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Even though I am able to load the firmware, the dfu rule errors out at the end:

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make -C tmk_keyboard/keyboard/s60-x KEYMAP= dfu
make[1]: Entering directory '....../tmk_keyboard/keyboard/s60-x'
dfu-programmer atmega32u4 erase
dfu-programmer atmega32u4 flash S60-X_lufa.hex
Validating...
20926 ...

I somehow was able to make this work. I had to do these steps exactly in this order:

Create /etc/udev/rules.d/50-atmel-dfu.rules (see below).
Create /etc/udev/rules.d/52-tmk-keyboard.rules (see below).
Unplug the keyboard.
Plug the keyboard back in.
Click the reset button on the back of the ...

Hi,

I have successfully built the keyboard at https://www.massdrop.com/buy/sentraq-60-diy-keyboard-kit/

The TMK-based firmware I am using is:

https://github.com/VinnyCordeiro/tmk_keyboard/tree/master/keyboard/s60-x

I've managed to get a hex file built, but am running into problems getting the ...

I haven't been able to find a database of the various models of the latter, along with its electrical and mechanical requirements, therefore I opened this topic.

The closest I could find to a "database" is on the ThinkWiki at: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/TrackPoint
That doesn't include "its ...

Thanks Plasmodium.

Ok, well then I conclude that it is just a waiting game then. Apparently Massdrop is the only way they release TEX Yoda's to the public.

From copious amounts of applied Google-Fu, I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that the TEX Yoda TrackPoint Keyboard is offered for sale only through massdrop:

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/tex-yoda

Is this true?

But that listing shows:

http://i.imgur.com/E9pI1O2.jpg

So when can we ...

Thanks HuBandiT. I'm set to explore these alternatives. I've not decided which alternative to take yet, and that is a good, because I found a driver problem with this trackpoint on Ubuntu which I must fix before I can fix the nub problem: http://askubuntu.com/questions/702140/package-to-configure ...

bgoodr wrote: Speaking of which, what is that material anyhow? Feels like some form of rubber?

The material is either silicone rubber or what Upgrading and Repairing PCs calls "plastic sandpaper".

bhtooefr wrote: ...there's no separate cable going between the pointing stick module and the motherboard.

Thanks bhtooefr. I have had to return the E6410 back to the Amazon vendor for a replacement. Once I get the new one back in, I can explore some of the various ideas proposed.

Here, 16 micron layers for $5.99 per cubic cm: http://www.shapeways.com/materials/frosted-detail-plastic ...
Then you can mould yourself nubs with proper size and good precision all day. :)

That is tempting from a geeky standpoint, but I'm not so sure UV-baked acrylic has the same feel on the ...

Have you measured the sizes of the Dell and the ThinkPad stems? How much is the difference? Maybe carving out the hole with an exacto-knife would be an option?

Alternatively, you could CAD and 3D print a dome that fits, from this material: http://www.shapeways.com/materials/elasto-plastic

I ...

elecplus: Got it. I guess I would have to open up both laptops and inspect their connections to see how viable that is.

You could buy a repalcement nub for the dell and a lenovo one , and cut the tops off and switch them
That would leave me with a decapitated nub on the Dell which is no better than the existing Dell nub. I want the "muffin top" on the nub for the one going onto the Dell, hence the idea of gluing as ...

Thanks Findecanor and elecplus. I will look into both of those options.

elecplus: I thought that the pointing devices in both Lenovo and Dell keyboards were hardwired in, not parts that can just unplug. Am I thinking straight here? If so, that would mean carving/sawing/soldering which is surely ...

I like the Lenovo T60 trackpoint keyboard, but am stuck with a Dell Latitude E6410 trackpoint keyboard. I do not want to replace the entire Dell laptop with a Lenovo laptop (actually if I do that, I'd first like to go Office Space on it with a baseball bat, then go Amazon shopping for a Lenovo ...