Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-05 Thread tom ehlert
Hi, > browsing through the email archive of the list I could not find a > related topic. So I try to ask here. > My problem: > I use a Hasu  USB converter > https://1upkeyboards.com/shop/controllers/usb-to-usb-converter/ > to have a "Dual function": When holding the Space-Key + an

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-05 Thread Liam Proven
On Fri, 4 Nov 2022 at 12:24, Thomas Desi wrote: > Anyone any idea why this happens? Might be worth checking for a firmware update. No harm in trying. -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi Thomas, >> Does this also happen, when you press F5 at the FreeDOS boot menu to >> skip loading any drivers, specifically a keyboard driver? >> > I use the same USB Stick with my Autoexec.bat in FreeDOS to boot on > three different computers, using the same cables, same keyboard, same > HASU

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Thomas Desi
Hi Robert, On 04.11.22 19:16, Robert Riebisch wrote: Does this also happen, when you press F5 at the FreeDOS boot menu to skip loading any drivers, specifically a keyboard driver? I use the same USB Stick with my Autoexec.bat in FreeDOS to boot on three different computers, using the same

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Thomas Desi
Result is: SCAN CODES  57 Space {185}                {Space} My additional question: anybody how experienced keyboards firing of "autonomously" empty space characters? Thanks! On 04.11.22 15:07, Bret Johnson wrote: Keyboards can sometimes do funny things, especially keyboards like the

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi Thomas, > Might be the BIOS differences, or is the keyboard controller > automatically sending a "space" character somehow or the FreeDos > interprets some signal from the keyboard controller as a Key-Press Does this also happen, when you press F5 at the FreeDOS boot menu to skip

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi Bret, > I would suggest starting with my SCANTEST program (attached) and see > what the keyboard is actually sending to the computer (SCANTEST is one > of the test utilities that is included with my USB drivers). Rename > SCANTEST.CO_ to SCANTEST.COM and run it. This sounds like a keyboard >

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Bret Johnson
Keyboards can sometimes do funny things, especially keyboards like the ones you're describing that have special timing-related "features" built into them. I would suggest starting with my SCANTEST program (attached) and see what the keyboard is actually sending to the computer (SCANTEST is one

[Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Thomas Desi
Hi, browsing through the email archive of the list I could not find a related topic. So I try to ask here. My problem: I use a Hasu  USB converter https://1upkeyboards.com/shop/controllers/usb-to-usb-converter/ to have a "Dual function": When holding the Space-Key + an alpha-numeric key,