I know Stowaway make a bluetooth mouse for PPC, but can I get my MS one working with my XDA2i with some kind of HID driver that will recognise a BT mouse?
I already have a serial Stowaway keyboard, having a mouse too would make this a fantastic set-up.
I can't believe with all the other techies on here nobody has tried?
a search proved that somebody have
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=19139&highlight=bluetooth+mouse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=11728&highlight=bluetooth+mouse
a google search resulted in this
http://www.mrgadget.com.au/2005/04/thinkoutside-stowaway-bluetooth-travel.html
Well I could have easily topped up old posts that hadn't actually solved this question
I chose not to though, and my very first line was "I know Stowaway make a bluetooth mouse for PPC" so your google link didn't help much either.
I have managed to use HID drivers for a USB connected mouse on my Toshiba e800, but the fact remains, I do not have a Stowaway mouse, nor do I like topping old posts, especially where nothing was actually solved.
Has anyone got anything actually useful to post here?
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hi, I have this mouse I usually use with my notebook.
I wondered what would happen if I would try to pair it to my PDA (I have the HTC Athena).
So the pairing worked, I selected "Input Device", but no cursor. Can this be done on this device? Can I have a mouse cursor, or it is impossible?
Strange thing, that the pairing worked, must be something there. Thanks for any help on this !
what search had to say about that
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=313071&highlight=mouse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=309216&highlight=mouse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=309133&highlight=mouse
Thanks but I don't think you understand what I need.
I don't want the fake cursor, I want the real cursor from my bluetooth mouse. I have a bluetooth mouse, it works with my portable computer, but on the X7500 I don't see cursor. I can pair but no cursor.
It works, thank you!!!!!
The solution is in the second link you gave me not the first! Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=309216&highlight=mouse
I am very happy now
I have a Sprint Touch Pro 2 and I am trying to connect a Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard and mouse that I use almost daily. I have spent more than 72 hrs researching this on XDA and other sites. The drivers are old and iGo (http://corporate.igo.com/support/Drivers.asp) is not updating them anymore.
It could be as simple as turning off the bluetooth hid, the BT stack could just be incompatible, or the existing driver could be reengineered by someone who knows what they are doing.
Interestingly, I got an old driver for WM2002 to work on the keyboard, but it is laggy, and I really need the mouse to work.
I know I can connect the keyboard using the straight bluetooth hid without special drivers but it defeats the special features on the KB.
I have tried the teksoft driver for the mouse and it does not work on my TP2 http://www.teksoftco.com/index.php?section=bluemouse
I know XDA is for sharing, but I am willing to donate to anyone to get this setup working.
Thanks,
jonner
Sprint TP2
Stock Rom
Think Outside BT keyboard and mouse
I am trying to develop an Andorid app that will turn the device into a USB connected mouse. I know there are a lot of stuff on the market like this but almost all of them require a software installation on the PC. What I want to do is to have the phone be recognized as a mouse driver.
My team and I have been doing extensive research on this as we have worked on Android before. We are having difficulty on how to turn the phone into a mouse driver. My first plan is to learn how real mouse gets recognized as a mouse from the PC and then translate that to Android device.
Any suggestions? We would really appreciate any ideas and inputs.
Thanks,
Very usefull work
I realy want this app but cant find...
U can speak with bluetooth mouse makers or microsoft! To know how a windows can find driver for mouse
Sorry for bad english!!!
Very good idea. I was hoping you might success.
Thanks for the response guys. I am looking into bluetooth function as well. The main problem seems to be the communication between the PC and the phone, so we are considering using a board but that will not be consumer friendly.
I wish I can just figure out how real wireless mouse works... it is a good idea as mentioned to contact one of the mouse makers but I don't think they will tell me anything xD
anyone knows how I do it or where I find this?
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The last time I tested a USB mouse and keyboard on one of aorth's CyanogenMod builds, they both worked great. To use both together you would need a OTG USB Hub adapter so you could have at least two USB ports.
Or you could use a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. Or you could use a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse with a USB keyboard/mouse and then you just need a OTG USB single port adapter.
I don't know of anybody who has messed around with drivers.
Several folks posted their experiences with external keyboards on this thread on the Accessories board. And here's another thread about keyboard and mouse combinations.
Just an FYI on this one, most USB mice / keyboards can function generically as HID devices.
Android has had built-in support for that sort of input for a long time, which is why pretty much any USB keyboard out there should be "plug & play".
Bluetooth is slightly more complicated, but generally also plug & play.
Obviously, if you have a crazy keyboard or mouse with 18 extra buttons on it and a display screen or something, that stuff probably won't work since there's no driver specifically for that device.
However, such devices "should" still function as normal keyboards, just as they do under most Linux distributions.
Sun_Cat said:
Several folks posted their experiences with external keyboards on this thread on the Accessories board. And here's another thread about keyboard and mouse combinations.
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Hi,
I did not see any topic about mouse for the surface rt.
Well, my question is which mouse can i use on my rt without use the USB port.
I know, the microsoft mouse, but 70 euros for this tactical mouse... i think it's a bit expensive for it. does exist any alternantive?
well thank's for any answer
Any standard bluetooth mouse, any standard USB mouse.
Or basically 99.9% of modern mice.
Only reason there is no topic is because it is pretty obvious that x mouse will work. There is nothing special about how windows RT handles mice. Only thing to watch out for are additional device drivers if your mouse has macro buttons etc, but even my RAT5 works fine in standard USB mode, I just dont get to replrogram the macros. WiFi mice are out of the window (and damn rare) because they require special device drivers which you cant install on the RT. Serial mice are also out the window. PS/2 mice can be used with USB adaptors (as can keyboards). Wireless mice with the little USB recievers are fine, bluetooth mice are fine, regular wired USB mice are fine.
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Any standard bluetooth mouse, any standard USB mouse.
Or basically 99.9% of modern mice.
Only reason there is no topic is because it is pretty obvious that x mouse will work. There is nothing special about how windows RT handles mice. Only thing to watch out for are additional device drivers if your mouse has macro buttons etc, but even my RAT5 works fine in standard USB mode, I just dont get to replrogram the macros. WiFi mice are out of the window (and damn rare) because they require special device drivers which you cant install on the RT. Serial mice are also out the window. PS/2 mice can be used with USB adaptors (as can keyboards). Wireless mice with the little USB recievers are fine, bluetooth mice are fine, regular wired USB mice are fine.
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thank's for you answer but you don't answer to my question, maybe i dont explain my problem.
i search a wireless mouse to use without any receiver. The official mouse use the Bluetooth, and i did not know that, but now it's ok and i can search a bluethooth mouse ^^
i know that all usb mouse work fine, i use it at the moment ^^
is the bluetooth burn the battery ?
Bluetooth is specifically meant to utilise little power. It will impact your battery life but it shouldn't be massively so. WiFi uses far far more energy, screen brightness would also make a bigger difference to battery life than whether bluetooth is on or off I reckon.
If you want to know how much difference it will make, perhaps see if you can get your phone to pair with the RT and then mess about from there. It wont be a completely realistic test as there will be more data transfer between a mouse (which always sends some data even when not moving, albeit at a slower rate) than a phone which is paired but not doing anything.
You can buy mice which use Bluetooth 4.0, off the top of my head I dont know if the surface RT supports 4.0, if it does I would try to find a 4.0 mouse as there are additional energy savings in 4.0 if you are really concerned.
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Bluetooth is specifically meant to utilise little power. It will impact your battery life but it shouldn't be massively so. WiFi uses far far more energy, screen brightness would also make a bigger difference to battery life than whether bluetooth is on or off I reckon.
If you want to know how much difference it will make, perhaps see if you can get your phone to pair with the RT and then mess about from there. It wont be a completely realistic test as there will be more data transfer between a mouse (which always sends some data even when not moving, albeit at a slower rate) than a phone which is paired but not doing anything.
You can buy mice which use Bluetooth 4.0, off the top of my head I dont know if the surface RT supports 4.0, if it does I would try to find a 4.0 mouse as there are additional energy savings in 4.0 if you are really concerned.
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Thank's for this helpfull answer.
Well, im not really focus on the battery life of my surface RT, but, i don't want to loose of its advantage : battery life.
So well, now it's ok, i will see to buy a Bluetooth mouse.
I see the logitech around 40 euros and a microsoft around 25 euros. The price is better, and it seems to be more friendly user, than this tactical mouse...