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http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=133929
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Corsair K70 RGB not connecting with ckb application #422

Open LordPeyton opened 8 years ago

LordPeyton commented 8 years ago

This will be my second post on my keyboard not being able to connect to the ckb program. I don't know anything about code, so it would be great if someone could give me a step-by-step walkthrough of how to get ckb to connect/recongize to my K70 RGB.

isaacgr commented 8 years ago

I am also having this issue. I got this driver in the hopes that it would fix my media keys not working in 16.04 but they still dont. Would appreciate any insight. This was marked as a solution for the k95 elsewhere but they dont mention how they came to the conclusion to use this fix. https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/volume-scroll-wheel-doesnt-work-in-16-04/5128/8. I should add that I am using a regular K70.

blip-zz commented 8 years ago

I just unboxed a K70 RGB. OSX 10.11.6, installed ckb 0.2.6. It doesn't detect the keyboard. I tried plugging in via my Monitor's USB hub and directly into the Mac. CKB says no device connected.

Link to some more instructions for LordPeyton https://github.com/ccMSC/ckb#os-x-installation

I'm going to connect to as Windows computer to update the keyboard and then after that try rebooting the Mac...

isaacgr commented 8 years ago

So I should have said that I was using a VM. I tried using it with an actual install and it worked fine. I cant speak for any issues with the RGB, however. @blip Do you get any readings for the keyboard and buttons when using evtest?

blip-zz commented 8 years ago

@isaacgr sorry I'm brand new to this. What is evtest? [edit: looks like linux only when I searched. I'm on Mac OSX] I am not using a VM (I tried, and I can't find any obvious way to pass thru USB/keyboard devices into a VM in VMware Fusion).

I plugged into a Windows laptop, K70 Lux works great. Updated firmware to 2.0.5. Get back to Mac, nothing (plugged in directly into Mac).

I don't mean to hijack the thread if this is something different, hardware is recognized in the System Report:

Corsair Gaming K70 LUX RGB Keyboard :

Product ID: 0x1b33 Vendor ID: 0x1b1c (CORSAIR MEMORY INC.) Version: 2.05 Serial Number: 1600D03AAEB980E055C98039F5001943 Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Corsair Location ID: 0x14100000 / 12 Current Available (mA): 1000 Current Required (mA): 500 Extra Operating Current (mA): 0

$ sudo /Applications/ckb.app/Contents/Resources/ckb-daemon ckb: Corsair RGB driver beta-v0.2.6 [I] Root controller ready at /var/run/ckb0

That's all I ever get. Plug and unplug, keyboard only plug, or both, direct into the computer or via Monitor USB hub, etc. Nothing happens past it saying it's ready.

Edit: Attempting to install xcode, to build from source. Also curious what about abandoning Corsair and going Razer? They have native OSX support listed. I had read the Corsair is better quality and I thought ckb would work.

Edit2: This was slightly helpful: https://github.com/ccMSC/ckb/issues/412

Edited "src/ckb-daemon/usb.h" Vendor codes:

define P_K70 0x1b33

define P_K70_STR "1b33"

That helped, after a reboot the keyboard is recognized but none of the controls in the ckb application seem to work.

That other link I posted mentioned the keyboard is already supported in the newdev branch but I haven't found that yet...

tatokis commented 8 years ago

First of all, K70 RGB means nothing, there are three different K70 RGB models. A search on the bug tracker reveals plenty of info https://github.com/ccMSC/ckb/issues/386

Need to compile the newdev branch from the repository as that includes fixes for K70/K65 Lux/Rapidfire. There are no prebuilt binaries for these keyboards yet, so compiling is the only option. You can find info on how to do it on the README.

isaacgr commented 8 years ago

@blip My apologies I read it and kept thinking it was a linux install.

blip-zz commented 8 years ago

@tatokis you're right K70 RGB means nothing. Yesterday I did not know that. Today I do.

I returned the K70 RGB [LUX] mainly because I didn't really like the font. The place I got it from only has that LUX RGB version so I was stuck. I downgraded to the K70 non-RGB version. I keep a backlight which is what I really wanted, and the font is easier on my eyes. Chatted with someone else they said their Razer is having some issues so it seems like it's a good idea to stick with Corsair. This version detected instantly. Key re-map works. Detects in ckb as K70R. So I think I'm getting what I really wanted out of it.