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2010-10-14
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#202
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my cheap generic chinese BT mouse used to work, no more........
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2010-10-14
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Originally Posted by maartenmk
OK
- if I use the setxkbmap command, the keyboard does work, including the number keys.
If I use the watcher script (v0.10), the number keys do not work.
Also, I had an apple wireless keyboard, and I couldn't get bt-dbus-connect to work, so I examined the script, and saw that it searches for device names with "mouse" or "keyboard" in it, and my keyboard was named ikey, so I changed that to iKeyboard, and worked flawlessly.
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2010-10-15
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Originally Posted by qole
WhiteWolf: we need to diagnose a bit more. Your internal keyboard numbers aren't working, that means your internal keyboard is probably not being configured at all (the script must fail).
Please do not start the watcher, connect your BT keyboard, and then, from the terminal, run the following:
Please post the output from this script.Code:bt-kbd-remap
Code:
~ $ bt-kbd-remap Int: (3) Ext: (4) --- Setting ext keyboard layout: setxkbmap -device 4 -I -I/usr/share/X11/xkb-chinook -rules base -model pc105 -layout us -print | xkbcomp - :0.0 --- setxkbmap -device 3 Trying to build keymap using the following components: keycodes: evdev+aliases(qwerty) types: complete+nokia compat: complete symbols: nokia_vndr/rx-51(common)+nokia_vndr/rx-51(us)+inet(evdev) geometry: nokia(nokiarx51)
Last edited by WhiteWolf; 2010-10-15 at 06:39.
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2010-10-15
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Originally Posted by Netweaver
I have the same but I lost my driver/manual CD. I don't even know how to put it in pairing mode. Idiot me
And because there is no manufacturer anywhere on the thing, I have no clue where to start looking for a copy.
Care to share how you got them talking together and configured with the correct layout ?
Thanks !
Heyo!
Sorry to hear you lost those bits!
You don't need the drivers for your N900 -- only if you plan on using this keyboard with other devices (palm, symbian?).
I did have to read the manual on the drivers CD to figure out how to put it into pairing mode, but it's simple: hold down:
"Cmd" + "Find" (the "Memo" key in the upper right corner)
then the red light should start blinking to indicate that it's in pairing mode.
What I did to get it working:
1) Paired the keyboard w/ N900 via regular N900 bluetooth settings panel
2) Turned off keyboard
3) Created a .btkeyboard file in my home directory w/ the appropriate entries (pc105, us, etc.) --> the defaults listed in this forum topic
4) Ran HID-Watcher script
5) Turned the keyboard back on, paired it up again
6) After doing this a few times, it started working
I'm not sure I ever got the HID-watcher working correctly... I ran it plenty of times but it didn't necessarily look like it was "doing" anything in particular. I ran through the sequence above a few times w/o (seeming) success, but at a certain point the keyboard starting supporting the special characters, numbers, etc. And now every time I pair it (normally), it continues to work.
hope this helps!
Sam
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2010-10-17
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Has anyone gotten the pointer is visible and usable on the N900's browser?
If so how?
Last edited by WhiteWolf; 2010-10-22 at 08:30.
If so how?
Last edited by WhiteWolf; 2010-10-22 at 08:30.
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2010-10-21
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Originally Posted by kureyon
It does not, so I suppose the keyboard is not detected. I tried renaming it in the Bluetooth menu, that didn't help.
OK
When Watcher script is running, and then you connect the keyboard do you get a message saying that "keyboard connected"? If not, then Watcher is not detecting your keyboard and hence not running setxkbmap and hence doesn't work. Could it be similar to the problem snakekontrol had?:
(I now made a QB widget with the setxkbmap command, that seems to work.)
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2010-10-21
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#208
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Originally Posted by maartenmk
Make sure your name has "keyboard" in the name. That's what the watcher script is looking for.
It does not, so I suppose the keyboard is not detected. I tried renaming it in the Bluetooth menu, that didn't help.
Originally Posted by maartenmk
You should be able to make a widget that runs /usr/bin/bt-kbd-remap for the same results.
(I now made a QB widget with the setxkbmap command, that seems to work.)
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2010-10-22
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Originally Posted by qole
I did, without result. But I also noticed that if I run BT HID Connect again, it reverts to the old name (Think Outside Keyboard), so maybe the name in the BT settings is ignored by the system?
Make sure your name has "keyboard" in the name. That's what the watcher script is looking for.
Note that the original name does contain 'Keyboard', but with a capital letter. Would that matter?
Originally Posted by qole
Is the one better than the other?
You should be able to make a widget that runs /usr/bin/bt-kbd-remap for the same results.
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2010-10-22
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Originally Posted by maartenmk
That should work... Not sure why it doesn't... maybe we need to do some command-line diagnostics here.
Note that the original name does contain 'Keyboard', but with a capital letter. Would that matter?
Originally Posted by maartenmk
Well the bt-kbd-remap script is the one that comes with these scripts. If you're only using a keyboard, you aren't using the watcher, and you're just putting the raw command in a widget, you really don't need this package at all.
Is the one better than the other?
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- if I use the setxkbmap command, the keyboard does work, including the number keys.
- If I use the watcher script (v0.10), the number keys do not work.
Thanks for the patient answer though.