K55 breaks when CUE is running

Corsair just added CUE support to the K55 and it just doesn't work. When CUE is running the keyboard constantly disconnects (USB unplug and plug sound) every 5-10 seconds.

 

I had it for a few days and it was working perfectly until they released the latest firmware which added CUE support, now I think I'll send it back.

 

Of course if I close CUE the keyboard works great as before but I actually need CUE running for my headset and mouse.

If you have not done so already, Contact technical support and see whether they can help diagnose the issue with you.

https://corsair.secure.force.com/

 

Have you tried a different USB port? Does anything change?

Upload the log generated by CUE and see whether that provides any useful information.

%localappdata%\Corsair\CUE\logs

I'm keeping it until the end of the return period to see if they fix this mess.

 

Edit: Since it seems like a random color switch command causes the disconnect issue I've set it to static color and it's working good. I might actually just keep it as switching colors is not important to me, still pissed that they tacked functionality onto a product and broke it (I read an actual corsair faq question about the k55 being supported by CUE and corsair's response was that it was not CUE enabled because it lacked a necessary chip for it).

 

 

This is what I get in the logs every time a usb disconnect>connect happens:

 

2017-04-21T17:33:42 I cue.dev: Keyboard LED zones colors change failed. Device : K55 RGB, Execution result = 1, result = 0, platform error code = 1167.

2017-04-21T17:33:42 I cue.dev: Keyboard LED zones colors change failed. Device : K55 RGB, Execution result = 1, result = 0, platform error code = 1167.

2017-04-21T17:33:42 I cue.lightings.player: Stopped lighting worker in 0x2bc

2017-04-21T17:33:42 W cue.dev: Device "K55 RGB" worker thread has stopped

2017-04-21T17:33:43 I cue.dev: Device vid=1b1c pid=1b3d is marked 'slow startup'.

2017-04-21T17:33:43 I cue.dev: Device vid=1b1c pid=1b3d is marked 'slow startup'.

2017-04-21T17:33:43 I cue.dev: Device vid=1b1c pid=1b3d is marked 'slow startup'.

2017-04-21T17:33:43 I cue.dev: Device vid=1b1c pid=1b3d is marked 'slow startup'.

2017-04-21T17:33:43 I cue.dev: Device vid=1b1c pid=1b3d is marked 'slow startup'.

2017-04-21T17:33:43 I cue.dev: Device vid=1b1c pid=1b3d is marked 'slow startup'.

2017-04-21T17:33:44 I cue.dev: Created new device object: K55 RGB; ready: 0

2017-04-21T17:33:44 I cue.dev: Attached to device object K55 RGB: b=0 a=0

2017-04-21T17:33:44 I cue.dev: Attached to device object K55 RGB: b=0 a=0

2017-04-21T17:33:44 I cue.dev: Attached to device object K55 RGB: b=0 a=1

2017-04-21T17:33:44 I cue.dev: Initializing K55 RGB...

2017-04-21T17:33:44 I cue.dev: Failed to open device: vid=1b1c pid=1b3d path=\\?\hid#vid_1b1c&pid_1b3d&mi_00#7&de6bcd&0&0000#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

2017-04-21T17:33:44 I cue.dev: Failed to open device: vid=1b1c pid=1b3d path=\\?\hid#vid_1b1c&pid_1b3d&mi_01&col01#7&140e880b&0&0000#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

2017-04-21T17:33:44 I cue.dev: Initialized (st=1) K55 RGB.

2017-04-21T17:33:44 I cue.lightings.player: Started lighting worker in 0x20

2017-04-21T17:33:44 I cue.dev: Device insertion processing complete for K55 RGB.

2017-04-21T17:33:45 W QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified

2017-04-21T17:33:45 C cue.download.fw: Aborting idle process not supported.

2017-04-21T17:33:45 W QFile::remove: Empty or null file name

Have you tried a different USB port?

Latest USB chipset drivers, BIOS, Windows update, etc?

 

Please fillout your system specs;

http://forum.corsair.com/v3/profile.php?do=extra

Thanks for the help, at this point I am fine with the keyboard working with static lighting.

i have exactly the same problem when installed cue, if i use static colour everything is okay , if i use the rainbow wave option my keyboard disconnects/connects every 5+ secs.

is there any solution to this ? keyboard was bought 5 days ago.

I have the same problem, latest update of CUE just makes my keyboard disconnect / reconnect continuously. Terminating the CUE application makes it work.

 

Windows update is run and it can't find any more updates. The problem is in your software so please fix it.

 

I bought the keyboard on may 28th and it worked fine with cue and sometime last week it started acting up.

 

*EDIT* I bought a new mouse that week, a steelseries and installed their software. can someone test installing that application and see if there is a relation to that? (Exiting the Steelseries application doesn't affect the problem)

Got the same issue with my K-55. bought it 3 months ago and had this issue from start.

 

It works great when CUE is shutdown, But if i start CUE its like someone is unplugging and inserting my keyboard over and over.

 

Also uses CUE for my Corsair Void Wireless headset.

 

All drivers and OS are up to date

 

And for the user above me. I dont use any other applications for mouses(a4tech x7), screens or whatever, i only have CUE

And it doesn't looks like we have anything in common with our computerspecc

Works perfect after latest update :)

Problem solved with my K55, the new version of CUE 2.16.87 corrected the keyboard's incopatibility with the CUE. My thanks to CORSAIR for solving the error. Now it's just joy.