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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
      Re: A question for the gurus here! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-03-20 13:49 -0700
        Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-20 22:41 +0000

#47080 — A question for the gurus here!

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.

-- 
Kind regards,
David

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#47081

David B. wrote:
> Can anyone advise if I should be able to connect my Apple wireless
> keyboard to Linux Mint machine without using a connecting cable?

I would first see if your 'native' bluetooth gear in the LM can see the 
BT on the Apple kb. In your LM settings hardware section there is a 
Bluetooth icon.  That's an easy starting point.

I don't have LM on anything that has BT capabilities, so I can't go 
further; but I'm reading that some people need to use a commandline tool 
called bluetoothctl, and that some people need to install a proprietary 
broadcom driver, which problem I'm familiar because I've had some linux 
distro/s which had trouble w/ not recognizing a wifi chip outofthebox, 
while others could.  It is common to put the BT on the wifi hardware.

-- 
Mike Easter

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#47082

Mike Easter wrote:
> David B. wrote:
>> Can anyone advise if I should be able to connect my Apple wireless
>> keyboard to Linux Mint machine without using a connecting cable?
> 
> I would first see if your 'native' bluetooth gear in the LM can see the 
> BT on the Apple kb. In your LM settings hardware section there is a 
> Bluetooth icon.  That's an easy starting point.
> 
Altho' this article isn't specifically about your Apple issue, it is 
quite informative about useful BT tools; Arch wiki is very good about that.


-- 
Mike Easter

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#47083

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

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#47084

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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#47085

On 20/03/2026 09:40, David B. wrote:
[....]
> 
> It's an Apple Model A1644 EMC 2815

This is what it looks like!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264907998892

-- 
Kind regards,
David

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#47087

On Fri, 3/20/2026 5:42 AM, David B. wrote:
> On 20/03/2026 09:40, David B. wrote:
> [....]
>>
>> It's an Apple Model A1644 EMC 2815
> 
> This is what it looks like!
> 
> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264907998892
> 

AI (Gemini) Overview [Google search, at top]

The Apple A1644 is the Magic Keyboard (1st Generation) released in 2015,
featuring a compact, rechargeable design with a Lightning port for charging
and Bluetooth connectivity. It is known for a scissor-mechanism key feel
and long-lasting battery, serving as the standard, non-numeric keypad model for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.

Key Features & Specifications

    Model Number: A1644 (often labeled as MLA22LL/A).
    Design: Compact, low-profile, and without a numeric keypad.
    Connectivity: Bluetooth wireless with a Lightning port for charging.
    Key Mechanism: Scissor switch for stable, responsive typing.
    Battery: Built-in lithium-ion battery, lasting roughly a month per charge.

Compatibility & Use

    System Requirements: Works with macOS 10.11 or later, and iOS 9.1 or later.
    Pairing: Pairs automatically with Mac computers.
    Physical Features: The keyboard has a slight incline, measuring 0.41–1.09 cm in height, 27.9 cm in width, and 11.49 cm in depth.

*******

The EMC could stand for Electromagnetic Compatibility, and worldwide spectrum
usage can be location dependent (for frequency and channel definitions).

You should be able to pair with it. Some devices in the past,
had pairing limitations. Placing the device in pairing mode
is likely a start.

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/119917

    "Turn on your device. Its LED should start blinking to show that it's discoverable and ready to be paired."

    ... [Unpair from previous device if LED is not blinking]

On simple devices, the pairing code can be 0000, but the support
document does not mention whether any pairing code is on the
bottom on the label.

If I'm pairing two intelligent devices in the room, one of them
puts up a six digit code on the screen, the other one displays
the value as well, and you "click to Agree they match". the pairing
then, is dynamically generated and is a different number each
time pairing is attempted.

There are some things you should not do over Bluetooth. One
would be sending machine audio from one computer to the speakers
of a second computer. There can be some combinations of operations
that "leave preferences at two levels", dropping the pairing
at the top level, leaves the second preference "stranded". This
leads to "permanent dependency", where the second PC remembers
it had an audio connection from the other computer. And every time
you have the Bluetooth interface up on the screen, you're
reminded of the experiment you no longer care about. Doing
simpler "connect keyboard to one computer", has no side
effects like that, so don't worry about that one. But for
some of the more arcane experiments the OS may tempt you
to try, you might want to be wary of making a mess.

You can probably fix that... if you have an idea where that
information is stored. That's part of the problem.

   Paul

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#47094

On 20/03/2026 16:09, Paul wrote:
> On Fri, 3/20/2026 5:42 AM, David B. wrote:
>> On 20/03/2026 09:40, David B. wrote:
>> [....]
>>>
>>> It's an Apple Model A1644 EMC 2815
>>
>> This is what it looks like!
>>
>> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264907998892
>>
> 
> AI (Gemini) Overview [Google search, at top]
> 
> The Apple A1644 is the Magic Keyboard (1st Generation) released in 2015,
> featuring a compact, rechargeable design with a Lightning port for charging
> and Bluetooth connectivity. It is known for a scissor-mechanism key feel
> and long-lasting battery, serving as the standard, non-numeric keypad model for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
> 
> Key Features & Specifications
> 
>      Model Number: A1644 (often labeled as MLA22LL/A).
>      Design: Compact, low-profile, and without a numeric keypad.
>      Connectivity: Bluetooth wireless with a Lightning port for charging.
>      Key Mechanism: Scissor switch for stable, responsive typing.
>      Battery: Built-in lithium-ion battery, lasting roughly a month per charge.
> 
> Compatibility & Use
> 
>      System Requirements: Works with macOS 10.11 or later, and iOS 9.1 or later.
>      Pairing: Pairs automatically with Mac computers.
>      Physical Features: The keyboard has a slight incline, measuring 0.41–1.09 cm in height, 27.9 cm in width, and 11.49 cm in depth.
> 
> *******
> 
> The EMC could stand for Electromagnetic Compatibility, and worldwide spectrum
> usage can be location dependent (for frequency and channel definitions).
> 
> You should be able to pair with it. Some devices in the past,
> had pairing limitations. Placing the device in pairing mode
> is likely a start.
> 
> https://support.apple.com/en-ca/119917
> 
>      "Turn on your device. Its LED should start blinking to show that it's discoverable and ready to be paired."
> 
>      ... [Unpair from previous device if LED is not blinking]
> 
> On simple devices, the pairing code can be 0000, but the support
> document does not mention whether any pairing code is on the
> bottom on the label.
> 
> If I'm pairing two intelligent devices in the room, one of them
> puts up a six digit code on the screen, the other one displays
> the value as well, and you "click to Agree they match". the pairing
> then, is dynamically generated and is a different number each
> time pairing is attempted.
> 
> There are some things you should not do over Bluetooth. One
> would be sending machine audio from one computer to the speakers
> of a second computer. There can be some combinations of operations
> that "leave preferences at two levels", dropping the pairing
> at the top level, leaves the second preference "stranded". This
> leads to "permanent dependency", where the second PC remembers
> it had an audio connection from the other computer. And every time
> you have the Bluetooth interface up on the screen, you're
> reminded of the experiment you no longer care about. Doing
> simpler "connect keyboard to one computer", has no side
> effects like that, so don't worry about that one. But for
> some of the more arcane experiments the OS may tempt you
> to try, you might want to be wary of making a mess.
> 
> You can probably fix that... if you have an idea where that
> information is stored. That's part of the problem.

As always, Paul - your comments much appreciated.

My keyboard is now functioning wirelessly, just as it should!

Phew!  🙂

-- 
Kind regards,
David

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#47086

On 3/19/26 10:58 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.
> 
Not a guru but mostly I get things done.
I understand that apple stuff is bluetooth right?
( you could have mentioned that ).
If that keyboard has a "pair" function, I am pretty sure you can make it 
work.

As per usual in all "linux" is is chaotic but there is an instruction 
for bluetooth that actually works.
If you want that I will do my best to find it :-)


-- 
Once an organization gains any influence, it will be corrupted from both 
within and without.

Edmund

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#47088

On 20/03/2026 09:48, Edmund wrote:
> On 3/19/26 10:58 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.
>>
> Not a guru but mostly I get things done.

That's just grand! 😃

> I understand that apple stuff is bluetooth right?
> ( you could have mentioned that ).

You are correct - I sincerely apologise for not making that clear.

> If that keyboard has a "pair" function, I am pretty sure you can make it 
> work.

I will; but I ran out of patience yesterday!

> As per usual in all "linux" is is chaotic but there is an instruction 
> for bluetooth that actually works.
> If you want that I will do my best to find it :-)

If it's not too much trouble, I'd appreciate that, Edmund.

Thank you.

-- 
Kind regards,
David

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#47090

On 3/20/26 7:00 PM, David B. wrote:
> On 20/03/2026 09:48, Edmund wrote:
>> On 3/19/26 10:58 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.
>>>
>> Not a guru but mostly I get things done.
> 
> That's just grand! 😃
> 
>> I understand that apple stuff is bluetooth right?
>> ( you could have mentioned that ).
> 
> You are correct - I sincerely apologise for not making that clear.

No problem, it is easy to forget to mention.
> 
>> If that keyboard has a "pair" function, I am pretty sure you can make 
>> it work.
> 
> I will; but I ran out of patience yesterday!

LOL Yup I've been there.
> 
>> As per usual in all "linux" is is chaotic but there is an instruction 
>> for bluetooth that actually works.
>> If you want that I will do my best to find it :-)
> 
> If it's not too much trouble, I'd appreciate that, Edmund.
> 
> Thank you.

Here's the link :
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=427080

And here what I typed in my case.
I like to mention that this is the one and only method I found that 
worked every time.

++++++++++
Hi! I am new to this forum and to Linux but I managed to do it as follows:
1) Open terminal and type 'sudo bluetoothctl'

scan on


2) Remove and forget the device. If you have already removed it don't do 
anything if not just type 'remove' following with the MAC address of the 
device. You can also do it with the Blueman app.

remove   (mouse) F2:11:B7:E4:99:3E


3) Turn on your device that you want to connect and put it on pairing mode.


4) On your terminal write 'scan on'

scan on

5) Find your device's MAC address and copy it (ctrl + shift + c)

F4:73:35:65:08:49   F4:73:35:65:08:49

6) Type 'pair' following with the MAC address of your device (ctrl + 
shift + v)

pair F4:73:35:65:08:49

7) Type 'connect' following with the MAC address of your device

connect F4:73:35:65:08:49

8 ) This is tricky and I don't know how to explain it but the previous 
steps have been written in terminal after '[bluetooth] #'. After you do 
the 7th step you will be now writing after '[Bluetooth Mouse 
M336/M337/M535]#' and then you just write 'trust' and you are good to go.

++++++++++++++





-- 
Once an organization gains any influence, it will be corrupted from both 
within and without.

Edmund

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#47092

On 20/03/2026 19:52, Edmund wrote:
> On 3/20/26 7:00 PM, David B. wrote:
>> On 20/03/2026 09:48, Edmund wrote:
>>> On 3/19/26 10:58 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.
>>>>
>>> Not a guru but mostly I get things done.
>>
>> That's just grand! 😃
>>
>>> I understand that apple stuff is bluetooth right?
>>> ( you could have mentioned that ).
>>
>> You are correct - I sincerely apologise for not making that clear.
> 
> No problem, it is easy to forget to mention.

Thank you. 🙂

>>> If that keyboard has a "pair" function, I am pretty sure you can make 
>>> it work.
>>
>> I will; but I ran out of patience yesterday!
> 
> LOL Yup I've been there.
>>
>>> As per usual in all "linux" is is chaotic but there is an instruction 
>>> for bluetooth that actually works.
>>> If you want that I will do my best to find it :-)
>>
>> If it's not too much trouble, I'd appreciate that, Edmund.
>>
>> Thank you.
> 
> Here's the link :
> https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=427080
> 
> And here what I typed in my case.
> I like to mention that this is the one and only method I found that 
> worked every time.
> 
> ++++++++++
> Hi! I am new to this forum and to Linux but I managed to do it as follows:
> 1) Open terminal and type 'sudo bluetoothctl'
> 
> scan on
> 
> 
> 2) Remove and forget the device. If you have already removed it don't do 
> anything if not just type 'remove' following with the MAC address of the 
> device. You can also do it with the Blueman app.
> 
> remove   (mouse) F2:11:B7:E4:99:3E
> 
> 
> 3) Turn on your device that you want to connect and put it on pairing mode.
> 
> 
> 4) On your terminal write 'scan on'
> 
> scan on
> 
> 5) Find your device's MAC address and copy it (ctrl + shift + c)
> 
> F4:73:35:65:08:49   F4:73:35:65:08:49
> 
> 6) Type 'pair' following with the MAC address of your device (ctrl + 
> shift + v)
> 
> pair F4:73:35:65:08:49
> 
> 7) Type 'connect' following with the MAC address of your device
> 
> connect F4:73:35:65:08:49
> 
> 8 ) This is tricky and I don't know how to explain it but the previous 
> steps have been written in terminal after '[bluetooth] #'. After you do 
> the 7th step you will be now writing after '[Bluetooth Mouse M336/M337/ 
> M535]#' and then you just write 'trust' and you are good to go.
> 
> ++++++++++++++

Well, I'm not 100% how it happened - but I CAN now use my keyboard 
wirelessly!

Thanks so very much, Edmund.

-- 
Kind regards,
David

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#47095

On 3/20/26 11:39 PM, David B. wrote:
> On 20/03/2026 19:52, Edmund wrote:
>> On 3/20/26 7:00 PM, David B. wrote:
>>> On 20/03/2026 09:48, Edmund wrote:
>>>> On 3/19/26 10:58 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.
>>>>>
>>>> Not a guru but mostly I get things done.
>>>
>>> That's just grand! 😃
>>>
>>>> I understand that apple stuff is bluetooth right?
>>>> ( you could have mentioned that ).
>>>
>>> You are correct - I sincerely apologise for not making that clear.
>>
>> No problem, it is easy to forget to mention.
> 
> Thank you. 🙂
> 
>>>> If that keyboard has a "pair" function, I am pretty sure you can 
>>>> make it work.
>>>
>>> I will; but I ran out of patience yesterday!
>>
>> LOL Yup I've been there.
>>>
>>>> As per usual in all "linux" is is chaotic but there is an 
>>>> instruction for bluetooth that actually works.
>>>> If you want that I will do my best to find it :-)
>>>
>>> If it's not too much trouble, I'd appreciate that, Edmund.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>
>> Here's the link :
>> https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=427080
>>
>> And here what I typed in my case.
>> I like to mention that this is the one and only method I found that 
>> worked every time.
>>
>> ++++++++++
>> Hi! I am new to this forum and to Linux but I managed to do it as 
>> follows:
>> 1) Open terminal and type 'sudo bluetoothctl'
>>
>> scan on
>>
>>
>> 2) Remove and forget the device. If you have already removed it don't 
>> do anything if not just type 'remove' following with the MAC address 
>> of the device. You can also do it with the Blueman app.
>>
>> remove   (mouse) F2:11:B7:E4:99:3E
>>
>>
>> 3) Turn on your device that you want to connect and put it on pairing 
>> mode.
>>
>>
>> 4) On your terminal write 'scan on'
>>
>> scan on
>>
>> 5) Find your device's MAC address and copy it (ctrl + shift + c)
>>
>> F4:73:35:65:08:49   F4:73:35:65:08:49
>>
>> 6) Type 'pair' following with the MAC address of your device (ctrl + 
>> shift + v)
>>
>> pair F4:73:35:65:08:49
>>
>> 7) Type 'connect' following with the MAC address of your device
>>
>> connect F4:73:35:65:08:49
>>
>> 8 ) This is tricky and I don't know how to explain it but the previous 
>> steps have been written in terminal after '[bluetooth] #'. After you 
>> do the 7th step you will be now writing after '[Bluetooth Mouse M336/ 
>> M337/ M535]#' and then you just write 'trust' and you are good to go.
>>
>> ++++++++++++++
> 
> Well, I'm not 100% how it happened - but I CAN now use my keyboard 
> wirelessly!
> 
> Thanks so very much, Edmund.
> 
Hmm so you just tried everything until it suddenly worked?
Been there done that, until I had it to install it again and
had to try everything over and over again to find out it did not work 
again :-)

So I prefer this method, which worked each and every time for me.



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within and without.

Edmund

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#47097

On 21/03/2026 10:43, Edmund wrote:
[....]
> Hmm so you just tried everything until it suddenly worked?
> Been there done that, until I had it to install it again and
> had to try everything over and over again to find out it did not work 
> again :-)
> 
> So I prefer this method, which worked each and every time for me.

I will remember what you've said!

The good news is that it is still connected today! 😅

-- 
Kind regards,
David

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#47098

On 3/21/26 8:13 PM, David B. wrote:
> On 21/03/2026 10:43, Edmund wrote:
> [....]
>> Hmm so you just tried everything until it suddenly worked?
>> Been there done that, until I had it to install it again and
>> had to try everything over and over again to find out it did not work 
>> again :-)
>>
>> So I prefer this method, which worked each and every time for me.
> 
> I will remember what you've said!
> 
> The good news is that it is still connected today! 😅
> 
As long as you don't touch it like installing/pairing other devices you 
probably be fine. At least that is my experience.


-- 
Once an organization gains any influence, it will be corrupted from both 
within and without.

Edmund

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#47089

David B. wrote:
> Can anyone advise if I should be able to connect my Apple wireless
> keyboard to Linux Mint machine without using a connecting cable?

Part of your process is to 'see' if your OS is properly recognizing the 
iMac's BT hardware; that's what the linux BT tools are for.

Then, when you have found proper recognition of the iMac's hardware, the 
iMac and the kb can try to pair. If it doesn't recognize the hw 
outofthebox, you might have to 'enable' the recognition like you did for 
the Mac cirrhus hw w/ a 3rd party script for a kernel module for the sound.

-- 
Mike Easter

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#47091

Mike Easter wrote:
> David B. wrote:
>> Can anyone advise if I should be able to connect my Apple wireless
>> keyboard to Linux Mint machine without using a connecting cable?
> 
> Part of your process is to 'see' if your OS is properly recognizing the 
> iMac's BT hardware; that's what the linux BT tools are for.
> 
I like this answer at the LM section at reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmint/comments/1ktg3jb/comment/nxqrtd7/
> Connecting Apple Wireless Keyboard 

That should highlight the comment by Echojhawke 2 mo ago.

-- 
Mike Easter

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#47093

On 20/03/2026 20:49, Mike Easter wrote:
> Mike Easter wrote:
>> David B. wrote:
>>> Can anyone advise if I should be able to connect my Apple wireless
>>> keyboard to Linux Mint machine without using a connecting cable?
>>
>> Part of your process is to 'see' if your OS is properly recognizing 
>> the iMac's BT hardware; that's what the linux BT tools are for.
>>
> I like this answer at the LM section at reddit.
> 
> https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmint/comments/1ktg3jb/comment/nxqrtd7/
>> Connecting Apple Wireless Keyboard 
> 
> That should highlight the comment by Echojhawke 2 mo ago.

Thanks, Mike. Much the same answer as that given by Edmund.

I'm now up-and-running with my keyboard connecting wirelessly.

-- 
Kind regards,
David

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