The short version: Two external pull-up resistors of 10 kΩ on the PS/2 DATA and CLK signal lines (corresponding to USB signal lines D- and D+, respectively) are sufficient to interface to a PS/2-capable USB keyboard. Say, to get a macro …
The short version: ArcoLinux does not seem to install the required GRUB bootloader (file grubx64.efi) on some partitioning schemes, e.g., some combination of separate partitions (completely separate or some shared partitions). Thus the system can not boot. Booting into the …
That is, the new NoScript version after Firefox ESR. A single left click is needed, but then the rest can be done using the keyboard! The left click can also be done by a macro keyboard so mouse is only …
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The short version: As a new user, choose the ISO image “arcolinuxl-v23.03.01-x86_64.iso“ (2.4 GB. MD5 hash value BE43EE6827C285C610648793EFCFAF45). A new version, 23.03.01, of ArcoLinux (an Arch Linux derivative) was released. The official release date was 2023-03-01. As a new user, which …
Trying to find Jeff Atwood‘s reference “Stinking badges” highlights just how broken search engines are nowadays. I this case I knew Jeff Atwood had used “no stinking badges” (a reference to a scene the film The Treasure of the Sierra …
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Sometimes it can appear as if the Windows key on some keyboards has stopped working. But that is not the case. A Windows key lock has inadvertently been enabled! A Windows key lock feature is often found on keyboards intended …
Missing Windows key on some keyboards, e.g., Cooler Master CK550 V2 and Rapoo 700RGB Read more »
The short version: The Cooler Master CK550 V2 mechanical keyboard is fully capable of macros, including mouse operations (e.g., right-click) and cancelling macros in progress. Though non real-time macros and mouse operations in macros are only possible by using the Windows-based …
Low-cost fully macro-capable mechanical keyboard Cooler Master ‘CK550 V2’ Read more »
When repurposing old (or new) PS/2 keyboards as macro keyboards (because they are much easier to interface with than USB keyboards), there are three free LEDs that can also be repurposed, e.g., for various status purposes (say, indicating a macro …
The short version: With default BIOS settings (which enable USB 3 ports) for the Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P motherboard, the USB 2 ports do not work (at least in Linux), only the two external USB 3 ports. In Linux, the GRUB configuration parameter “GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX” …
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A number of configuration changes to Firefox are necessary on a new system before it is efficient and convenient to use. This post has step-by-step instructions for how I set up Firefox from scratch. Note: Before setting up for the …