Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 18:03:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Bios Issues
> Hi all, Ive got a Libretto 50 which I believe is from
> Japan. When you put the unit into hybernation mode,
> the instructions come in Japanese ( naturally ) I
> foound the latest english BIOS and tried to install
> it, it advised me it was not compatible or wrong. Does
> anyone know if I can can some howremove the Japanese
> Bios and replace it with the lastest english one ?
Attempted in the past (search libretto mailing list archives),
but nobody smart enough to hack the bios's and make it work.
However, http://www5.toshiba.co.jp/pcss/member/download/index_j.htm
http://www5.toshiba.co.jp/pcss/member/download/w98up/libretto/lib50.htm
Has in japanases 6.50 BIOS.
> course Ive gone hunting also for latest Libretto 50
> japanese Bios and have been unsuccessful. Any
> anyone out there in Sydney Australia who does the
> Overclocking on 50's and 110's?\ And.... Can someone
> tell me pls if I buy an english keyboard, will it fit
> my japanese libretto? i have read that the keys are
It'll work with exceptions.
Here's a post from 5 years ago on the same topic (again, search Libretto
Mailng List archives - links on my site below):
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 23:47:53 -0400
From: "Pres Waterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: American keyboard on Japanese machine
I am trying an American keyboard on a Japanese Libretto 50 with BIOS 6.30
bought in Japan in June 1997. DOS7 and Win95English, with the jkeybrd.sys
and kbdjp002.kbd stuff bypassed.
Many things work right. But a few don't.
American key Makes
ALT Caps Lock
CTRL ALT
Caps Lock Ctrl ( I think... wierd )
Menu Windows
PrtScr Menu
Perhaps Windows=PrtScr. I believe those can be popped off and shuffled but
I will not try that until I am committed to this keyboard.
Now, Caps Lock, CTRL and ALT are rather mixed up, but only 2 of the 3 sizes
are the same. They won't all swap around physically.
And "CTRL" ( which is labelled Caps Lock ) plus right-arrow goes to the end
of the word, not the line. I can't seem to make PgUp, PgDn, Home and End
work at all, even CTRL+Fn+End. I may simply not have found the proper Fn
button.
The size difference between the Japanese and American keyboards is
unnerving, and causing as many errors as I used to make with the little one.
The bigger keys do feel luxurious, though. Not anyway near full-size, but
bigger than the Japanese model.
Here is the American Keyboard's regular characters on the Japanese machine
( not shifted )
1234567890-=
qwertyuiop[]\
asdfghjkl;'
zxcvbnm,./
( shifted )
!@#$%^&*()_+
QWERTYUIOP{}|
ASDFGHJKL:"
ZXCVBNM<>?
All above came out perfect as they are labelled, as does the ENTER key.
Apparently the only problems will be the CAPS LOCK, CTRL, ALT, Fn, Windows,
Menu and maybe the PrtScr and Pause keys.
TAB, INS, DEL, BkSp, Shift, ESC, all look good. I presume the F1, F2, F3,...
are all OK.
So far I haven't conclusively found the Fn key. Without that, PgUp and PgDn
are goners and will make reading difficult.
I am running Rex Perkins' wonderful vkpc110.vxd which makes the unused
Japanese keys to the left and right of the spacebar turn into Windows and
Menu, but I don't think that has any bearing since the dummy Japanese keys
are not present.
Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for info on that.
Pres Waterman N2PW
c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc.
Ford and Kia Dealer
GO BILLS!
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