Re: [ANNOUNCE] External Keyboard Support - extkbd
 

Which microsoft BT mouse do you have? I have the original mouse from the Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop combo, and I haven't been able to pair it with the N900.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] External Keyboard Support - extkbd
 

i'm using microsoft bluetooth notebook mouse 5000 which is pairing fine for me.
Gameboy - thanks - the problem was indeed with the files in the folder "/etc/bluetooth/" - i copied the files of the device from before the backup opening and everything is fine now.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] External Keyboard Support - extkbd
 

I have microsoft bluetooth keyboard 5000

I have been struggling with extkbd app for a week, none of the seettings were changing the keyboard map and all the keys were working the same way as the internal keyboard of n900.
Any of the number keys (2345 and !@#$%%) were not working

So my first guss was :- may be the extkbd is not changing the keyboard map for externel keyboard.

Here are the steps which worked for me with trial and error. and is working in the exact same order

Procedure 1

1) Go to Setting External Keyboard: change it to any layout (Generic 101 to 105 Doesnt Matter)
2) open the terminal and type :setxkbmap
3) voilla : after about 3 or 5 seconds all the keys were working..

there is 1 issue though : return key is not working now :(.. which was working earlier


procedure 2

so there is another workaround
1) Go to Settings : turn on the virtual keyboard
2) Go to Setting External Keyboard: change it to any layout (Generic 101 to 105 Doesnt Matter)
3) open the terminal and type :setxkbmap
4) voilla : after about 3 or 5 seconds all the keys were working..

now the issue is all the keys work but return key simpy triggers the virtual keyboard where u have to press (enterbutton)


however these problem doesnot exists if i open the terminal inside LXDE desktop of easy debian
all the keys were working in procedure 1 only. I did not had to enable the virtual keyboard drama

am i missing anything here

is there any workaroud?

Re: [ANNOUNCE] External Keyboard Support - extkbd
 

Did you (or anyone) get any further with this?

Re: [ANNOUNCE] External Keyboard Support - extkbd
 

Thanks, both to you for this and fmg for extkbd and extmou; thanks to your efforts I'm now typing this on a Microsoft Wireless Entertainment 8000 keyboard with built in trackpad into the old n900 with knackered SIM slot which is now going to be more or less permanently plugged into my TV running easydebian. Only niggles so far are not being able to persuade esydebian it"s a uk layout< even though maemo realises, and wondering whether I can get the media keys (pause/play, ffwd, rwd and vol+/-) to work in maemo.

Once again, many thanks to you both.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] External Keyboard Support - extkbd
 

Anyone has any help relating to my problems using extkbd and DrNokSnes? Are they compatible?

Details in the thread below:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=93071

Any help extremely appreciated!!!