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Registered: 2017-02-17

Posts: 64

Connect Apple Magic Keyboard

Hi,

I have to connect to an apple magic keyboard with keypad. I basically put it into pairing mode, I trust the device and I pair. I get a notification with the 6 number pin. I take the keyboard, type it, hit enter and nothing happens. After 10-20 seconds, the keyboard disconnects.

I have no idea what the issue is. I installed hcitool although it's deprecated, didn't change anything.

I'd provide more information but I literally don't know what I could provide.

Ferdinand

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From: Norway

Registered: 2020-01-02

Posts: 338

Re: Connect Apple Magic Keyboard

There's a wiki page for apple keyboards: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Apple_Keyboard
In section 10, it covers problems connecting Magic Keyboards, but not in much detail.

Now, I also found this seemingly straightforward guide from an Ubuntu-user - which may work on Arch, considering it only involves bluetoothctl and numlockx:
https://medium.com/macoclock/how-to-pai … fe4402454c

It can't hurt to try; if it doesn't work, then you're still in the same situation as before - and if it does work, maybe update the wiki with a line or two?

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Tétrapyle

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Registered: 2014-01-03

Posts: 61

Re: Connect Apple Magic Keyboard

Hi,
Did you explicitly connect?
When my Apple bluetooth keyboard used to work (or before bluetooth got broken on Linux), a few years ago, I had to do the following:

$ bluetoothctl
#power on
#agent on
#pairable on
#scan on

Devices appear...

#trust E8:FF:FF:etc:
#pair E8:FF:FF:etc:

I'm then given a PIN number by the agent, I have to enter it on the keyboard with the SHIFT key but it's probably because the layout is a french one, and after that I do have to press ENTER.

#connect E8:FF:FF:etc:

To connect (or reconnect?), pressing the power button near the batteries on the keyboard is needed.