naudefj Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Does anyone know if the Trust Wireless Media Center Keyboard (KB-2950) can work on Linux? I'm not too concerned about the advanced functions, but if the basic stuff can work on Linux, I would like to order one for my freevo media center. Product URL: http://www.trust.com/products/product.aspx?artnr=14909 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffi Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 (edited) Most likely it will, in the worst case you would have to manually assign all the keys, but do yourself a favour don't buy Trust (even if it's dutch), they're products REALLY suck. Buy a Logitech or MS keyboard instead(*), they are not to expensive and will work..... *but not the bluetooth keyboards because they really too Edited April 9, 2007 by ffi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 /me plugs his MS Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000. best. keyboard. ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naudefj Posted April 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 Thanks guys! I'm actually looking for a compact RF keyboard with integrated mouse to use with my Linux media center. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffi Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 Any Logitech or Microsoft keyboard should do, ask the vendor to try them out, at least get the feel of the keys and mouse. I am happy with my new Logitech MX3200, though I had first gotten the far more expensive MX5000 with bluetooth, which really sucked, connectionwise, constantly resulting in multiple keystrokes or delayed keystrokes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naudefj Posted April 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 I've already looked at the Microsoft Media Center Keyboard, but it works via Infrared and Linux support is experimental - http://mod-mce.sourceforge.net/ This one looks nice: Ione Scorpius P20 2.4GHz Wireless USB Keyboard with Built-in Thumb Stick http://www.ione.com.tw/2005/products/media/htm/sc-p20.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYinYeti Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 I don't know for the one you mention, but I've bought this one: http://www.trust.com/products/product.aspx?artnr=14736 and it really works well :) out of the box! Yves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naudefj Posted April 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Apparently the Trust KB-2800 has been discontinued and replaced with the KB-2900 Wireless Media Centre Keyboard. Does anyone know if the KB-2900 will work on Linux? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude67 Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 This one looks nice: Ione Scorpius P20 2.4GHz Wireless USB Keyboard with Built-in Thumb Stick http://www.ione.com.tw/2005/products/media/htm/sc-p20.htm Has anyone got this one? Does anyone know if it works with Mandriva (and Linux in general)? A quick message (if any) would be appreciated, as I'm planning to buy one in 2½ hours... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude67 Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Well it does. It just takes a little bit of getting used to using this small kb. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 I've changed all my hardware several times, but I still use a PS/2 MS Internet Keyboard which I bought in 1997. It's still operating flawlessly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude67 Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 No doubt. But this is for the livingroom and it's got to be wireless and as small as possible. And the one I had earlier didn't work from more than two meters from the PC... This works from a lot longer distance. My wife seems happier now, with the kb and mouse out of sight... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude67 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 (edited) OK, I've ran into a problem with this one (Scorpius: http://www.ione.com.tw/2005/products/media/htm/sc-p20.htm). Does anyone know how to make Grub respond to this USB/wireless KB/mouse thingy? I have (on my family room PC) a dual boot system with MDV Spring and WinXP Home. I've got Grub and there Mandriva Spring as a first choice. But I cannot choose Windows from Grub as it doesn't respond to the keybord at all. The initial boot (BIOS) does not respond to this thing (IOne Scorpius), but when I press DEL on my other KB and enter the BIOS settings I can make BIOS choises with Scorpius without any problems. I tried to find a setting which would allow the USB kb (or anything even sligthly resembling that choice), but couldn't. Currently I have two choices: 1) to keep another kb always onsight (I hate that option) 2) to always first boot to Linux and there reboot (from KDE) to windows (takes time to do that). I'm not particulary keen on either of the choices, so I'm asking the good folks here in MUB: does anyone know any remedy? - Edit - This is the HW setup: System # 2 Display card: Club 3D radeon X700 Pro 256 MB PCI-e (ATI) Processor: Intel P4 HT 3.0 GHz Motherboard: ABIT AG8V 3rd eye Memory: 1024 Mb 400MHz DDR System: Dual boot with WinXP Home & Madriva 2007.0 Free Edited October 5, 2007 by dude67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYinYeti Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 It seems your Ione kb is exactly the same as my Trust one! I'll have to try at home if the kb is known at boot. My first idea is that it is a matter of compatibility. Did you try changing the BIOS setting for "legacy USB support" or "USB keyboard"? Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude67 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Thanks Yves, I managed to find the setting in the BIOS. It was in some part where it said something about motherboard settings and I didn't realize that that's where the USB setting was... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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