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This looks excellent, but I was hoping for something other than Bluetooth. I have sworn by Logitech wireless accessories for years because of their integrated

This looks excellent, but I was hoping for something other than Bluetooth. I have sworn by Logitech wireless accessories for years because of their integrated wireless which presents to the OS as a regular USB device driver, so I can use the accessories in BIOS, during OS installations, etc without any hassle. I also like the Logitech USB dongles because I find the Windows Bluetooth keyboard support to be very much a second class citizen, with slow performance and the keyboad noticeably lags both randomly and when the system is under load, unlike a USB device. This got me wondering if there was some solution for this, such as having a Bluetooth keyboard communicate with another piece of hardware that replayed the inputs as USB. Or perhaps Windows has upped their game in the couple of years since I last tried a Bluetooth keyboard? I know on Mac it just works (tm) but sadly I cannot escape Windows at work at the moment.

azinman2 4y ago
Sounds like you can always just plug it in as well. I’ve heard lots of stories of the Logitech stuff causing interference (I think it’s 2.4ghz IIRC?), and then you also need a dongle. I understand your windows needs (versus say a laptop), but why not just be wired when you need to access the bios?
jrmg 4y ago
Having just built a small PC after having used Macs for years, I was _astounded_ how reliant they are on plug-in keyboards. It's like I'm in the late 1990s again! There are forum comments like "wait, what are you trying to do, bluetooth keyboards are only for mobile devices and Macs, aren't they?", like that's an acceptable thing. I'm not sure about Windows, but you can't even wake Linux from sleep with a bluetooth keyboard or mouse! I did find this DIY solution while hunting for the apparently non-existent real one: https://github.com/houkanshan/arduino-bt-hid-proxy https://github.com/houkanshan/arduino-bt-hid-proxy
- gtsteve 4y ago
  That project is pretty much what I'm talking about. How excellent to have a good excuse to by an arduino, thank you. I may well give this a shot.
- vladvasiliu 4y ago
  > you can't even wake Linux from sleep with a bluetooth keyboard or mouse! There's an Arch Wiki page pretending otherwise [0]. I haven't tested it, however, since I think that's a feature. I hate having my computer randomly wake up just because I move the mouse accidentally. [0] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bluetooth#Wake_from_suspend https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bluetooth#Wake_from_suspend

azinman2 4y ago

Sounds like you can always just plug it in as well. I’ve heard lots of stories of the Logitech stuff causing interference (I think it’s 2.4ghz IIRC?), and then you also need a dongle. I understand your windows needs (versus say a laptop), but why not just be wired when you need to access the bios?

jrmg 4y ago

Having just built a small PC after having used Macs for years, I was _astounded_ how reliant they are on plug-in keyboards. It's like I'm in the late 1990s again! There are forum comments like "wait, what are you trying to do, bluetooth keyboards are only for mobile devices and Macs, aren't they?", like that's an acceptable thing. I'm not sure about Windows, but you can't even wake Linux from sleep with a bluetooth keyboard or mouse! I did find this DIY solution while hunting for the apparently non-existent real one: https://github.com/houkanshan/arduino-bt-hid-proxy https://github.com/houkanshan/arduino-bt-hid-proxy

gtsteve 4y ago
That project is pretty much what I'm talking about. How excellent to have a good excuse to by an arduino, thank you. I may well give this a shot.
vladvasiliu 4y ago
> you can't even wake Linux from sleep with a bluetooth keyboard or mouse! There's an Arch Wiki page pretending otherwise [0]. I haven't tested it, however, since I think that's a feature. I hate having my computer randomly wake up just because I move the mouse accidentally. [0] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bluetooth#Wake_from_suspend https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bluetooth#Wake_from_suspend