Registered: Jan 2001
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Dead Stowaway?

Anyone ever have a Stowaway keyboard seemingly just die on them? I.e., the VDX just won't respond to keyboard input.

This is on a VDX. I've tried un-installing and re-installing the keyboard s/w.....including several different versions of the driver (covering both the original and the latest). I've tried disabling hacks (normally only run McPhling and the DiddleBug Screen Cap anyway). I've tried removing the VisorPhone. And all of the above with soft resets at seemingly appropriate points.

It would seem the only remaining possibility would be a bad contact between the VDX and the Stowaway. But that *seems* to be snapping into place and connecting as expected...at least as far as the eye can tell.

I'll be off to tech support with this same question, but thought maybe someone here might have experienced the same misfortune and found a solution.

Thanks!

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Registered: Mar 2001
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This is kind of a stupid thing, but since you didn't say you did it, here goes ...

Did you enable the keyboard?
I mean, just installing it isn't enough. You have to turn it on. (I hear it likes a nice back rub and an Italian dinner, maybe a romantic movie.)

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Registered: Mar 2000
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One more dumb thing...

One more dumb thing that you probably already know, but have you made sure you are using the Handspring driver instead of the Palm driver?

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: TX
Posts: 80

To get mine to work I had to install the latest driver from their website. The one that came with it was an older version. Since I did that it has worked flawlessly.

After rereading your post it would appear that you have been using it already and then it quit working. My solution probably won't help you but it might be worth a shot.

Teri

Registered: Jan 2001
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Originally posted by Yorick
One more dumb thing that you probably already know, but have you made sure you are using the Handspring driver instead of the Palm driver?

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Yep, had that one covered.

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Did you enable the keyboard?

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That turns out to be closer to the solution than I'd care to admit.

By default, the driver installs with the 'Enable Keyboard' box checked. But there must be a bug or something hindering the actual enabling process on my unit because until I uncheck the box, exit the keyboard app, and then reload and enable it doesn't work. Even deleted the driver and re-installed just to test....with the same results.

I'm inclined to think it must be a conflict somewhere. Haven't had occasion to use the keyboard for a while, but I'm sure I never had to disable and then re-enable in the past. But the gray matter is clearly slipping.....should have thought to test that right off the bat.

Thanks!

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