Special keys on sun keyboard ahkhid ive been trying to get the special keys help, stop, again, volume etc. Usb, bluetooth, or onscreen keyboards may still work. Got the sun type 7 usb keyboard today, the bottom row two rows of keys are all messed up on windows bios linux virtual terminal, from what ive been able to deduce i can get it working fully in xorg server under linux but i want to be able to use it properly elsewhere, but dont want to have to constantly have to use a fallback keyboard. The sun keyboards have a number of keys that arent present on a standard pc keyboard. Sun type 6 keyboards have two versions of interfaces. This keyboard has been removed from a working system. Stop again props undo front copy open paste find cut. The capslock is at the lower left corner, and ctrl on the right of a key. Doing research i found that the most recent keyboards appear to be the type 6 and type.
Sun microsystems type6 keyboard on windows7 ask for. It is a keyboard specially designed for sun workstations but will work with pcs running windows. Use your sun microsystems type 7 keyboard in microsoft windows properly, with lettered alt graph mappings and even a supplemental mathematics entry mode clockfortsun 7 keyboard layout. A usb type a to usb micro b cable to attach the arduino to your computer. We guarantee this keyboard will work with your system. The type 6 keyboard was available with usb, and thats the keyboard i use every day, but it was sleaked down from the chunky glory that was the type 5. When submitting a link or textpost, tagging your submission will help others find it quickly hint.
Download and install the latest drivers, firmware and software. These sun keyboards are compatible with all sun systems that have usb connectors, i. The keyboard or type cover goes back and forth between working, and not working. The 3201271 carries a memoryten 90 days exchange or repair warranty against. Sun microsystems type 6 usb keyboard, ubuntu gnulinux. The x3738a is a sun type 7 keyboard kit and contains the following. Sparc only the power key on a usb keyboard behaves differently than the one on the sun type 5 keyboard. Some websites say you need one, others dont even mention it. The keyboard or type cover appears to disconnect or stop responding randomly. On a usb keyboard, you can suspend or shut down the system by using the suspendshutdown key, but you cannot poweron the system. Sun microsystems us type6 usb keyboard pn 3201271nib. Volume keys also effectivei confirmed it on ubuntu linux. Sun microsystems keyboard type 6 vs type 7 geekhack. The sun type 6 is a keyboard that was made for sun.
I bet any of the windows drivers for joysticks would work, the ones where you assign a raw signal to some keyboard key, so that pressing up on the analog equals numpad8 or whatnot. Most keyboards connect via a usb port or a ps2 port. Only type 6, usb usunix yellow keyboard w2m cable included. Some of the sun special keys is mapped to the windows key. One of my favorite computer keyboard is the sun type 6. Our design engineers want to use the sun keyboards they are used to sun type 6 usb keyboards including all the sun keys on the left of the keyboard. Sun microsystems type 6 usb keyboard, ubuntu gnulinux, emacs and. Mouse drivers keyboard drivers desktop set drivers gaming drivers headset drivers webcam drivers adapter drivers surface accessories. The type 7 peripheral kits include a unix or pc layout keyboard with open look keys, and an optical 3button mouse. The type 7 was something of a middleground, the blocky figure of the type 5 but it was made with cheap plastics and lacked the heaft of the type.
The keyboard is a sun type 7 keyboard with a microsoft mouse plugged in. Its better to use a adapter instead of converting the ps2 keyboard to usb keyboard. Sun usunix type6 unix usb yellow keyboard pn 3201273. Please check the wiki and search before selfposting. The type 6 keyboard was available with usb, and thats the. Sun microsystems type 6 usb keyboard, ubuntu gnulinux, emacs and flexibility 27 oct it was time for a better keyboard because the one i plugged to my lenovo 3000 n100 laptop was an ibm keyboard with a very strange layout, putting the pgdn, pgup, home, end and ins. For at least the type 6 keyboard there are at least two layouts.
Im thinking of connecting a sun keyboard to a pc preferably via usb. Get drivers and downloads for your dell dell keyboard smartcard usb. I would like to know how i can install the drivers for a generic usb keyboard in windows 7 pro 64 sp1. The following shows the one that is the keyboard for sun ultra 5 computer year 1998. This is an unused keyboard made by sun microsystems. On the device manager screen, rightclick on the keyboard device and click on update driver. Dont ever to try to do it in yourself by configuring the four wires connection of the usb cable is. Replacing the keyboard with a sun microsystems type 7 produces. My problem is the workstation recognize the keyboard as keyboard type 4 instead of type 6. Chapter 1 usb devices overview usb administration guide. Pc keyboards use various interfaces, such as ps2 or usb, for example.
Enter a dell service tag, dell emc product id, or model. Use your sun microsystems type 7 keyboard in microsoft windows properly, with lettered alt graph mappings and even a supplemental mathematics entry mode. Find great deals on ebay for sun type 6 keyboard and sun type 7 keyboard. Thanks to alexander kurz you can find the sun type 45 6 pinout on. Bolstered by all that, i went looking on ebay and found a type 3 which i bought. Im trying to get a keyboard map built in exceed to allow. You can use sun keyboard as a typical usb keyboard.
I need these maps mainly to work in xview openwindows. Above photo is an example of a japanese keyboard, if you use an english keyboard, its available if. These include the the volume, power, and sun keys help, stop, again, etc. But when i plug the same keyboard into my laptop, it doesnt work. The next step was to build a convertor to interface it with usb. Because the standard sun keyboards use ttl rs232 at 1200 bps to talk to the suns, its relatively easy to make them talk to any non sun computer by converting this to true rs232. I came into possession of a sun type 6 keyboard and want to see how much. For a complete list of keyboard subs see the keyboard subreddits wiki. I use a sun type 6 usb unix layout keyboard on my mac at home so i dont have to worry about switching between a sun keyboard and a pc keyboard since i use sun. Original computer interface module for usb and sun usb keyboard. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Many people have dreamed of having their sun type 5 keyboard attached to their pc.
If your keyboard does not work at all, first make sure it is plugged into your computer correctly. A keyboard driver is software which allows communication between your keyboard and your pc or laptop. Sun keyboard types are printed on the back of each sun keyboard. Type, swipe, drag, zoom, click, and more with the allinone media keyboard. Install generic keyboard drivers in windows 7 microsoft.
Whats the difference between a sun type 6 and type 7 keyboard. Sun microsystems type6 keyboard on windows7 posted in ask for help. Ive got a sun type 6 usb keyboard attached to an opteron desktop running java 1. The problem is that windows doesnt seem to receive the scancodes for the special keysive tried a lot of tools and had no luck.
The x3731a is a sun type7 keyboard kit and contains the following. How can i change the workstation to recognize sun keyboard type 6. The left side of the keypad functionality is unavailable on non sun usb keyboards. Sun type 4, 5, and 5c keyboards use sun io interfaces through a mini din 8pin connection. Ive seen sun keyboards described with type 5 and type 4 which is a bad sign when i think of adapters and connectors.
Ps4 is too hot and turns off repair cleaning, thermal paste and fan replacement duration. Going around the university halls i met a sun type 6 keyboard who was sitting silently on a desk, nobody making use of it, so i genlty borrowed this little treasure. Sun type 7 uspc style usb keyboard kit, rohs6 compliant. This can be either the keyboard keys, touchpad, or the entire keyboard or type cover.
Ive used a type 6 on a mac, and found that i could remap those fancy keys with a shareware thing called controllermate. I successfully mapped the special lefthand keys of the type 6 sun usb keyboard on rh7. Sun type 6 keyboard belgium overview and full product specs on cnet. Hi all, i recently got my paws on an older sun microsystems type6 usb keyboard, this things are a dream to type on, ive worked with one of theese years ago and ive always remembered how nice it was to work with this piece of machinery. Home sun system parts sun x options x3531a sun microsystems us type 6 usb keyboard pn 3201271nib sun microsystems us type 6 usb keyboard pn 3201271nib description this is a new sun original part. When i have the numlock turned on, many keys cease functioning, including but not necessarily limited to. I know this is possible because, for my desktop computer, my keyboard worked out of the box. Stop, props, front, open, find, again, undo, copy, paste, cut. Think i need some typical kind of soft used for a keyboard with extra keys.
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