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carbolymer

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Registered: 2012-04-25

Posts: 45

Bluetooth keyboard repeating keys

I am experiencing a a problem with a bluetooth keyboard. After a while (> 1-2 minutes), when I am not using it and starting typing, my keyboard repeats first (sometimes second) character about 8 times. I am having this issue only on linux, on windows everything is fine. Do you have any idea how to track this problem? Is this kernel module fault or bluez?

colorprint

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Registered: 2014-06-13

Posts: 18

Re: Bluetooth keyboard repeating keys

I have the same issue 

odp

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Registered: 2012-04-26

Posts: 136

Re: Bluetooth keyboard repeating keys

I'm experiencing this toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... argh god damn it

odp

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Registered: 2012-04-26

Posts: 136

Re: Bluetooth keyboard repeating keys

It looks like apple knows about this and made a firmware update for the keyboard. look here http://support.apple.com/en-us/ht4010

I will test if it works and get back to you guys

*UPDATE*

I was unable to install the update. The mac I used told that no keyboard was present even if it was paired with the mac.

Any how. I found another thread, where they explained that apple do not officially state a reset function for the keyboard. But a user might have found it.

basically, unpair the keyboard and then re-pair it. The trick is to hold down the power button throughout the entire pairing proccess (it's a two hand job)

I am testing it now and as of writing there is no problem with repeating keys. Then again I read somewhere that the apple keyboard can have issues with waking up after idling on non apple machines.

Let's see. I'll get back to you on it

Last edited by odp (2014-11-08 15:21:55)

odp

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Registered: 2012-04-26

Posts: 136

Re: Bluetooth keyboard repeating keys

new apple keyboard, same problem re-pairing trick worked. OP or MOD mark as solved