 5 seconds, unplug keyboard and keys are remapped back for the Zaurus keyboard.
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I don't have a keyboard to try it out (my desktop is a laptop), but this sounds like a really neat idea, so I might have to get one.
Do you think it would maintain the keyboard remapping when in Dosbox as well?
The reason I ask this is I have Windows 3.1 running in Dosbox, but the zaurus keyboard doesn't function in it.
Thanks Meanie for all your great work
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Thanks meanie.. I knew about such things, but the solutions were all for pdaxrom.
dougeeebear -- yes the remapping should also work in dosbox.. I remember doing remapping experiments and it also applied to things like a commodore 64 emulator.. so you should be ok with dosbox.
But you say that your keyboard isn't working at all in dosbox.. so perhaps there is a larger issue here. It seems strange..
I've also got a c1000, and I'm very interested in getting DOS emulation working.
If all you want is to use a keyboard that's better than the c1000.. then perhaps networking and running a remote control appliation would work for you.
My next step is to get a portable keyboard.. but it's difficult to track down a decent one.
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My keyboard does work ok in Dosbox, but it does not respond after I load Windows.
I copied the whole windows directory over from an older laptop, and the keyboard is set for a US keyboard, and I think there might be a conflict there with the zaurus non-standard keyboard.
As soon as I get a mouse for my zaurus, I will try to change the keyboard country settings.
I don't know if it will work or not, but I'm surprised that windows even loads up.
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My keyboard does work ok in Dosbox, but it does not respond after I load Windows.
I copied the whole windows directory over from an older laptop, and the keyboard is set for a US keyboard, and I think there might be a conflict there with the zaurus non-standard keyboard.
As soon as I get a mouse for my zaurus, I will try to change the keyboard country settings.
I don't know if it will work or not, but I'm surprised that windows even loads up.
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I hate to go off topic, but here goes...
dougeeebear, you said you loaded windows 3.1 in dosbox.
My question is, many years ago there was a version of windows 95 that was stripped down, and it was called "windows lite"
It had most or all of the "Bloat" removed.
Have you seen such a thing?
I had a copy of it 5 or 6 years ago and it ran really well on an older PC.
I just cannot seem to find it in my huge stack of CDRs and DVDRs
If windows could be run inside dosbox, I would think "windows lite" would be a good candidate.
I have a ton of software that will run in both versions of windows, (16 bit & 32bit)
BTW, I still have original copies of Win 3.1 on 5.25" and the current size floppies.
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Do you mean Windows lite from these guys?
http://www.litepc.com (http://www.litepc.com)
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Do you mean Windows lite from these guys?
http://www.litepc.com (http://www.litepc.com)
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Something like that, but was windows 95 lite. (It was free then)
I googled found and many refrences to "Windows 95 Lite Free" (I'm sure that's what I had).
I don't know if it's free anymore, and none of the refrences I mentioned above offer a download.
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Has this been out for a while? I remember people working on a version originally for the 6000, but I thought that version was too buggy and I didn't hear anything more on it. I'll probably try this out tonight. Thanks Meanie and congrats on the anniversary. My 3100's birthday is in November....
try this: http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/feed/usbkb..._2.4.20_arm.ipk (http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/feed/usbkbd-en_2.4.20_arm.ipk)
plug in usb keyboard and keys are automatically remapped for us keyboard layout after 5 seconds, unplug keyboard and keys are remapped back for the Zaurus keyboard.
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Can this work with a UK mapped keyboard?
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I think that it would be easy to install this, and then edit the keymap file that it uses.
I might end up doing that with a russian keyboard.
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My keyboard does work ok in Dosbox, but it does not respond after I load Windows.
I copied the whole windows directory over from an older laptop, and the keyboard is set for a US keyboard, and I think there might be a conflict there with the zaurus non-standard keyboard.
As soon as I get a mouse for my zaurus, I will try to change the keyboard country settings.
I don't know if it will work or not, but I'm surprised that windows even loads up.
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I just installed Dosbox on my windoze pc, and copied win-31 to it the same way I did with my z.
The keyboard doesn't work on that either, so it's nothing to do with the z keyboard.
I tried to copy the installation disks to a CF card so I could do a regular install, but my disk1 has an error.
Lucky me.
I'll have to figure out another way to cure it.
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http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DOSEMU-HOWTO-8.html (http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DOSEMU-HOWTO-8.html)
8.1 Is it possible to run MS-Windows 3.1 under dosemu?
The ../doc/README.Windows file says:
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* WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! *
* *
* Danger Will Robinson!!! This is not yet fully supported *
* and there are many known bugs! Large programs will almost *
* certainly NOT WORK!!! BE PREPARED FOR SYSTEM CRASHES IF *
* YOU TRY THIS!!! *
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* WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! *
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I've also seen rederences to running windows in real mode, with win /R
Some people say that the mouse and keyboard do work together.. see http://forums.xbox-scene.com/lofiversion/i...hp/t437898.html (http://forums.xbox-scene.com/lofiversion/index.php/t437898.html)
So perhaps it is a keyboard mapping issue after all!
I guess changing the locale could work..
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Got the keyboard working in Dosbox/win-31.
It was just a setting in windows setup.
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Well, using the driver "worked" except that no keys were mapped. I removed the driver and rebooted.. and now the keyboard won't work at all.
Something strange is happening. I'll wait for my other keyboard to arrive and I'll try again.
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Well I tried it and it immediately hard locked my machine. Does this work for many others or are there others with the same experience?
Has this been out for a while? I remember people working on a version originally for the 6000, but I thought that version was too buggy and I didn't hear anything more on it. I'll probably try this out tonight. Thanks Meanie and congrats on the anniversary. My 3100's birthday is in November....
try this: http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/feed/usbkb..._2.4.20_arm.ipk (http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/feed/usbkbd-en_2.4.20_arm.ipk)
plug in usb keyboard and keys are automatically remapped for us keyboard layout after 5 seconds, unplug keyboard and keys are remapped back for the Zaurus keyboard.
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