Return-Path: From: Anselm Martin Hoffmeister To: BlueZ development Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:51:09 +0200 Message-Id: <1153857069.6181.26.camel@anselm.venusberg.augustinnetz.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [Bluez-devel] HIDclient: Using a Bluez PC as virtual Bluetooth keyboard and mouse Reply-To: BlueZ development List-Id: BlueZ development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: bluez-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Hello list, with this posting I publish a software that mimicks a Bluetooth HID (keyboard and mouse combo device) on a Linux PC. Thus you can remote-control other Bluez-equipped PCs, Widcomm-stack equipped windows boxes, and basically any machine that knows how to talk to Bluetooth keyboards in non-boot-protocol mode. Source code is GNU GPLd, and can be found on http://www.hoffmeister-online.de/bluez/hidclient-20060725.tar.bz2 Short instructions (for root users): Download the file and unpack it # wget -q http://www.hoffmeister-online.de/bluez/hidclient-20060725.tar.bz2 # tar -xjvf hidclient-20060725.tar.bz2 Run make and copy the hid-sdp-record.bin into /etc/bluetooth/ Make sure bluez is installed (else the "make" will most probably fail anyway) and the SDP daemon is running (which it should by default). Change to a Linux textmode console (e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F1) and run ./hidclient from there. Then, startup the other machine and discover the "HID" service available on your virtual-HID box. Connect to it. Move the mouse, touch the keyboard, enjoy. Hint: The bluetooth connection can be interrupted by pressing "Pause", the program can be aborted altogether with LeftCtrl+LeftAlt+Pause Beware, all keyboard and mouse input will simultaneously be read by your virtual-HID computer as well! That's why running hidclient from a textmode console is a good idea. Code history: Developped as a practical work during the "Networks" course at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universit=E4t, Bonn, Germany in 2004/2005 for the Nokia-supported, GPLd, Affix Bluetooth stack. Ported in July/2006 to bluez, several code cleanups and improvements. Questions welcome. Regards Anselm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=3Djoin.php&p=3Dsourceforge&CID=3DDE= VDEV _______________________________________________ Bluez-devel mailing list Bluez-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-devel