Re: A question for the gurus here!

From	"David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux.mint
Subject	Re: A question for the gurus here!
Date	2026-03-20 09:40 +0000
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On 20/03/2026 02:44, Paul wrote:
> On Thu, 3/19/2026 5:58 PM, David B. wrote:
>> Hello folks! 😅
>>
>> The Fusion Drive in my late 2017 27 inch Apple iMac had a small SSD and
>> a 2TB spinner. The SSD has failed and for a while I was running macOS
>> Ventura from a 1TB *external* SSD. It worked well but I've now acquired
>> another machine, similar .... but made in 2019.
>> It's now working just fine, running macOS Sequoia.
>>
>> I have set up my old iMac to run Linux Mint 22.3. Although I had
>> teething trouble with getting my Apple 'Magic Mouse' to connect
>> wirelessly, it IS now working just as it should! :-D
>>
>> Can anyone advise if I should be able to connect my Apple wireless
>> keyboard to Linux Mint machine without using a connecting cable?
>>
>> If that is so, please advise HOW I can do this.
>>
>> Any help much appreciated.
>>
> 
> There are different kinds of wireless. Not only is there 802.11 Wifi
> at 2.4GHz and 5Ghz (and 6GHz), there is Bluetooth, and there is the
> Logitech Nano kind, and there are various (old) amplitude modulation
> types.
> 
> When you say the word "wireless" to us, it could be a well engineered
> scheme which is standards compliant (plain bluetooth with multi-pairing
> to more than one host), or it could be some horrible
> bodge requiring a custom driver that never got written.
> 
> Your job, researching your problem and using Mikes answer, is to make
> sure your scheme is standards compliant. You cannot blame Linux
> for not being able to make it work, if it is one of the weirdo solutions.
> 
> Try taking the model number off the keyboard and Google for specs.
> 
>     Paul

Thanks for your advice, Paul

FYI .....

It's an Apple Model A1644 EMC 2815
	
-- 
Kind regards,
David

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A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-19 21:58 +0000
  Re: A question for the gurus here! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-03-19 18:10 -0700
    Re: A question for the gurus here! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-03-19 19:17 -0700
  Re: A question for the gurus here! Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-03-19 22:44 -0400
    Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-20 09:40 +0000
      Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-20 09:42 +0000
        Re: A question for the gurus here! Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-03-20 12:09 -0400
          Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-20 22:44 +0000
  Re: A question for the gurus here! Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-20 10:48 +0100
    Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-20 18:00 +0000
      Re: A question for the gurus here! Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-20 20:52 +0100
        Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-20 22:39 +0000
          Re: A question for the gurus here! Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-21 11:43 +0100
            Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-21 19:13 +0000
              Re: A question for the gurus here! Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-21 20:21 +0100
  Re: A question for the gurus here! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-03-20 11:11 -0700
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