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Bluetooth keyboard connects, but does not work

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I have a Lenovo Duet 3 Bluetooth keyboard, which works fine when connected physically (it has 5 pins for that) to its laptop, and also works as expected when I connect it to my Android phone. However, I cannot get it to work under (Arch) Linux. Kernel and bluetooth stack (bluez-libs etc.) are up to date, so I connect the device using bluetoothctl (output abbreviated for clarity): [bluetooth]# power on Changing power on succeeded [bluetooth]# scan on Discovery started [NEW] Device D6:45:02:72:41:4F Duet 3 BT [bluetooth]# pair D6:45:02:72:41:4F Attempting to pair with D6:45:02:72:41:4F [CHG] Device D6:45:02:72:41:4F Connected: yes [CHG] Device D6:45:02:72:41:4F ServicesResolved: yes [CHG] Device D6:45:02:72:41:4F Paired: yes [NEW] Primary Service (Handle 0x0000) /org/bluez/hci0/dev_D6_45_02_72_41_4F/service000a 00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb Generic Attribute Profile ... {more new services follow, e.g. for Dev. Information, Battery etc.} Pairing successful [Duet 3 BT]# trust D6:45:02:72:41:4F Changing D6:45:02:72:41:4F trust succeeded [Duet 3 BT]# connect D6:45:02:72:41:4F Attempting to connect to D6:45:02:72:41:4F Connection successful [Lenovo Duet 3 BT Folio]# The device stays connected, and I can see battery information. So far, so good, but typing anything or using the trackpad does absolutely nothing, so it's pretty useless as an input device.
Asked by Heinrich (153 rep)
Apr 8, 2022, 09:41 AM
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