<div class="gmail_quote">On 17 May 2010 13:57, Nick Rout <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nick.rout@gmail.com">nick.rout@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Tortise <<a href="mailto:tortise@paradise.net.nz">tortise@paradise.net.nz</a>> wrote:<br>
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> To: "MythTV in NZ" <<a href="mailto:mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz">mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz</a>><br>
> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 8:21 PM<br>
> Subject: [mythtvnz] Bluetooth keyboards<br>
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>> Hi all - I've got a little bluetooth keyboard I'd like to use as a<br>
>> remote control for my frontend.<br>
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>> It works perfectly, except the pairing is deleted at reboot.<br>
>> Are there any tricks to keeping the pairing between reboots?<br>
>><br>
>> I've tried putting the USB bluetooth dongle in HID mode rather than HCI,<br>
>> but that doesn't stick across reboots either.<br>
>><br>
>> Anyone got any ideas?<br>
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</div>Craig, you might get some ideas from<br>
<a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Sony_PS3_BD_Remote" target="_blank">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Sony_PS3_BD_Remote</a> which deals with the<br>
Sony Blutooth BD remote. There is some stuff about pairing there<br>
including something about the MAC address for the remote (or keyboard<br>
in your case).<br>
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There is also <a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/PS3_Remote" target="_blank">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/PS3_Remote</a> and more on the xbmc wiki.<br>
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Tortise: I would think these settings are stored in the operating<br>
system rather then the USB device. This USB dongles are pretty simple.<br>
Keping power to it is, I would have thought, unlikely to keep the<br>
settings between reboots.<br>
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> Some punts you may have considered, check the motherboard BIOS to see if there is a USB setting that might continue power to the USB<br>
> device. Also a powered USB hub might be part of a solution. Some trickery beyond that might also be necessary though.<br>
> Fundamentally I believe the issue is the USB device loses power - and its settings. Maybe one day someone will make them save the<br>
> information between power interruptions? Another wild punt is there are some split USB cables used with some portable USB HDD's,<br>
> one end of the Y is USB power and the second end is data/power. I wonder if external power to the power end might do the business?<br>
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> I think people find it helpful to have the brand and model specifics, both to assist you and also for others searching in the<br>
> future. Motherboard manual URL's I observe when specified often "grease the wheels".<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br>One bluetooth / RF keyboard that works well is the Genius Luxmate series.<br>
I know of at least 3 of my lot who use it successfully. No drivers or saving necessary, just works.<br>
I know that is not what was asked but it may help the thread long term if people are looking through it.<br>Cheers<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><br>Barry Clearwater <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:barryc@bcsystems.co.nz">barryc@bcsystems.co.nz</a><br>