Comments on: Bluetooth keyboard pairing without code entry

By: Elijah Lynn

Elijah Lynn — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:39:43 +0000

How do I make this pairing stick? It does work but on restart I have to set the keyboard to connect mode and then run the command again. I could set the command to run on startup but it only runs if the keyboard is in pairing mode.

I am using a Logitech Tablet Keyboard for Android. I would like to be able to switch it back and forth between my Androids and Ubuntu Thinkpad.

Thanks for the writeup, the stock bluetooth manager fails to connect to it after I enter the PIN it gives me.

By: Serge Franche

Serge Franche — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:33:23 +0000

Man, your solution for Bluetooth keyboard pairing without code entry worked the first time
for Mint 13

I am impressed

Continue to provide us with working solution, we are all apreciating it

Thanks

Serge

By: Peter McNicol

Peter McNicol — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:17:15 +0000

Now if only someone could figure out how to do this in Windows 8 Consumer Preview….!!

By: bullfrog

bullfrog — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:57:00 +0000

Thanks a lot!!!! It worked just fine for the fix of my Dell BT Keyaboard. I had already installed the bluez-compt pkg so executed the scan and the hidd commands and it worked perfectly. After hours of searching I found this site. I’ve booked marked it and intend to come back to it. If the MAC address stays the same, I’ll make it so that the hidd command executes at startup. Great going! Your are a life saver.

By: Keyglove | Interfacing with a BCM2042/BP20422 Bluetooth HID Module

Keyglove | Interfacing with a BCM2042/BP20422 Bluetooth HID Module — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:09:19 +0000

[...] A note about pairing the module with your computer for testing: Bluetooth devices usually require a pairing passkey in order to connect to a host device. Bluetooth headsets usually use “0000″ or “1234″, but more complicated devices (like keyboards) have custom or random codes every time you have to pair them. In the case of both the CE Compass keyboard and the ITON keyboard, the normal procedure during pairing is to actually type in the pairing code provided by the host computer using the number keys on the keyboard, followed by the Enter key on the keyboard. Obviously, if you are prototyping a simple Bluetooth connection and you don’t have any way to send those number key codes, that doesn’t work. Fortunately, the guys at Wayne and Layne have detailed a method of pairing this module without entering the code. [...]

By: Keith

Keith — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 05:26:06 +0000

I searched the web for almost 6 hours for a solution for my LG290c bluetooth connecting to Win 7 32 bit. This info was very helpful

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:06:08 +0000

Thank you! I was able to pair my Logitech Mediaboard keyboard with Windows 7 64 using this tip. I was trying to get it to work for hours with no success until realizing that you could right click on the device!