[PLUG] Wireless keyboards

[Chuck Hast]

Also for the Logitech unifying receivers you can use Solaar to look in them
and pair/unpair devices from the unifying receiver, you can see what devices
have been paired to the receiver making that part easier if you have any of
those. Here is the git info on it:
https://pwr.github.io/Solaar/


On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 2:51 PM, Vernon Geiszler <vernon.geiszler at gmail.com>
wrote:

> There should be a number on the dongle. There should be a matching number
> inside the battery compartment that matches.
>
> On Mar 20, 2018 10:59 PM, "Rigel Hope" <gnu at rigelhope.org> wrote:
>
> > I suspect there are relatively few different types of devices in this
> pool,
> > because there are relatively few types of wireless keyboards/mice.
> Markings
> > are important.
> >
> > Logitech uses a 2.4Ghz-but-not-BT protocol (
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logitech_Unifying_receiver). They have
> their
> > own trademarked icon, but i think that is more recent than the devices
> and
> > protocol.
> >
> > There's also a lot of poorly-marked didn't-give-money-to-the-BT-SIG
> > devices
> > from offshore vendors.
> >
> > I think generally Russel's advice is good here, re: trial-and-error, but
> as
> > a possible refinement, i think i might do a first-pass of classification
> of
> > the USB dongles first (see
> > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/74367/watch-usb-
> > connections-vendor-id-product-id-revision
> > for instance) to figure out how many different device-test options you
> > need, and how interchangable they all are.
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 10:14 PM, Michael Barnes <barnmichael at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks, Russell. That's kind of what I was afraid of. Thought there
> might
> > > be something easier that rote trial and error.
> > >
> > > Michael
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 8:48 PM, Russell Senior <
> > russell at personaltelco.net
> > > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > USB is hotplug, so you don't need to reboot.  What I would do would
> be
> > > > to get your dongles and your keyboards and mice and lay them all out.
> > > > Make sure the keyboards and mice have fresh batteries.  Plug the
> > > > dongles in one at a time and then try all the devices (press a key,
> > > > wiggle the mouse) until you find the one that is interacting, then
> > > > take out the dongle and put it with that thing (or label them, or
> > > > whatever association you prefer).
> > > >
> > > > Good luck!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 6:58 PM, Michael Barnes <
> barnmichael at gmail.com
> > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Over time, I have collected a variety of wireless keyboards and
> mice.
> > > > Some
> > > > > are used infrequently, like with Raspberry Pis. Now, I find a box
> > with
> > > > > several keyboards, several mice, and several little dongles. Is
> there
> > > any
> > > > > way to determine which goes with which? Other than lots of trial
> and
> > > > error
> > > > > plugging them in, rebooting, etc?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Michael
> > > >
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