Re: [Dorset] How Much of Bluetooth is Implemented in the BIOS?

2024-01-03 Thread Hugh Frater
Very wise…. Bluetooth mice and keyboards are nearly always unreliable
battery guzzlers.

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On Wed, 3 Jan 2024 at 10:50, Terry Coles  wrote:

> On 01/01/2024 15:06, Terry Coles wrote:
> > Thanks again Ralph.  I'll have to look at this tomorrow, but I'll
> > report back how I get on.
>
> Well I've spent about 7-8 hours on this spread over the last two days
> and cannot make this work.  The biggest problem is the complexity and
> the fact that the method depends on the names used in windows and Linux
> for the key values, etc,  I was unable to find any list that provided
> the equivalence that I was looking for.
>
> We already had a Logitech K400 Wireless keyboard, which operates over a
> 2.3 GHz wireless link (not bluetooth).  Once pugged in the receiver
> looks like a USB connection to the keyboard or mouse, so I've ordered a
> compatible mouse.
>
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Re: [Dorset] How Much of Bluetooth is Implemented in the BIOS?

2024-01-03 Thread Terry Coles

On 01/01/2024 15:06, Terry Coles wrote:
Thanks again Ralph.  I'll have to look at this tomorrow, but I'll 
report back how I get on.


Well I've spent about 7-8 hours on this spread over the last two days 
and cannot make this work.  The biggest problem is the complexity and 
the fact that the method depends on the names used in windows and Linux 
for the key values, etc,  I was unable to find any list that provided 
the equivalence that I was looking for.


We already had a Logitech K400 Wireless keyboard, which operates over a 
2.3 GHz wireless link (not bluetooth).  Once pugged in the receiver 
looks like a USB connection to the keyboard or mouse, so I've ordered a 
compatible mouse.


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Re: [Dorset] How Much of Bluetooth is Implemented in the BIOS?

2024-01-01 Thread Terry Coles

On 01/01/2024 14:35, Ralph Corderoy wrote:

See the Arch Linux wiki. :-)
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bluetooth#Dual_boot_pairing


It's amazing how I spend hours searching for solutions, and then you 
find them within minutes of me posting a query :-)


Thanks again Ralph.  I'll have to look at this tomorrow, but I'll report 
back how I get on.


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Re: [Dorset] How Much of Bluetooth is Implemented in the BIOS?

2024-01-01 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Terry,

> Each time I booted into the other OS, I had the same problem.

See the Arch Linux wiki.  :-)
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bluetooth#Dual_boot_pairing

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[Dorset] How Much of Bluetooth is Implemented in the BIOS?

2024-01-01 Thread Terry Coles
I have a weird effect in my dual- boot laptop.  The laptop has built-in 
Bluetooth, which has always worked perfectly on Kubuntu, but failed to 
be identified by Windows (as reported earlier).  I bought a TP-Link 
Bluetooth Adapter and everything worked fine in Windows, but in Linux, 
the mouse, was shown paired and connected, but didn't work.  I deleted 
the original pairing and re-paired, resulting in a working mouse in Windows.


However, back in Windows, the mouse was shown paired and connected, but 
no longer worked!    I deleted the original pairing and re-paired, 
resulting in a working mouse in Windows again. Each time I booted into 
the other OS, I had the same problem.


I've fixed this (temporarily, hopefully) by digging out a wired mouse, 
but can anyone explain what is going on?  I tried a different Bluetooth 
mouse for use in Windows, but the problem still occurs, so I'm assuming 
that the BIOS is remembering the mouse, but storing its identity 
differently.


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