Indigo 1 Identity Crisis !
 

Hello,

I finally bought myself a Virus - an Indigo 1 and I've run into a problem...

One of the keys wasn't working so I opened it up and checked and cleaned the contacts (it now works!) and I poked around a bit more to try and determine the display model (it's a Displaytech 162B) so I can replace it (only $25!) but...

Once put back together it now tells me on boot-up that it's no longer an Indigo, it thinks it's a KB. Has anyone seen this before? Also, the mod wheel no longer works, in fact if you touch it it kills the sound, and even changing patches doesn't bring it back (need to reboot for that). I've tried reflashing the OS, reflashing to an older OS, but each time it tells me it's a KB. Sigh.

I mean, it works, as long as I don't mess with the mod wheel - but who knows what other quirks it's going to pull on me.

I haven't replaced the display yet, so when I open it again to do that I'll recheck everything, but I'd love to hear if anyone has seen this kind of identity crisis in a Virus before. Cheers!

Hi there, did you remove any of the internal ribbon cables when looking inside? Just wondering if there's a possibility you may have put them back incorrectly, as they all look the same. Or they may have come loose.

Here's a copy of my Indigo's wiring, as taken from here:

Thanks Timo - you were completely correct... just had the cables around the wrong way. Thanks!

I read your other thread, and can confirm that the power switch has a toothpick in place, so it's an Access thing :-)

No worries, glad the mod-wheel/kb issue was solved.

The toothpick issue is indeed amusing. But I guess it works well, so hats off to their inventive initiative!

Regards the LCD, are you having problems with the existing one? If it's merely a contrast issue, you can alter this in the menus. However if you're looking to replace, there was a thread where someone replaced the LCD on his Indigo II, albeit with a different LCD model, but which may be of use generally:

Indigo 2 / Virus C LCD Replacement

Have a good weekend. :)