I thought I’d run into the stuck/repeating key issue, but then it got a bit weird… Yesterday my backspace key started behaving weirdly. It would respond when pressed, but it was unpredictable whether it would remove 1 character, a couple, or keep going for several seconds. And it would trigger ra…

Have you tried putting the keyboard into test mode to see how the physical keys respond? That would help to narrow the issue down.

Thanks for the reminder! That was what led me to re-flash in the first place (I had apparently removed test mode in my custom firmware). The result of test mode is… all keys work normally. WTF? I tried to re-bind the backspace key for further testing, but now Chrysalis refuses to connect OR flash …

Excellent point, thanks. I could have sworn Chrysalis auto-updated but it seems I was wrong. I updated but - as above - it now refuses to connect OR flash. It is detecting the keyboard at least.

[image] FrankyG: The result of test mode is… all keys work normally. WTF? I’m not surprised. From your description, it’s pretty much got to be a software problem.

It turned out that a reboot fixed the connection/flashing issue. I re-bound the physical key back to backspace, and… it worked fine. Literally nothing has changed (except unbind/rebind, and the Chrysalis version) Problem solved, I guess? I’m wary that it’s a sign on the key being on its way out.

An update 1 month later: the issue came back. Reflashing did nothing this time (not that I’ve touched the firmware in the meantime). At least the weird key-jumping thing isn’t happening this time. Currently looking into switch options here in Aus as shipping 10 from the US works out about the same …

Stuck key sticks regardless of physical key

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merlin (Michael Richters) April 23, 2021, 5:06am 2

The first thing I would try is updating the firmware. Version 0.7.9 appears to be almost a year old now.

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Stuck key sticks regardless of physical key

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