Finally got a bluetooth keyboard working

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I've had the little targus keypad (bluetooth HID; not SPP) and and Apple bluetooth keyboard (salvaged from an Apple loving friend after he let the battries leak). Now that I finally plucked up the courage to root my Nexus and install the hidd binary I can (with a little bit of effort) finally type effectively if I need to (mostly for connectbot when I need to ssh into remote servers)

I need to issue hidd --connect [BLUETOOTH ADDRESS] each time I want to connect, but I'm happy to do that until it gets a little more elegantly plumbed in.

In fact I'm using it right now

wanna d/l genesisoid or whatever its called and see if you can use that bluetooth keyboard to play some sega roms?

One of the upcoming Motorola devices lists HID as a supported profile. I am all hot and sweaty with anticipation hoping it will be part of Android and not something Motorola added. I am writing a SPP IME (there is KeyPro in the market but the IME is just a side benefit of the actual project) but would be so much happier with official HID support.

Originally Posted by SilentMobius

Now that I finally plucked up the courage to root my Nexus and install the hidd binary I can (with a little bit of effort) finally type effectively if I need to (mostly for connectbot when I need to ssh into remote servers)

I'm trying the same. Where did you get the hidd binary? Or do you mind describing how you built it? Thanks in advance!

I go my info from here:

http://i-miss-erin.blogspot.com/2009...n-android.html

I already had hcitool from the extras package when I rooted, just needed the hidd binary.

Got mine working too! thanks for the help

Script / app for connecting this?

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I just got mine working too!
Wish someone could write an app for this so I wouldn't have to use the console every time I want to connect..


If you have the think outside / igo bluetooth keyboard, word of warning! Be very very careful opening and closing this baby all the time. Don't let it get smashed in your bag. I'm on my 2nd one.. and this one is showing signs of failure. I have to bend the casing a bit to get my return / windows key to work. The inside cables have a tendency to slip out if things get mashed, and trust me, this is one keyboard you don't want to be opening up with a screwdriver..
I did.. got mine working again.. but only after bending the case after it was all put back together again. :-/

Great little keyboard though! Use it with my tablet pc too.
C

FYI the ASE allows you to execute shell scripts from home screen icons.
If you chmod the binary to suid it will run as root
chmod 4777 hidd

Then stick a script in /sdcard/ase/scripts
hidd --connect <BTADDR>

And long press on the home screen->shortcut->ase->your script

Cool. Any idea if it will work with portable bluetooth keyboards? Like the iGo Stowaway?

Originally Posted by SilentMobius

FYI the ASE allows you to execute shell scripts from home screen icons.
If you chmod the binary to suid it will run as root
chmod 4777 hidd

Then stick a script in /sdcard/ase/scripts
hidd --connect <BTADDR>

And long press on the home screen->shortcut->ase->your script

I used gscript didn't have to do the chmod 4755 (has a run as root checkbox)

but still the same, thanks for the tip!