[MOD]Update Bluetooth to add HID (keyboards, etc) Support

amathophobia · Feb 24, 2013

I've been able to make a wiimote work using bluezime on viper and hatka. Hope this helps someone.

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vdChild · Feb 24, 2013

amathophobia said:
I've been able to make a wiimote work using bluezime on viper and hatka. Hope this helps someone.

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why don't you create a thread with steps on how you got this working I'm sure others would greatly appreciate it.

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amathophobia · Feb 25, 2013

It is quite simple. Install bluezime from the play store. Make sure and install the hidenabler.apk that is mentioned in the play store description of bluezime. Then follow the instructions that are displayed when you open up bluezime. I cannot remember if I installed the hid pack from dsb first. It may or may not matter if you install it.

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hurtfuljeep · Feb 25, 2013

Will this work on the ota firmware and or Rom?

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jinx01 · Feb 25, 2013

vdChild said:
Unfortunately but as far as I can remember with HTC and sense Bluetooth gamepad support has always been broken

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This is true, but a modified BT stack should be possible. It was on my old school evo4g. Did seem like, however, that sense didn't play nice with the modified stack, so you had to be on aosp to do it.

jinx01 · Feb 26, 2013

amathophobia said:
It is quite simple. Install bluezime from the play store. Make sure and install the hidenabler.apk that is mentioned in the play store description of bluezime. Then follow the instructions that are displayed when you open up bluezime. I cannot remember if I installed the hid pack from dsb first. It may or may not matter if you install it.

It was quite simple! Thanks for the tip. Installed the app and the linked to hid pack. I didn't install the OP mod, but nonetheless it is working - played some super punch out on a wii controller last night!:highfive:

n8mack33 · Feb 28, 2013

jinx01 said:
This is true, but a modified BT stack should be possible. It was on my old school evo4g. Did seem like, however, that sense didn't play nice with the modified stack, so you had to be on aosp to do it.

Yes, historically HID keyboards, game pads, etc., have not worked well on Sense roms. They have worked fine on HTC devices as long as you are on AOSP. At least that has been my experience... So it is nice to see some progress.

t1gartist · Mar 8, 2013

The reason sense does not like controllers is due to everyone uses a proprietary driver and htc has there own bluetooth stack since crpalmer is slowly replacing bluetooth drivers it shall be possible as his kernels are greatly stable keep your eyes open asop would make things easier and seeing how cm10 is so close as soon as sound is good im changing as my ps3 will be able to link and then i might TRY TO WRITE a nice bluetooth controller app like a steering wheel for racing gt5

crpalmer · Mar 8, 2013

t1gartist said:
The reason sense does not like controllers is due to everyone uses a proprietary driver and htc has there own bluetooth stack since crpalmer is slowly replacing bluetooth drivers it shall be possible as his kernels are greatly stable keep your eyes open asop would make things easier and seeing how cm10 is so close as soon as sound is good im changing as my ps3 will be able to link and then i might TRY TO WRITE a nice bluetooth controller app like a steering wheel for racing gt5

I've actually replaced all the bluetooth drivers (in the 1.1.x versions of my kernels) with the CAF drivers and in 1.1.17 I also added the google UHID (userspace HID driver). The UHID driver isn't useful now, but I'm hoping that this will make cm10.1 work better.

Without going to a ROM based on AOSP source, if you're going to be able to do something in user-land with these drivers, you should be able to do it now. There isn't anything else to really add to it...

t1gartist · Mar 13, 2013

I'm thinking it will take cyanogenmod still even with drivers replaced Bluetooth won't link to ps3 to use blue ime or apps like it but I noticed cm and miui have notices for ps3 but then again during a config I was running custom ps3 has only two options in menu config m and n so it might not be compatible

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Novakingwai · Mar 22, 2013

amathophobia said:
It is quite simple. Install bluezime from the play store. Make sure and install the hidenabler.apk that is mentioned in the play store description of bluezime. Then follow the instructions that are displayed when you open up bluezime. I cannot remember if I installed the hid pack from dsb first. It may or may not matter if you install it.

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Has anyone else gotten this to work? I tried this but cannot seem to get it to connect. I'm using Viper ROM if that matters...

juhde · Mar 22, 2013

Novakingwai said:
Has anyone else gotten this to work? I tried this but cannot seem to get it to connect. I'm using Viper ROM if that matters...

I had it working then it stopped. I went to the bluezime dev webpage and found a beta the dev posted. Works every time now. I believe this is the one I installed http://code.google.com/p/android-bluez-ime/issues/detail?id=7

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Novakingwai · Mar 22, 2013

juhde said:
I had it working then it stopped. I went to the bluezime dev webpage and found a beta the dev posted. Works every time now. I believe this is the one I installed http://android-bluez-ime.googlecode...ken=plw9Zhc2jdqjKtpXFu25EP8xu4o:1363948081779

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400. That’s an error.

Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request. That’s all we know.

juhde · Mar 23, 2013

Novakingwai said:
400. That’s an error.

Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request. That’s all we know.

Link fixed, apparently you can't post direct downloads from Google code so you'll have to find the apk link, it's near the bottom.

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Novakingwai · Mar 23, 2013

I figured it out by deciphering your link. Works great! The Wiimote works.

Azbulldog · Mar 25, 2013

I had it working once before on a different ROM, but after trying again with the Sense 5 ROM it kept asking for the Wii remote's PIN on connection. I downloaded the beta 1.17 and tried again, and it connected fine without a PIN.

ghstrdr1985 · Mar 27, 2013

Ok so after careful reading of this thread, is the PS3 controller compatible with connecting to the DNA? And if it does work, what app would be ideal to configure settings & whatnot? That is all. Thank you.

juhde · Mar 27, 2013

ghstrdr1985 said:
Ok so after careful reading of this thread, is the PS3 controller compatible with connecting to the DNA? And if it does work, what app would be ideal to configure settings & whatnot? That is all. Thank you.

No.

At least not until CM is working, then probably but no guarantees.

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Novakingwai · Mar 30, 2013

Ok new thing. I am trying to connect 2 wiimote's at a time. I try going into Bluez IME and enabling 2 controllers. I can get the 1st one to connect, but not the 2nd one. After trying to pair it I start getting error messages like "Error: software aborted the connection." and others. How can I connect 2 wiimote's at a time?

Novakingwai · Apr 2, 2013

Anyone? This will make the phone so epic.

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