Re: FreeBSD won't see a specific bluetooth device

From: Marc Veldman <marc_at_bumblingdork.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:55:00 UTC
Hello Dmitry,

I don’t think there is support for BLE keyboards in FreeBSD.

Best regards,

Marc Veldman

> On 21 Aug 2023, at 19:22, Dmitry N. Medvedev <dmitry.medvedev@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> not resolved yet, but this is what a Kinesis employee said: the Advantage 360 Pro uses BLE.
> 
> I have used the hccontrol to do le_ scan and I can clearly see the keyboard in the list,
> but I have no idea on how to make it connect to my freeBSD host.
> 
> any help would be appreciated!
> 
> best regards,
> Dmitry
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 2:24 PM Dmitry N. Medvedev <dmitry.medvedev@gmail.com> wrote:
> good morning!
> 
> the context:
> 1. there is an HP Z420 desktop with FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE-p2
> 2. there is a dell laptop with windows
> 3. there is a macbook pro
> 4. there is a bluetooth apple keyboard
> 5. there is an Advantage 360 Pro bluetooth keyboard
> 
> the problem:
> using the hccontrol -n ubt0hci inquiry command I can list all the bluetooth devices, but the Advantage 360 Pro.
> 
> This I cannot understand. How can the said keyboard avoid being listed?
> 
> I am struggling to pair the Advantage 360 Pro to my FreeBSD desktop.
> 
> Literally any help/ideas/thoughts are welcome!
> 
> With kind regards,
> Dmitry N. Medvedev
> 
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