Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Extended functions of bluetooth keyboard (diNovo) From: Marcel Holtmann To: Oli Ellis Cc: BlueZ Mailing List In-Reply-To: <405B55EE.8060602@ntlworld.com> References: <405B55EE.8060602@ntlworld.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1079791201.31859.35.camel@pegasus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 15:00:01 +0100 Hi Oli, > kernel 2.6.4-rc1 with added mutibytes support (anyone know when that is > coming as standard?) it is part of 2.6.5-rc2. > gentoo linux with cvs utils2 and libs2. All bluetooth kernel > functionality compiled directly into the kernel, not as modules. > > I am using bthid daemon, which I presume feeds the events from the > bluetooth stack into the kernel via the uinput device (correct me if I > am wrong). However, the multimedia keys creates up a log messages from > bthid - for example > --- > (press either mute button on keyboard or media pad) > bthid[4128]: Unknown consumer usage 0xc00e3 > bthid[4128]: Unknown consumer usage 0xc0001 > bthid[4128]: Unknown consumer usage 0xc0001 > bthid[4128]: Unknown consumer usage 0xc0001 > --- > Some messages are odder... > --- > (press sleep (crescent) button on keyboard) > bthid[4128]: Unknown hid usage (0x10083 + 1) > bthid[4128]: Sleep button pressesd (ignored) > --- > showkey reports no keycode or scancode, and obviously nothing in xev, so > I am guessing that this is a limitation in bthid. Is bthid configurable > in some way? You have to fix bthid to send the correct key values to uinput. I have no interest in doing it, but every patch is welcome. > Also, does anyone know how to make the LCD panel on the media pad show > what you want? The calculator is hard-wired into the pad, so is > functional, but there is a 15 char X 3 line display and six LCD symbols. > Would it be possible to send arbritrary HCI commands with hcitool? I > have seen a rumour that it uses the hid++ spec, but where can I find > this? (google no help...) Once I had hacked this stuff, but I lost my notes and my demo code for it. Check the mailing list archive if I had posted some comments about the media pad. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users