On 2008-03-05, BertieBigBollox@gmail.com <BertieBigBollox@gmail.com> wrote:
> So has anyone else got a USB keyboard plugged in to their Sun
> workstation where the keyboard actually works correctly?

Well ... if you leave out the requirement that it bea UK PC
keyboard -- yes. I have Sun USB keyboards plugged into:

2 each Sun Blade 1000
1 each Sun Fire 280r
1 each intel-based Mac Mini

and all work -- three into Suns, and one into a Mac -- because I prefer
the location of the Control key on the Sun keyboards (at least, on some
of them, such as:

Model 6 type USB
3201273-01
(the one with the Control key to the left of the 'A' key.)

> I'm wondering if this problem is keyboard specific and whether there
> might be some mileage in trying an alternative keyboard (if I can find
> one!)

Try a Sun USB keyboard. If you still have problems with it,
then it is time to examine what key maps are loaded and from where.

> (Got loads of Sun keyboards - dont suppose they do a sun keyboard-USB
> adaptor do they?)

I don't know. I'm happy with the Sun USB keyboards, and not so
with PC keyboards.

On ebay at the moment I find two lots with that keyboard:

360030066888 (it has six keyboards in one lot)

130203445172 (one keyboard and one mouse)

It looks as though the same vendor is offering both lots.

Now -- what is the difference between a UK keyboard and the Sun
US keyboard? The Sun keyboard has the Euro symbol beside the number 4
but you have to use an alt sequence to get a Pounds Sterling symbol. Is
there anything else that matters to you?

If you prefer the layout with Caps-Lock to the left of the 'A',
Sun sells them, too. I've got some, because my wife prefers them.

Good Luck,
DoN.

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