On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 05:02:57PM +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Fri, 2016-07-08 at 09:53 -0300, George N. White III wrote:
> > I also find the dongle sometimes doesn't power on after returning
> from
> > hibernation. Haven't found a fix for that other than keeping an
> extra
> > mouse so I can enable it manually.
> >
> >
> If is any consolation, my new iMac also requires that I keep a USB
> mouse
> handy for the same reason. Curiously, the wireless keyboard is
> generally
> (but not always) recognized, but sometimes I have to borrow a USB
> keyboard
> to log in.
The spare mouse I keep is in fact part of a cheap Microsoft wireless
kb/mouse combo that also works via a dongle, and which has literally
never failed to start. I think the difference is that the dongle
emulates a USB mouse and kb directly, but there's essentially no
documentation for it so that's a guess.
(Before you ask: I prefer the feel of my BT mouse, especially for
scrolling, which is why I don't use the MS one except when forced to).
Agreed, their scrollwheel sucks. Plus they never seem to have
left and right tilt. I use that to flip between workspaces.
BTW the Broadcom BT adapter in my laptop seems to present as
a USB device:
$ lsusb
...
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation
Bus 003 Device 009: ID 0a5c:4503 Broadcom Corp. Mouse (Boot Interface Subclass)
Bus 003 Device 008: ID 0a5c:4502 Broadcom Corp. Keyboard (Boot Interface Subclass)
Bus 003 Device 007: ID 413c:8126 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 355 Bluetooth
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046
Bluetooth)
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation
Jon
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