I plugged mine in to a usb hub first, and windows did not recognise it. I plugged it directly in to my pc and it did recognise it. Try that.
Secondly, I followed the instructions on this site and VIA did recognise it:
https://wiki.keebmonkey.com/en/products/mmp
The download link for VIA didn't work at I had to google for the github repo:
https://github.com/the-via/releases/releases/tag/v1.3.1
I haven't got round to making any new configurations but I'm happy my pc is recognising it at least now.
mdurksThanks for the reply - in my case the issue was that I was not importing the json for the board in the VIA app first. As soon as I imported it, it was recognized.
So it's pictured with switches (Pic 7), but then they say you "can add whatever switches you choose." So does this come complete or do I need to add keys to this keyboard? (I trend I currently hate by the way)
Oh yeah I see that in the "Specs" section, but the written description does not. Sometimes Drop really drops the ball on product descriptions. Would love an official answer on this.
Especially when the product description mentions "sockets" but not actual switches. The full text I'm referring to:
"There are also 16 traditional hot-swappable mechanical switch SOCKETS for more classic macro functions that can be executed with whichever switches YOU CHOOSE to install." Emphasis added
EntropicMyopicThis product comes with Gateron Yellow linear switches for your convience. You have the abillity to change them at your will because of the hot swap nature of it.
I got two units delivered today, a yellow and a pink one. I really didn't expect it to be that good. The workmanship on it seems meticulous. Easy configuration with VIA, but even without it, you get some media player functionality out of the box in both Mac and Windows. Something to note. The yellow is a very Rama Yolk-like color and it's a *matte* finish that looks amazing. The pink one is metallic, which also looks fantastic, but the matte definitely looks a bit better.
adi518Thanks for the link! I ordered from Drop 'cause I had ~$60 in rewards so it resulted in... almost the same price by the time it crosses the border. Taxes and the like, u know? :)
Can this be used as a regular numpad. And does it support stabilizers.
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Jul 26, 2022
RamitosbYou could use it with 1u numpad keys like the numbers and operators, but you'd need a 1u Enter or some other key for that. Looking at the blowaway picture of the parts, there's no stabilizer holes for 2u keys on the PCB, nor any way to clip them to the plate.
Someone on Discord got theirs (pink) and gave a quick review:
"It's honestly good, I haven't noticed anything qc-related, anodizing is very good, acrylic is flawless, fitting between the 2 is smooth, and the whole thing looks pretty solid, perhaps more than I was expecting. The one complaint I'd have isn't really one, it's that you need to press the big encoder right in the middle for it to click, but that's inevitable with big knobs. I'm not a fan of DSA but the matching colors look so good together I don't think I'm changing that".
It seems that there are many people who bought this product and are suffering from VIA1.3.1 not recognizing their keyboards properly.
I suffered from the same problem and solved it by searching.
First, update the firmware of the keyboard with the following method.
https://wiki.keebmonkey.com/en/guides/kb16update
Then, get the VIA3.0 version and run it, and it will be recognized well.
https://github.com/the-via/releases/releases/tag/v3.0.0
There is a security problem when downloading, but it seems to be caused by the part that directly controls the keyboard, but if you ignore it and download and run it, it works fine.
Then I hope you have a pleasant keyboard life.
For reference, the keyboard names used for two or more key combinations are as follows.
https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/blob/master/docs/keycodes.md#modifiers-idmodifiers
Also, I wish Megalodon would make more of an effort to post detailed information about these things on the main page sooner rather than later, so that this good product doesn't end up in a warehouse being cursed by consumers.