Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 3 Jun 2005 18:10:14 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Did anyone try (Logitech/Microsoft) bluetooth keyboard and mouse on Linux? |
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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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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