Setting up VIAL environment

1. Genereate ssh key

ssh-keygen

2. Read ssh key

cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub

3. Copy the ssh key to github setting>ssh and GPG keys

4. Clone vial qmk

git clone git@github.com:vial-kb/vial-qmk.git

5. Clone the submodules

cd vial-qmk/ && make git-submodule && cd ..

6. Setup qmk with vial as homefolder

qmk setup -H ./vial-qmk/

7. Compile default keymap

qmk compile -kb PS17 -km via

8. Generate vial uid

python3 util/vial_generate_keyboard_uid.py

9. Compile via and vial keymap

qmk compile -kb PS17 -km via

From VIA to VIAL (Torn as example)

 1.

 

keymaps/via/rules.mk

VIAL_ENABLE = yes
VIAL_INSECURE = yes
VIAL_ENCODERS_ENABLE = yes

      

2. via.json change to vial.json, store in keymaps/via/

 

3. vial-qmk run 

 python3 util/vial_generate_keyboard_uid.py

 

4. copy the id add to define under config.h

 #define VIAL_KEYBOARD_UID

 

 

//problem occured when trying o get VIAL_KEYBOARD_UID

credit to @CheahAlec

 

Some notes here which shows setup home at 

setup.home=C:/Users/chino/qmk_firmware/vial-qm

 qmk config -a

 

Check on pwd to show the default location 

/c/Users/chino

pwd

 

Cd here to allow path from here

cd qmk_firmware/vial-qmk 

Or all from here

cd vial_qmk

Successfully run

python3 util/vial_generate_keyboard_uid.py

#define VIAL_KEYBOARD_UID {0x4C, 0x7A, 0x2C, 0x5F, 0x76, 0x33, 0x06, 0x74}

All fine, build hex file located at

c:\users\chino\vial-qmk