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    From Doug Laidlaw@2:250/1 to All on Tue Oct 26 07:56:28 2021
    My cheap Bluetooth keyboard died, and I bought a more elegant one, with support for IOS, Android nd Windows and a slot for my tablet. It
    doesn't specifically support Linux, but the Windows setting seems to
    work. As well, it has 3 presets for devices. It is more compact than
    my full-sized USB keyboard, and I would like to make it my only
    keyboard. Unfortunately, Bluetooth doesn't start until the OS is up and running, so I still need a wired or wireless keyboard to log in.

    Is there a way to overcome this limitation?

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  • From David W. Hodgins@2:250/1 to All on Tue Oct 26 08:27:22 2021
    On Tue, 26 Oct 2021 02:56:28 -0400, Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> wrote:

    My cheap Bluetooth keyboard died, and I bought a more elegant one, with support for IOS, Android nd Windows and a slot for my tablet. It
    doesn't specifically support Linux, but the Windows setting seems to
    work. As well, it has 3 presets for devices. It is more compact than
    my full-sized USB keyboard, and I would like to make it my only
    keyboard. Unfortunately, Bluetooth doesn't start until the OS is up and running, so I still need a wired or wireless keyboard to log in.

    Is there a way to overcome this limitation?

    Try copying /lib/systemd/system/sddm.service (or the service file for whichever desktop manager is being used) to /etc/systemd/system/ and then in the /etc copy of the file change the line ...
    After=systemd-user-sessions.service getty@tty1.service plymouth-quit.service systemd-logind.service
    to ...
    After=systemd-user-sessions.service getty@tty1.service plymouth-quit.service systemd-logind.service bluetooth.service

    Regards, Dave Hodgins

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  • From Doug Laidlaw@2:250/1 to All on Thu Oct 28 02:57:51 2021
    On 26/10/21 18:27, David W. Hodgins wrote:
    Try copying /lib/systemd/system/sddm.service (or the service file for whichever
    desktop manager is being used) to /etc/systemd/system/ and then in the /etc copy of the file change the line ...
    After=systemd-user-sessions.service getty@tty1.service
    plymouth-quit.service systemd-logind.service
    to ...
    After=systemd-user-sessions.service getty@tty1.service
    plymouth-quit.service systemd-logind.service bluetooth.service

    Thanks, Dave. I may have to play around with it a bit, to make it do
    more than simply changing the default setting under the tray icon would do.

    In case anybody is interested, here is the link to the product:

    https://www.centrecom.com.au/products?q=Rapoo%20xk100&ss=@Category:Keyboards

    It is of Chinese manufacture, but of quite solid construction. The
    company advertises quite a range of special-purpose keyboards. At the
    top is a channel to hold a tablet, but the tablet cannot be recharged
    that way.

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