***Wolves, Feeding Time*** PalmOne Zire 31: Universal Keyboard is typing gibberish crap

Hi everyone. I recently got my bro's PalmOne Zire 31 and the universal keyboard that goes with it. I posted my problem on the palm forums, but practically everyone there is useless. Anyhow, even after installing the latest drivers and hotlinking, I keep getting the same problem: Whenever I push the infrared arm/wand up, I my palm gets a signal, but the keys are messed up. Most of the keys don't work, and control types S, alt= z, etc.

I'd really like to get this to work without any repairs/monetary crap, and before school. i'd really really appreciate the help. Thanks a lot!

 

Worthless idiots on these forums, seriously.

Not a single response yet...

 

If you treat us like dirt then expect us to do the same. You've now guaranteed nobody will reply to your post because you are so rude.

 

worthless idiots?

We know how to use Google.

Sammorris is right; you probably won't see much help with that attitude.

 

Actually, the answer isn't on google. That's #1.

Secondly, what all of have just said is credence to the fact that you three are just idiots looking to pick a fight.

You didn't say a word of help, despite your optimistic and pure attitudes which were intended to "help". So now go give yourselves a time out for a while, or actually help out.

If you expect to treat others like dirt even through revenge, then you'll live a cold, harsh life.

 

So far you've dissed the palm forums in your first post, AD in your second post, and then three of most popular members of AD in your third.

Congratulations!!! Well Done!!!!

P.S. Hope you manage to get your problem sorted I assume you have the keyboard set to the correct region on your computer?

 

Well, the palm forums were pretty damn useless. It's been about 5 days since I posted the thread and only one nice guy came to help (he tried, but sadly to no avail).

I know I sound like demanding, but I'm tired of the poor service. I simply want to use my palm.

I don't know if I have the region correctly set; could be more specific on how I can check/change it.

Thanks for the help.

Oh, and the two guys in the middle who dissed me deserved what i just said, considering that they're just as bad as me, if you think I am bad.

 

Basically keyboards can be set to any region in the world, and if you set your keyboard to american it will read the keys differently than if you set it to european.

I'm assuming you use windows xp, if you don't i don't know how to check it. If you are on xp, go into control panel and then regional and language options and see where it is set to, change it to your local area. I know i had my keyboard set to american instead of uk a while back and it was messing up the keys on me. I forget how i fixed it though sorry, so try this.

And by the way, sammorris and 7thsinger are both lovely guys and sammorris is probably one of the most knowledgeable pc people on the site, he spends hours on here everyday helping people out, i know he's helped me a lot, so i'm sure he could fix your problem for you if you asked nicely.

 

Did you not notice the 'poor service' was free?
Your problem is rather unusual - have you not spoken to the manufacturer for any ideas?

 

I will use Google before asking dumb questions...

Live and die by that and you shall survive young Padawan.

 

Indeed. People like that are the main reason why I'd never want a real tech support job.

 

Agreed. Not to mention, courtesy and patience usually render a more helpful nature from the natives.

 

FREE??? OH know it's not!!! I have to wade thru your humor to find what you're posting about. It's aggravating and tedious at times.

To the OP... you really know how to bring the house down.. I just hope it's storming outside as normally LIGHTNING accompanies a good thunder storm.

ddp..... have at it PLEASE!!!

oh... check your batteries!!

....gm

 

Batteries are fine. I think that the problem lies with the IR arm, or something else. Just yesterday I found out that you can slide the keyboard to the extreme right or left.

BY THE WAY: when my bro had it, he said that the on light was slightly dim, to indicate that it was on. However, despit having batteries in the palm, there's no light. Weird thing is, it still does type, although the wrong stuff.

This is a really weird situation.

 

And this one's specially for ddp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ztZ7WFo3nw

 

Could potentially be a power problem inside the unit, if the light was dim...