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  Logitech "unifying" receiver buttons aren't? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-10-13 00:50 +0200
    Re: Logitech "unifying" receiver buttons aren't? Matthew Moore <a91738246@gmail.com> - 2017-10-13 01:40 +0200
      Re: Logitech "unifying" receiver buttons aren't? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-10-13 02:10 +0200
        Re: Logitech "unifying" receiver buttons aren't? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-10-13 10:40 +0200
          Re: Logitech "unifying" receiver buttons aren't? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-10-13 17:30 +0200

#187810 — Logitech "unifying" receiver buttons aren't?

Greetings all;

What does the word Unifying, as I see in dmesg for some, but not all, the 
the rx buttons for wireless keyboards/mice, actually mean?

I took that to mean that it could work for both their (logitech's) 
keyboards or mice, possibly at the same time so that it might be usable 
for both at the same time, thereby saving a usb2 socket.

Testing that theory got that idea squashed, so what exactly does that 
word unifying mean?

Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>

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#187829

On 2017-10-12 11:44:29 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
>What does the word Unifying, as I see in dmesg for some, but not all, the
>the rx buttons for wireless keyboards/mice, actually mean?
>
>I took that to mean that it could work for both their (logitech's)
>keyboards or mice, possibly at the same time so that it might be usable
>for both at the same time, thereby saving a usb2 socket.
>
>Testing that theory got that idea squashed, so what exactly does that
>word unifying mean?

It means what you originally thought -- you can use multiple Logitech
wireless with one receiver. Several years ago the software to configure
the receiver worked only on windows. A couple different people
reverse-engineered it, and now there are 2 packages that allow you to
manage it under linux.

I use lur-command. The other package is solaar.

Hope this helps,
MM

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#187833

On Thursday 12 October 2017 19:37:02 Matthew Moore wrote:

> On 2017-10-12 11:44:29 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >What does the word Unifying, as I see in dmesg for some, but not all,
> > the the rx buttons for wireless keyboards/mice, actually mean?
> >
> >I took that to mean that it could work for both their (logitech's)
> >keyboards or mice, possibly at the same time so that it might be
> > usable for both at the same time, thereby saving a usb2 socket.
> >
> >Testing that theory got that idea squashed, so what exactly does that
> >word unifying mean?
>
> It means what you originally thought -- you can use multiple Logitech
> wireless with one receiver. Several years ago the software to
> configure the receiver worked only on windows. A couple different
> people reverse-engineered it, and now there are 2 packages that allow
> you to manage it under linux.
>
> I use lur-command. The other package is solaar.
>
It might, if it was available for wheezy.

> Hope this helps,
> MM


Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>

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#187847

On 2017-10-13, Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> wrote:
>>
>> I use lur-command. The other package is solaar.
>>
> It might, if it was available for wheezy.

The Solaar page on github says they have a pre-built package (as opposed
to just a plain old package, mind you, that would've been built without
being pre-built, which is a helluva lot slower, in the same way that
sliced bread is less convenient than pre-sliced bread when making quick
sandwiches on the fly) for Debian 7 (Wheezy) or higher here:

https://pwr.github.io/Solaar/debian.html

>> Hope this helps,
>> MM
>
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett


-- 
"A simpering Bambi narcissist and a thieving, fanatical Albanian dwarf."
Christopher Hitchens, commenting shortly after the nearly concurrent deaths 
of Lady Diana and Mother Theresa.

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#187864

On Friday 13 October 2017 04:35:46 Curt wrote:

> On 2017-10-13, Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> wrote:
> >> I use lur-command. The other package is solaar.
> >
> > It might, if it was available for wheezy.
>
> The Solaar page on github says they have a pre-built package (as
> opposed to just a plain old package, mind you, that would've been
> built without being pre-built, which is a helluva lot slower, in the
> same way that sliced bread is less convenient than pre-sliced bread
> when making quick sandwiches on the fly) for Debian 7 (Wheezy) or
> higher here:
>
> https://pwr.github.io/Solaar/debian.html
>
It might eventually, the whole machine has now gone on strike, blown a 
ptc into pieces etc. Might have to just move the hd to another box.

Thanks, marked FFR.

> >> Hope this helps,
> >> MM
> >
> > Cheers, Gene Heskett


Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>

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