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From: laidl...@hotkey.net.au (Doug Laidlaw)
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:56:28 +1100
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by: Doug Laidlaw - Tue, 26 Oct 2021 06:56 UTC

My cheap Bluetooth keyboard died, and I bought a more elegant one, with
support for IOS, Android nd Windows and a slot for my tablet. It
doesn't specifically support Linux, but the Windows setting seems to
work. As well, it has 3 presets for devices. It is more compact than
my full-sized USB keyboard, and I would like to make it my only
keyboard. Unfortunately, Bluetooth doesn't start until the OS is up and
running, so I still need a wired or wireless keyboard to log in.

Is there a way to overcome this limitation?

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by: David W. Hodgins - Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:27 UTC

On Tue, 26 Oct 2021 02:56:28 -0400, Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> wrote:

> My cheap Bluetooth keyboard died, and I bought a more elegant one, with
> support for IOS, Android nd Windows and a slot for my tablet. It
> doesn't specifically support Linux, but the Windows setting seems to
> work. As well, it has 3 presets for devices. It is more compact than
> my full-sized USB keyboard, and I would like to make it my only
> keyboard. Unfortunately, Bluetooth doesn't start until the OS is up and
> running, so I still need a wired or wireless keyboard to log in.
>
> Is there a way to overcome this limitation?

Try copying /lib/systemd/system/sddm.service (or the service file for whichever
desktop manager is being used) to /etc/systemd/system/ and then in the /etc
copy of the file change the line ...
After=systemd-user-sessions.service getty@tty1.service plymouth-quit.service systemd-logind.service
to ...
After=systemd-user-sessions.service getty@tty1.service plymouth-quit.service systemd-logind.service bluetooth.service

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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From: laidl...@hotkey.net.au (Doug Laidlaw)
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Subject: Re: Bluetooth keyboard
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:57:51 +1100
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by: Doug Laidlaw - Thu, 28 Oct 2021 01:57 UTC

On 26/10/21 18:27, David W. Hodgins wrote:
> Try copying /lib/systemd/system/sddm.service (or the service file for
> whichever
> desktop manager is being used) to /etc/systemd/system/ and then in the /etc
> copy of the file change the line ...
> After=systemd-user-sessions.service getty@tty1.service
> plymouth-quit.service systemd-logind.service
> to ...
> After=systemd-user-sessions.service getty@tty1.service
> plymouth-quit.service systemd-logind.service bluetooth.service

Thanks, Dave. I may have to play around with it a bit, to make it do
more than simply changing the default setting under the tray icon would do.

In case anybody is interested, here is the link to the product:

https://www.centrecom.com.au/products?q=Rapoo%20xk100&ss=@Category:Keyboards

It is of Chinese manufacture, but of quite solid construction. The
company advertises quite a range of special-purpose keyboards. At the
top is a channel to hold a tablet, but the tablet cannot be recharged
that way.

Subject	Author
Bluetooth keyboard	Doug Laidlaw
Re: Bluetooth keyboard	David W. Hodgins
Re: Bluetooth keyboard	Doug Laidlaw