Re: bluetooth keyboard

From	mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: bluetooth keyboard
Date	2020-07-18 14:50 +0200
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On 2020-07-18 01:11, deloptes wrote:
> mick crane wrote:
> 
>> added myself to input group but no joy.
>> keyboard has sticker "Generic Bluetooth Apple keyboard".
>> I use wireless mouse which Just Works.
>> Bluetooth Dongle I think was described as for Apple.
>> keyboard and dongle worked on macmini.
>> I'd have thought that Blueman would see the adapter.
> 
> [bluetooth]# show
> 
> gives the controller (the dongle)
> 
> [bluetooth]# discoverable on
> 
> enables visibility
> 
> [bluetooth]# scan on
> 
> searches for devices
> 
> when (and if) found do the pairing and trust the device.

root@slinky:~$ lsusb
....
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 046d:c31c Logitech, Inc. Keyboard K120
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth 
Dongle (HCI mode)
....
root@slinky:~$ hciconfig
hci0:   Type: Primary  Bus: USB
         BD Address: 00:1A:7D:DA:71:11  ACL MTU: 679:9  SCO MTU: 48:16
         DOWN
         RX bytes:2296 acl:0 sco:0 events:120 errors:0
         TX bytes:1472 acl:0 sco:0 commands:120 errors:0

root@slinky:~$ hciconfig -a hci0 up
Can't init device hci0: Operation not supported (95)

root@slinky:~$ systemctl start bluetooth
root@slinky:~$ bluetoothctl
Agent registered
[bluetooth]# show
No default controller available

seems a lot have people have trouble with this cheap bluetooth dongle
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth 
Dongle (HCI mode)

As I don't really know what I'm doing I give up, I'll move the PC.

mick
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bluetooth keyboard mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2020-07-17 21:10 +0200
  Re: bluetooth keyboard Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-17 22:20 +0200
    Re: bluetooth keyboard mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2020-07-17 23:30 +0200
      Re: bluetooth keyboard riveravaldez <riveravaldezmail@gmail.com> - 2020-07-18 01:00 +0200
      Re: bluetooth keyboard deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-07-18 02:20 +0200
        Re: bluetooth keyboard mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2020-07-18 14:50 +0200
          Re: bluetooth keyboard deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-07-18 21:10 +0200
            Re: bluetooth keyboard mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2020-07-18 21:40 +0200

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