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TheDoctor

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From: Ontario, Canada

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 63

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Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

I just got a Microsoft nek4000, and have it installed and running on Arch-current.  I've even patched the latest kernel to add the driver for it, but I don't have all the keys working.   

Has anyone else got this keyboard working 100% under arch?

Also, if you want a mostly-working kernel driver for the keyboard, drop me a line, and I'll give you my PKGBUILD.

ourcach

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Registered: 2006-09-21

Posts: 7

Re: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

can you give me your PKGBUILD???

I have a keybord just like yours and even the F1..F12 keys aren't working....

tanks.

Usul

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Registered: 2007-05-17

Posts: 31

Re: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

F1..F12 should work by default. Do you noticed, that there is a key on your keyboard to enable/disable this keys, or better, to switch between normal f1..f12-behavior and special-key-behavior? This key is right of f12, and it state is indicated by the lower LED labeled with F. Maybe you just hit this key by accident.

Anyway, I'm interested in getting all keys working on this keyboard too ...

banana989

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Registered: 2004-06-03

Posts: 60

Re: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

So am I !! It would be huge to be able to use the zoom 'button' to scroll webpages.

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

i've had this keyboard for a good six months or so... brilliant keyboard.

http://powerman.asdfgroup.com/RTFM/kernel.html
try the 2.6.20 patch there, it *may* apply to 2.6.21. I'll give it a try now.

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Microsoft_ … board_4000
there's a how-to there, though it's slightly out dated, and some of it didnt work to me. importantly though, it mentions Li Yu's patches, which also add support for the extra keys. He sends updated patches to lkml frequently, and there's one there that should work on 2.6.21. you can find them here: http://search.gmane.org/?query=&author= … Ali+yu---A

James

lumbar

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Registered: 2009-04-17

Posts: 8

Re: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

I started a new topic as this thread is three years old and the kernel-patches are no longer needed. Also more keys are now working, just the zoom and the 1-5 are not.

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=70223

Anonymo

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Registered: 2005-04-07

Posts: 427

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Re: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

F1..F12 should work by default. Do you noticed, that there is a key on your keyboard to enable/disable this keys, or better, to switch between normal f1..f12-behavior and special-key-behavior? This key is right of f12, and it state is indicated by the lower LED labeled with F. Maybe you just hit this key by accident.

Anyway, I'm interested in getting all keys working on this keyboard too ...

Thank you thank you thank you