Unrequire Samsung input method for Bluetooth keyboards on N8000 - Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

As the name suggests, I have a problem with Bluetooth keyboards on my N8K. When I connect a Bluetooth keyboard, a popup appears telling me that I have to select the Samsung input method in order to use it. After closing it I get an input selection dialog and if I then select anything other than the Samsung keyboard, it says 'Bluetooth keyboard removed!' and disconnects it. Sometimes this happens before I make the choice, as in the screenshot. The only way for me to use my keyboard with an alternative input method(which I need to use the terminal properly) is to first select the Samsung input and then the one I actually need, which is annoying.
How do I disable this auto-disconnect and optionally the popups?
Thanks in advance.
Oops, it seems that I'm not allowed to attach pictures and links. Anyway the screenshots are here:
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I would suggest root and freeze stock keyboard. Stock keyboard and Bluetooth keyboards have this issue where when you type, it registers your strokes until it reaches a letter with multiple character options.then you've gotta select the character you want, and continue.
It's really annoying and stymies productiveness. In also writing this assuming you're using a 3rd party manufactured BT keyboard.
But yeah, root and swift key.
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Thanks for the reply. My tab is already rooted but I keep having this problem both with and without the stock keyboard, and in the latter case I'm not able to connect the BT keyboard at all.
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flashcactus said:
Thanks for the reply. My tab is already rooted but I keep having this problem both with and without the stock keyboard, and in the latter case I'm not able to connect the BT keyboard at all.
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Hmmm.
Curious, and I mean no disrespect, but are you remembering to enable the tablet to be seen by other devices as well as scanning while the bluetooth keyboard is searching for a device?
I only ask because i'm guilty of that on the regular.
If it isn't catching the BT Keyboard at all, then an issue is there. Perhaps restore to factory setting and start from the beginning ( out of box experience).
What kind of BT Keyboard are you using anyhow?

Oops, seems that I forgot about this thread.
Afronicus said:
Hmmm.
Curious, and I mean no disrespect, but are you remembering to enable the tablet to be seen by other devices as well as scanning while the bluetooth keyboard is searching for a device?
I only ask because i'm guilty of that on the regular.
If it isn't catching the BT Keyboard at all, then an issue is there. Perhaps restore to factory setting and start from the beginning ( out of box experience).
What kind of BT Keyboard are you using anyhow?
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The problem arises after the keyboard is connected; it just gets auto-disconnected if the samsung input method is not present. also the device (Defender I-type SB-905 bluetooth keyboard) does not have any autoconnect capability and thus does not search for other devices but can be found by and accept a pairing request from them.
My experience actually was quite close to "out of the box". I've tried to use the keyboard right after turning my on for the first time. It worked perfectly but failed to reproduce all the "real computer" keys (f#, esc, tab, control, alt, et cetera) present on the keyboard itself, which was the main purpose of using one at all. So I installed an additional input method to manage those instead, but couldn't use it normally.
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iGo Stowaway bluetooth Keyboard now works

Just installed this little driver http://sotolog.net/bluekeyboard/ and my old iGo Stowaway keyboard now works. I know various people have hacks to get this to work previously - but with this simple install, your just configure the keyboard and are away. No terminal command lines, no rooted phones - it just works.
Great! - Just thought you should all know.(bluekeyboard is available in the Android Market)
help! the link is down, and i would love to get the kb to work with my t-mobile g2. can you send me the file? hope that is not a hopeless newbie question, but i can get it paired, get bluekeyboard installed, configured, and seeing the keyboard to select it in setup, but it will not connect!!!
thanks.
Mark
Application is available in the Android Market - I just re-downloaded it to confirm.
It sounds like you have everything you need. You just need to pair it with your device. How you trigger pairing on your keyboard depends on the keyboard. The stowaway use the 2 Fn keys held down for a few secs and the LED then pulses.
I misunderstood. I thought you were referring to something you had to add to bluekeyboard. I have paired the kb. It will simply not connect. I thought I saw a customer comment that it does not work on 2.2, which my G2 runs. Everything seems configured, unless I need to press something on the kb to get it to connect. Argh
Hi
Can someone send me the apk or upload it somewhere? For some reason after I upgraded the ROM, bluekeyboard can't be found in market + if i use market website it says it is not compatible with my device (a htc desire).
weird...

[MOD by APP] Nebtop - Universal HDMI Webtop hack

This MOD by APP is different than the existing MOD by replacing system apks:
1. No risk of brick
2. Ease of use
3. Universal hack for phones and ROMs that has Webtop
Since this app is intended to support multiple devices, see the original post from the Razr thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1404625 .
Please report the test result in this thread. Whether success or fail and your device, ROM, etc.
It'd be nice to use the "Send" option in the app if it failed.
Thanks!
Nice find! I hope this does work.
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great work.although my Atrix2 is soft brick,.
Hope there will be firmware upgrade soon so that you can recover from it.
This is also why I tried to do this for my own use in the first place. I'm afraid of soft bricking the Razr too.
fantasy_gu said:
great work.although my Atrix2 is soft brick,.
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fantasy_gu said:
great work.although my Atrix2 is soft brick,.
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Did this soft brick your phone?
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I think fantasy_gu is saying that he would love to try this but his phone is already softbricked from a previous issue
Got myself an HDMI cable today finally
I installed the mod on my Stock-rooted Atrix 2 and I can confirm it is working
The only thing I missed was the by the Webtop-help advertised "Entertainment Center" (This would probably be the more useful feature for me personally )
regards
Preggy
i get a screen pop up but doesn't say webtop. Just says view calendar agenda or dismiss option. Not sure what to do. I want the same thing i can do to TV on my laptop.
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How do you connect your phone to the Laptop???
Can your laptop receive HDMI input signal?
holeshot77 said:
i get a screen pop up but doesn't say webtop. Just says view calendar agenda or dismiss option. Not sure what to do. I want the same thing i can do to TV on my laptop.
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As a person who has used this!!!
Just a word of warning:
This app totally screwed up my phone. I installed it and was using it just fine for a couple of hours. Then all of a sudden, the phone becomes unresponsive. I unplugged the HDMI cable, and it rebooted. I didn't think anything of this. Just found it a little odd. Since then, any time I reboot the phone, it is reverted to the same state it was in right before the crash. The text message I had not yet read is re-received as new. All app updates are reverted. All new apps aren't installed. All new texts (since then) are gone. Apps are force-closing left and right. Be VERY careful with this app. I'm not sure it's really ready for prime-time, even now.
I know that you've experienced this a few days ago from my routine Googling but didn't know you haven't find a way back yet.
As from your original post, you were using Webtop at that moment and all in a sudden with the HDMI cable unplugged, then the phone rebooted.
At least a panic log is needed to verify whether this is related to Nebtop, or the stock ROM+Webtop.
As Nebtop has no listening of the HDMI cable plugging/unplugging event, it should had done nothing at that moment.
And your current state sounds like the file system is corrupted. If I have no way to fix this, I would try to backup the current state first, then try to revert to the stock. (not sure if Atrix 2 has any stock image leaked )
Finally, I'd like to help to identify the actual cause of the reboot, only if you could look up the kernel panic log at this location /data/dontpanic/apanic_console (this is the path for one of the Motorola phone, it could be changed for Atrix 2).
mlo0352 said:
Just a word of warning:
This app totally screwed up my phone. I installed it and was using it just fine for a couple of hours. Then all of a sudden, the phone becomes unresponsive. I unplugged the HDMI cable, and it rebooted. I didn't think anything of this. Just found it a little odd. Since then, any time I reboot the phone, it is reverted to the same state it was in right before the crash. The text message I had not yet read is re-received as new. All app updates are reverted. All new apps aren't installed. All new texts (since then) are gone. Apps are force-closing left and right. Be VERY careful with this app. I'm not sure it's really ready for prime-time, even now.
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I already have the webtop mod posted by Fenny, what is the difference with this one? Does this one work through a runtime + mirror? It allows on screen touch and keyboad?
The feature of Nebtop is pretending the HD Dock.
The requirement to use Nebtop is a rooted phone.
The disadvantage of Nebtop is none so far, therefore the advantages are no persistence change, no intrusive modification to anything, no risk of brick.
Yes, like using the HD Dock, the on screen touch and keyboard is working by using Nebtop.
dudemaaan said:
I already have the webtop mod posted by Fenny, what is the difference with this one? Does this one work through a runtime + mirror? It allows on screen touch and keyboad?
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Can I install nebtop over my existing hack by fenny? I have no onscreen touchscreen or mouse control with the fenny hack. Also I can't seem to find the xorg.conf file anywhere, I'm on the supercharged v5 rom. Based on 2.3.6
I haven't tried personally.
Nebtop could only make it work if it would work for a real HD Dock.
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Can I install nebtop over my existing hack by fenny? I have no onscreen touchscreen or mouse control with the fenny hack. Also I can't seem to find the xorg.conf file anywhere, I'm on the supercharged v5 rom. Based on 2.3.6
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well i installed nebtop on v5 supercharged rom and its working fine, replying now from nebtop using the on screen keyboard and mouse. only thing i notice is i cant use the mobile apps from nebtop, probably because the keyboard is using the screen. atrix 2
I'm not sure what do you mean by "cant use the mobile apps from nebtop".
Do you mean from Webtop? Have you watched the video I've made? Maybe I can imagine better if you would tell the difference(not can vs can't but some concrete examples....like when clicking on the "Phone Manager", there is no response....or the "Phone Manager" window is blank...etc) you see.
dudemaaan said:
well i installed nebtop on v5 supercharged rom and its working fine, replying now from nebtop using the on screen keyboard and mouse. only thing i notice is i cant use the mobile apps from nebtop, probably because the keyboard is using the screen. atrix 2
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400757 said:
I'm not sure what do you mean by "cant use the mobile apps from nebtop".
Do you mean from Webtop? Have you watched the video I've made? Maybe I can imagine better if you would tell the difference(not can vs can't but some concrete examples....like when clicking on the "Phone Manager", there is no response....or the "Phone Manager" window is blank...etc) you see.
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Phone manager was blank in webtop. I could see the tabs such as text messaging and adw launcher but no display. This was happening both when launching via nebtop and also via fenny hack. I did a phone restart and the problem went away so everything works perfect now.
The only other thing I noticed is the phone seemed to get extra hot, though the phone seems to run a bit on the hot side anyway so its probably normal.
One difference that I notice between fenny and nebtop is nebtop says connected to HD display and fenny hack says connected to HDMI cable. This is probably why the trackpad and mouse work in nebtop and not with the fenny hack.
Yeah, this and nebtop don't work for me. Nothing pops up so I can view my phone on my HP laptop. I did the adb push and stuff. No go. I don't get the option for Webtop.
At least, this is my understanding of this? To use it on your laptop without a dock-right?
holeshot77 said:
Yeah, this and nebtop don't work for me. Nothing pops up so I can view my phone on my HP laptop. I did the adb push and stuff. No go. I don't get the option for Webtop.
At least, this is my understanding of this? To use it on your laptop without a dock-right?
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Nope, this is so that you can connect your phone to say a monitor or TV with an HDMI cable and use the phone to control webtop.

BlueTooth Keyboard Sleeps

Hello, I recently was looking into buying a cheap laptop or tablet or something to browse the web on my tv, then i ran across this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155412
Which helped me connect a blue tooth keyboard and mouse then i ran a cable to tv. Everything works as it should except for when the keyboard is not in use for say 3-5 mins it goes to sleep and will not wake up. I am forced to go into BT settings and pair and connect it, which sometimes takes 2 or 3 tries. The mouse can go to sleep and wake up fine without having to re-pair it. I even restarted phone and the mouse worked right after reboot without me having to touch the phone, the keyboard however does not. A friend of mine tried pairing the keyboard to his HTC EVO 3d and it would wake up and reconnect without a problem so it must be the rom im using? I dont know. I tried using the stock rom, stable cm7 and a nightly cm7 and hellfire ICS rom. The ICS rom worked the best as far as keyboard waking up but the mouse on ICS does not have the shortcuts it does in GB (right click in gb goes back, right click in ics does the same thing as left click?why?) I also tried using trinity kernel for stable cm7 to see if that would help, but no.I just want to be able to leave the room for a moment then come back without having to reconnect this stupid keyboard.
I bought the microsoft BT mouse mentioned in the above post and i bought an ipad keyboard like mentioned in the same post, I dunno why im having so much trouble. I created new thread because the one i linked to is long dead. Thank you for your input!
link to the exact keyboard model your using.
ive been doing this since the functionality was built into cm7, and was using a keyboard since i got the phone. Neither has any issues.
Try setting the phone to never sleep (set timeout to like 6 hours or something)
i see you said its a keyboard for an ipad, sometimes they might use a different protocol that does not line up exactly with how all HID's (human interface devices) should work. so the keyboard might sleep, but the command it sends to wake up and re-connect is not getting understood by our phones.
if you can try another bluetooth keyboard and see if the issue persists.
EDIT: and never be afraid to necro an old thread, as long as you read it and its relevant, it saves us from clicking on another link.
Klathmon said:
link to the exact keyboard model your using.
ive been doing this since the functionality was built into cm7, and was using a keyboard since i got the phone. Neither has any issues.
Try setting the phone to never sleep (set timeout to like 6 hours or something)
i see you said its a keyboard for an ipad, sometimes they might use a different protocol that does not line up exactly with how all HID's (human interface devices) should work. so the keyboard might sleep, but the command it sends to wake up and re-connect is not getting understood by our phones.
if you can try another bluetooth keyboard and see if the issue persists.
EDIT: and never be afraid to necro an old thread, as long as you read it and its relevant, it saves us from clicking on another link.
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I cant find a link to the manufacture's website and the box it came in doesn't even have a brand name on it or anything, just some cheap keyboard from china. The box does say its for ipad2/iphone 4.0 OS/pc/smartphone/htpc/android 2.1 so i kinda figured it would of worked.
I have model K1280, this is where i bought it
http://www.amazon.com/NIKINGSTORE-B...O4GI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334349017&sr=8-1
for some reason, some of the reviews there state that the keyboard they received has rechargeable battery built in, but mine does not. Mine also came with slightly different box than what was pictured.
After i got home from work today i turned on the mouse and keyboard and both connected to phone with no problem. But still a problem when keyboard goes to sleep, so i thought what if i just flip the switch off then back on seeing how it connected fine when i first turned it on. That didn't work what i don't get is I've tried the keyboard on 2 other devices and it worked without a problem. I don't have spare bluetooth devices laying around, like another keyboard lol so I guess my only option is to give this thing to my mom who has an ipad and buy a new one. May I ask which keyboard you use? Thanks for your reply

[APP][BETA][2.1+] MyBluCon v1.0 & MyBluIME v1.0 - Bluetooth kit to HID devices

So you buy a bluetooth mouse but your ginger won't connect it?
Or you have an bluetooth keyboard and can't write at your ice cream?
I made two apps to help users with bluetooth HID devices. They are quite simple apps, and can be very helpful.
You will need:
* root
* busybox
* the xbin folder
* Android 2.1 or higher
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MyBluCon:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
It is an app inspirated by Bluetooth Keyboard Easy Connect (thanks Mike! - Mike's app: here). It have the same function to connect bluetooth devices, but not only HID devices, and isn't a service, is like an extension. You pair the device, and if the device don't connect, you open MyBluCon and select the device to connect and tap connect. Simple!
0 - Turn on Bluetooth on your Android;
1 - Pair your device with your Android;
2 - Open the application MyBluCon;
3 - If your Android does not have the necessary system files, the app will install, just wait - is needed allow superuser (aka root) and have Busybox installed;
4 - Your device once paired are listed on the screen, see its name and its index ([1], for example);
5 - In the edit box, type the index number of the device you want to connect (1, for example);
6 - Click "Connect my device";
7 - Wait and done!;
8 - When you are finished using the device you can disconnect it from the app, for some button on the device itself or simply turn off Bluetooth.
OBS.: On your system, even with the device connected you will see "paired but not connected", because this app don't update the status on labels.
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MyBluIME:
It is an app used to patch the Android issue what, even connected, the bluetooth keyboard don't writes.... So this app bring to you an solution to use your bluetooth keyboard connected at the Android, the keyboard don't get connected at the app like the market apps, so it don't lost connection (I'm assuming what you won't run away from the device). Is just install, and set as your IME.
0 - Turn on Bluetooth on your Android;
1 - Pair your keyboard with your Android and connect it;
2 - Open the menu and go to input options, enable MyBluIME and select to use;
3 - If your Android does not have the necessary system files, the app will install, just wait - is needed allow superuser (aka root) and have Busybox installed;
4 - Try to write at an notepad.
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Use it by your own risk. But is safe. Make your back up, just to ensure..
I hope you enjoy.
If won't work, copy the bluetooth.zip content into your xbin folder, and give permissions to execute the binaries.
Ensure that you have busybox and root.
This was tested at ST15i GB and ICS rooted and with busybox, using a BT mouse from Multilaser and a generic, Apple like, keyboard from Clone.
PS: The bluetooth.zip content isn't by me, is just an collection of recompiled tools, to manage bluetooth stack for linux, what work at android.
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:: Updates ::
26/08/2012 - Trying to fix "activity not found" issue from MyBluIME - thanks jsmith07611
28/08/2012 - Added short video about MyBluIME
29/09/2012 - Publishing source code
:: Know issues ::
- MyBluIME : Bluetooth keyboard have a delay when using bluetooth headphones
- MyBluIME : Bluetooth mouse can write when moved (hahaha)
:: Compatible mobiles / devices ::
Xperia Mini with GB or ICS / Clone keyboard, Multilaser mouse - tested by me
HP Touchpad with CM9 Nightlies - tested by graffix31
Motorola Flipout with Eclair / ThinkOutside keyboard - tested by jsmith07611
Touchpad from Amazon with CM9 / Apple keyboard - tested by YzRacer
CM9 Touchpad / Generic iPad BT keyboard - tested by Big Smooth
:: FAQ ::
*todo*
That´s my friend !!!!
Amazing work... as allways !! Keep your outstanding work on... :good:
serajr said:
That´s my friend !!!!
Amazing work... as allways !! Keep your outstanding work on... :good:
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Hahaha thanks bro. I must express my grateful for this community with something useful!
I envy you and the kernel developers , the hackers developers , and the android developers :victory:.
But this is just a beta for now hahaha :cyclops:.
Feel free to leave a feed back, I see the 'thanks', what is rewarding, but I need to know what scenario it works or not. This app isn't at market yet, so you can tell me if work or not here.
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LOL I'm a forever alone developer hahahahaha
GregórioAxiaMagno said:
Feel free to leave a feed back, I see the 'thanks', what is rewarding, but I need to know what scenario it works or not. This app isn't at market yet, so you can tell me if work or not here.
thanks very much my freind. your work is amazing for me. i have the thinkoutside keyboard and unbelievebly i managed to connect it to my mb511 (motorola flipout) and actually type.
just two quick questions when i turn my keyboard off and then back on again so i have to put it into pair mode and pair it again with MyBluCon. For some reason it doesn't seem to remember the fact that it was paired. (although if i turn on the keyboard without pairing it again with MyBluCon and it is only paired with the main bluetooth settings then what happens is every time i type it resets the bluetooth altogether)
my second question is that after i installed MyBluIME when i tried to open it then my phone gave me an error 'activity not found-com.juliano.MyBluIME' so i am not sure as to what i am doing wrong
p.s. i copied the zip to xbin already and edited the permissions
thank you so much
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jsmith07611
Thanks buddy!! Glad to hear that. Well if the keyboard writes, you don't need the MyBluIME, but download again and install MyBluIME to see if happens again. If the problen don't get solved, would be helpful send me logs from the logcat, using this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jtb.alogcat&hl=en.
About MyBluCon, this app only deal with the connection, once the device paired at your system.
I mean, even at ICS with support for my bluetooth mouse I have this same behavior. Our bluetooth devices (such keyboards or mouses) are paired, but the device need to be at discovery mode next time, while we triggers the connection by our system, when we turn the device on and wish connect it again. Is how actually the Android system connect with HID devices, once paired, for correct use, you need to put your device (the keyb in this case) in discovery mode and trigger the conection.
The bluetooth connection can be reset because, in case of a keyboard, you maybe use an PIN code to safe conection, so the next time you turn on your keyb this code can be reseted and Android disconnect and reset the conection to you be able to pair again with a new code. In ICS with my bluetooth keyboard this happens also.
Just to sample, I only use MyBluIME because the ICS can handle the connections even with these annoying behaviors.
You can find some tips in the peripheral manual.
BTW you always can send me logs. Thanks again!
For app logs and for contact or more for people at XDA and outside, I offer this e-mail [email protected].
problem getting keyboard linked to lg optimus 2x
Hi man love your work but im having problems with getting a bluetooth keyboard to work on my lg optimus 2x, i have done all the suggested above options but not having any luck, says the myblucon has been granted super user priviledges and i can see the keyboard and the mac address listed however when i try to connect to it, it gives the message of "device busy, off or out of range." and that is where i am stuck, i even tried with the mybluime but no luck, Any suggestions? i am running 2.3 version and rooted the phone.
rm.import said:
Hi man love your work but im having problems with getting a bluetooth keyboard to work on my lg optimus 2x, i have done all the suggested above options but not having any luck, says the myblucon has been granted super user priviledges and i can see the keyboard and the mac address listed however when i try to connect to it, it gives the message of "device busy, off or out of range." and that is where i am stuck, i even tried with the mybluime but no luck, Any suggestions? i am running 2.3 version and rooted the phone.
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Thanks man!
Well, lets investigate! Try reboot the phone and turn off the keyboard, now turn on your bluetooth and with your keyboard already paired, turn on your kb, the state at the system must be the "paired but not connected", try to connect with myblucon, if the message "device busy, off or out of range" happens again, try to hit once the button about connection at your kb (I think any bluetooth device have a button to connect) and connect with myblucon again, if even this don't work, hit and hold for 5 seconds or more the button of connect at your keyboard and try to connect again with myblucon... so if you read until here and your keyboard don't get connected, send me the log of the logcat to my e-mail and take a look in the manual of the keyboard maybe you can find some tip.
I will use the log information only for fix the app, and I won't use for another purpose. I need the logcat because I need see the entire system behavior about bluetooth.
Keep tuned :fingers-crossed:
any ideas
GregórioAxiaMagno said:
Thanks man!
Well, lets investigate! Try reboot the phone and turn off the keyboard, now turn on your bluetooth and with your keyboard already paired, turn on your kb, the state at the system must be the "paired but not connected", try to connect with myblucon, if the message "device busy, off or out of range" happens again, try to hit once the button about connection at your kb (I think any bluetooth device have a button to connect) and connect with myblucon again, if even this don't work, hit and hold for 5 seconds or more the button of connect at your keyboard and try to connect again with myblucon... so if you read until here and your keyboard don't get connected, send me the log of the logcat to my e-mail and take a look in the manual of the keyboard maybe you can find some tip.
I will use the log information only for fix the app, and I won't use for another purpose. I need the logcat because I need see the entire system behavior about bluetooth.
Keep tuned :fingers-crossed:
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Ok so i did further testing with another phone and seems like my phone is the issue, doesnt matter what bluetooth keyboard i connect (tested 3 of them) they all sit on paired but not connected. my bluetooth headset works fine though on the phone, i am starting to think that its my actual phone that might be having a problem, as i tested the same bluetooth keyboard on a motorola device and it connected by the default bluetooth connection and i was away typing but my rooted lg optimus 2x 2.3 gingerbread is not working, i have been trawling through other places to see maybe i need to place files somewhere in the directory structure but have had no luck,
like this link states where the bluetooth files should be but i dont have file structure after data shows as 0 items in it. Any ideas? this is the statement someone else said but i dont have that structure.
""Deleting the content, not the files, just the content of the following files did the trick, much to my relief.
here's what you do:
(SU rights required)
edit the file:
/data/misc/bluetoothd/{some number}/names
and delete all data in it
save it
edit the file:
/data/misc/bluetoothd/(some number}/linkkeys
and delete all data in it
save it
""
rm.import said:
Ok so i did further testing with another phone and seems like my phone is the issue, doesnt matter what bluetooth keyboard i connect (tested 3 of them) they all sit on paired but not connected. my bluetooth headset works fine though on the phone, i am starting to think that its my actual phone that might be having a problem, as i tested the same bluetooth keyboard on a motorola device and it connected by the default bluetooth connection and i was away typing but my rooted lg optimus 2x 2.3 gingerbread is not working, i have been trawling through other places to see maybe i need to place files somewhere in the directory structure but have had no luck,
like this link states where the bluetooth files should be but i dont have file structure after data shows as 0 items in it. Any ideas? this is the statement someone else said but i dont have that structure.
""Deleting the content, not the files, just the content of the following files did the trick, much to my relief.
here's what you do:
(SU rights required)
edit the file:
/data/misc/bluetoothd/{some number}/names
and delete all data in it
save it
edit the file:
/data/misc/bluetoothd/(some number}/linkkeys
and delete all data in it
save it
""
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Yeah, I made this app to try patch this issue, because many androids, mainly old versions have this bad bluetooth support, even my phone.
So I searched about your quote, then I found THIS.
Well, I was looking here, at my phone the structure to this files are
/data/misc/bluetoothd/<A BLUETOOTH ADDRES>
and here I found the "linkkeys" and the "names" files. I will try this tip after, because I'm at my work now.
BTW, this is the first time I read this tip, so I don't have ideas xD, and my "names" file is empty also.
And even the Xperia P, for example, have the same issue of the bluetooth connection...
Is strange that you don't have subfolders in data folder.... maybe your explorer can't show?
So let's investigate, me gusta :silly:. Thanks for the reply.
this is what i see using a root explorer
Ideally if i could if i can get a copy of the bluetooth files id just copy them into the specific locations.
do you have an email i can email my screenshots to? or should i just load them online by the image shack or something?
rm.import said:
Ideally if i could if i can get a copy of the bluetooth files id just copy them into the specific locations.
do you have an email i can email my screenshots to? or should i just load them online by the image shack or something?
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Fell free to use the e-mail to send screenshots. I will send my files to you try also.
BTW you can post imagens here without use services like image shack or something.
Pictures
Here is the screenshots of the Root Explorer showing nothing under my data folder, so there must be a place where bluetooth keeps its information, I have searched for those files you stated like names and linkkeys and they dont exist :S so what i was thinking is trying to build them manually and import those files from someone elses structure into my phone to see if that resolves it? what you think?
rm.import said:
Here is the screenshots of the Root Explorer showing nothing under my data folder, so there must be a place where bluetooth keeps its information, I have searched for those files you stated like names and linkkeys and they dont exist :S so what i was thinking is trying to build them manually and import those files from someone elses structure into my phone to see if that resolves it? what you think?
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I'm starting to thinking what you have that structure, but aren't listed because de folder name with numbers are a bluetooth address like B0:B1:C2..... and the explorer have problems with ":".
But i'm posting now my files, I have problems to copy due the fact of the ":" stuck the root explorer copy, so in the folder "00 00 00 00....." put your bluetooth address, rename to 00:00:00... via command line, after you paste under data folder.
BTW, I can see all the content of each file using the Notepad++, but my root explorer don't show the same.
The problem is the explorer, but I found something new to dig.... :silly:
EDIT: About your tip, I found some descriptions about the files... not sure if are exactly the same files, look here
I've posted the source codes of the two apps, enjoy.
So... more than 2k views, around 5 downloads of the source, almost 100 downloads of the apps and nobody find more issues, nor send logs, even nor complaint?
My hope is who downloaded the source, will make an better app, and who downloaded the app will send me feedbaks. I'm certainly what we all need/wish a fully functional app to improve the android bluetooth stack.
What a thing
thank you so much for this. i am typing on my cm9 touchpad right now because of this. had been trying to use easy bluetooth connect but was constantly having issues with losing connection and not being able to get it back. this connected right away. i will report back any issues i run int. the only thing i am running into no is that even though i am typing it must not be recognizing any input because the screen is stilll timing out as if i am not touching it. do you think there is anything that can be done about that other than setting the screen time out later. again thanks for this.
edit- ok i am a little confused about these two apps. i was running into a situation where it would pair but would not show up as an input device and no type. so i was using bluetooth keyboard easy connect. as i said it was just not consistent. so i downloaded both of these. i did mybluecon and then blue im eveything was working fine except the screen would time out. now after a reboot i could not get the keyboard to connect. even with blue ime in use. so i disabled it and reconnected using mybluecon and i am back up and running again even though my normal android keyboard is selected and not blue ime. do i need both? if not based on my situation which one shoud i use? again thanks for these and appreciate any help you can provide.
Thanks. oh and it seems that the way i am doing things now the screen has not timed out. that is with not using blueime.
thanks
graffix31 said:
thank you so much for this. i am typing on my cm9 touchpad right now because of this. had been trying to use easy bluetooth connect but was constantly having issues with losing connection and not being able to get it back. this connected right away. i will report back any issues i run int. the only thing i am running into no is that even though i am typing it must not be recognizing any input because the screen is stilll timing out as if i am not touching it. do you think there is anything that can be done about that other than setting the screen time out later. again thanks for this.
edit- ok i am a little confused about these two apps. i was running into a situation where it would pair but would not show up as an input device and no type. so i was using bluetooth keyboard easy connect. as i said it was just not consistent. so i downloaded both of these. i did mybluecon and then blue im eveything was working fine except the screen would time out. now after a reboot i could not get the keyboard to connect. even with blue ime in use. so i disabled it and reconnected using mybluecon and i am back up and running again even though my normal android keyboard is selected and not blue ime. do i need both? if not based on my situation which one shoud i use? again thanks for these and appreciate any help you can provide.
Thanks. oh and it seems that the way i am doing things now the screen has not timed out. that is with not using blueime.
thanks
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Thanks buddy!
Nice dude! In your case you will only need the MyBluCon, because you can type normally just connecting the keyboard.
Since your keyboard is working without MyBluIme, take an nice IME, take a look:
SwiftKey 3 - see the free version
External Keyboard Helper Pro - see the free version
Null Keyboard
The MyBluIME is for androids what even connected, the bluetooth keyboard won't type. When the Android natively recognize an keyboard, you can type with or without IMEs, and each IME have an behavior to deal with native keyboards, such layouts, no screen keyboards, etc etc.

[Q] docking station keyboard

Hi so I send in my device for fixing my hdmi problem and I send in my keyboard since I did not get the keys working, just the mouse function worked and I saw that it connected and shared battery.my device is rooted, so just that they fixed the hdmi still is pretty amazing in it self. Anyhow there was nothing wrong with my keyboard apparently, so I figure I will send back only the device this time with the issue discription that I just explained. (before I registered two separate issues, one for the keyboard and one for the device so they might have overlooked that they are both from the same owner I think)
My question here is, are there any possiblity that it is a software issue and they might charge me for the service? I had CROMI before I reseted the device. Or is it some kind of fix that I can do myself? The obvious ones I have already tried for instance the language settings and turn on physical keyboard in settings.
thx in advance!

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