Did anyone try (Logitech/Microsoft) bluetooth keyboard and mouse on Linux?

Did anyone try (Logitech/Microsoft) bluetooth keyboard and mouse on Linux?

[Ananda Krishnan]

Hi,

  Did anyone try Logitech/Microsoft wireless keyboard
and mouse on Linux?  If so, please let me have the
details of the driver you used and the details of the
keyboard/mouse (model number, brand etc.,).  Thanks.


Ananda Krishnan.


		
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Re: Did anyone try (Logitech/Microsoft) bluetooth keyboard and mouse on Linux?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 09:37:40AM -0700, Ananda Krishnan wrote:
>   Did anyone try Logitech/Microsoft wireless keyboard
> and mouse on Linux?  If so, please let me have the
> details of the driver you used and the details of the
> keyboard/mouse (model number, brand etc.,).  Thanks.

Well in my opinion, if anyone makes a keyboard/mouse that does not use
standard protocols and work without any custom drivers, they are going
to fail badly.

Certainly the logitech cordless mouse/keyboard set I have (not
bluetooth) just appears as a usb mouse and keyboard (or optionally ps/2
mouse and keyboard if you use the other connectors) to the system and
work with no special drivers required other than what you normally use
for mouse and keyboard on that type of connector.

If you want to do networking or something over bluetooh, that is
different, but that isn't what mouse/keyboard should require unless
bluetooth was never meant to be used for such things.  Not sure why you
want bluetooth for the mouse/keyboard.  Doesn't it use the same
frequency range as 802.11b/g?  I don't need more interference around the
machine in that frequency range.

Len Sorensen

Re: Did anyone try (Logitech/Microsoft) bluetooth keyboard and mouse on Linux?

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> >   Did anyone try Logitech/Microsoft wireless keyboard
> > and mouse on Linux?  If so, please let me have the
> > details of the driver you used and the details of the
> > keyboard/mouse (model number, brand etc.,).  Thanks.
> 
> Well in my opinion, if anyone makes a keyboard/mouse that does not use
> standard protocols and work without any custom drivers, they are going
> to fail badly.
> 
> Certainly the logitech cordless mouse/keyboard set I have (not
> bluetooth) just appears as a usb mouse and keyboard (or optionally ps/2
> mouse and keyboard if you use the other connectors) to the system and
> work with no special drivers required other than what you normally use
> for mouse and keyboard on that type of connector.
> 
> If you want to do networking or something over bluetooh, that is
> different, but that isn't what mouse/keyboard should require unless
> bluetooth was never meant to be used for such things.  Not sure why you
> want bluetooth for the mouse/keyboard.  Doesn't it use the same
> frequency range as 802.11b/g?  I don't need more interference around the
> machine in that frequency range.

Bluetooth mouse/keyboard is very usefull for your PDA/cellphone, and
if you have bluetooth-equipped notebook, you can use it without
pluging anything in. That's *big* advantage.

Yes, it shares frequency range with 802.11b; but I operate both here
and did not see any problems.
								Pavel

Re: Did anyone try (Logitech/Microsoft) bluetooth keyboard and mouse on Linux?

[Alistair John Strachan]

On Thursday 02 Jun 2005 17:37, Ananda Krishnan wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   Did anyone try Logitech/Microsoft wireless keyboard
> and mouse on Linux?  If so, please let me have the
> details of the driver you used and the details of the
> keyboard/mouse (model number, brand etc.,).  Thanks.
>

Ananda,

These devices should work fine with the standard drivers.

Make sure you configure your X server for the keyboard's extended protocol 
(mine is "microsoftinet", most Logitech keyboards are compatible with this). 
This will allow you (automatically) to use the extended access keys. KDE 
certainly supports this automatically, I have no doubt GNOME does too (at 
least!).

Your mouse's buttons should all be mappable with the standard "ExplorerPS/2" 
or "usb" mouse protocols in X. Like the windows drivers, you can configure 
special buttons or keys to perform just about any task you like.

I hope this helps.

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Alistair.

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