Dear XDA members,
I am opening this thread in hope that the collective knowledge of XDA will help find a solution for a problem me and some other users are having with the GT1 and possibly other S912 tv boxes.
It seems that there is a problem on some devices, if not all, that when you connect a bluetooth keyboard or mouse to it, it appears as connected, but no input from the keyboard/mouse is seen.
The steps i tried so far are:
- usb mouse and keyboard are working
- tested on different official firmwares, custom ones and even ones from other manufacturers with same hardware (T95z,)
- tested with 3 different keyboards : RII i8+ (bt version), apple keyboard, tablet cover bt keyboard, and 2 mice: RII i8+ and apple mouse
- cat /dev/proc/bus/input/devices does not show the bt devices
- created keyboard layout for the specific vendor and product ID, but it seems that they are not loaded as the device corresponding to those vendor and product is not detected
- installed ubuntu using linux deploy, and keyboard is not working in there also,
The most anoying thing is that the company i bought it from is stating that the box does not support bluetooth keyboard input as it lacks "associated configuration file", whatever that means.
If anyone has experienced similar problem and found a solution, or if anyone has any suggestion as to what else to test, i would appreciate it.
Thank you,
Catalin.
Hi I own a similar device - Videostrong´s YokaTV KB2. It has the same issue you mentioned. I tried similar steps you mentioned, but unfortunately I were not able to fix it yet. I believe there might be issue with the code provided by Amlogic, because this issue is quite prevalent among S912 devices. I already tried to contact Amlogic support by e-mail, so far I am waiting for the reply.
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Sorry to hear of your problem guys but I have a keyboard which works straight out of the box! It's the Mini Bluetooth, IS11-BT05 with internal batt & USB charging. Got it from Ebay <£20. Hope this helps.
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I have a aluminium apple bluetooth keyboard. When I connect it to my tablet I put in the passcode to pair it and then check the box to use it as an input device, but when I go to type anywhere it doesn't do anything and the touchscreen keyboard comes up. I have tried the tablet with a wired keyboard, which works fine.
Thats odd. Ive paired mine as you and when i press any key the internal keyboard goes off. Are you sure you have set it up as the default keyboard?
How do I do this? In language and input I can only choose standard keyboard as the default.
YOU must type the correct Numbercode and hit the Enter Button on the Keyboard. This works i hope
Hi everyone!
Dr.Dimes said:
YOU must type the correct Numbercode and hit the Enter Button on the Keyboard. This works i hope
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I have an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard and want to use it with my Xperia Tablet S 32gb,
I input the 4 digit code and it pairs, but it doesn't input anything. Strangely, it works on my Xperia S mobile phone!
I posted here about it! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908522
If you have any ideas, please can you post for me?
Ofiaich
Hey there, I do believe this comes down to incompatibilities with the version of bluetooth supported. Eg my my bluetooth mouse works on my laptop and galaxy s 2, but not my tablet s. My bluetooth key board which I know to be bluetooth 2.0 works fine on all. No idea what the mouse is, it was just a cheapo one with limited specs available. Wroks great on compatible devices though
Hi DreadPirateDan!
thanks for your reply,
DreadPirateDan said:
Hey there, I do believe this comes down to incompatibilities with the version of bluetooth supported. Eg my my bluetooth mouse works on my laptop and galaxy s 2, but not my tablet s. My bluetooth key board which I know to be bluetooth 2.0 works fine on all. No idea what the mouse is, it was just a cheapo one with limited specs available. Wroks great on compatible devices though
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I understand a bit about Bluetooth Human Interface Device Profile (HID) and wonder if some genius has worked out a way to get these to work together..
But guess I will have to give up! I have the case with keyboard for the Xperia Tablet S but the viewing angle is not good for me. Maybe I will find a cheap Bluetooth keyboard.
The Sony one - http://www.sony.co.uk/product/other-sony-tablet-accessories/sgp-wkb1 is a bit too pricey!
Ofiaich
The Tablet S doesn't support Apple Bluetooth keyboard is because the kernel excluded module hid-apple. You can root your tablet to support it.
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium
Thanks WonderEkin!
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The Tablet S doesn't support Apple Bluetooth keyboard is because the kernel excluded module hid-apple. You can root your tablet to support it.
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I not sure whether to root yet. Only experience is with my Samsung 7" tablet, and that must be 2 years ago now...
Then I am not sure how to add the correct Bluetooth profile!
Lots of reading and research to do!
Ofiaich
Hello,
I have an HTC Inspire 4g running Mustaavalkosta's unofficial Cyanogenmod 10.1 ROM. Everything works great, except my Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 5000, which is an HID Bluetooth keyboard (no SPP). I get a proper PIN exchange and it pairs with my phone successfully, but I can't actually type anything with the keyboard, and it does not appear in the Languages and Input section of the Settings app. The keyboard itself is good because I can use it with my laptop and an iPad.
I've tried apps like BlueInput, MyBlueCon, and Bluetooth keyboard easyconnect, but all fail to make a connection with my keyboard. In the case of BlueInput, I get a message that "this Android does not support Bluetooth HID."
Any other workarounds I could try? Or am I missing something really, really obvious?
(I have a feeling this is a ROM problem and I should be posting in its development thread, but I do not have the permissions.)
I just installed Cyanogenmod 7 stable, and the keyboard does work with this ROM. So does Cyanogenmod 10 just not have HID Bluetooth support? That would be a shame...
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I just installed Cyanogenmod 7 stable, and the keyboard does work with this ROM. So does Cyanogenmod 10 just not have HID Bluetooth support? That would be a shame...
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Bump! Running CM 10.1 (the TeamCanjica mod) on a Galaxy Ace 2. Phone can seemingly pair with the HID devices which worked in stock rom, but no luck in connecting to them. It just says connecting and never gets connected.
This rom, in contrast to the stock rom, is really fast, stable and nice. But the possible abscence of BT HID is a bummer. Is it often an intended omission from the CM development team and if so does anyone know why? Does anyone know of possible workarounds? On an older device with Android 2.x, I think I installed some third-party app which worked rather nice.
Pairing keyboard Oreo, same problem
SouthernPacific said:
Hello,
I have an HTC Inspire 4g running Mustaavalkosta's unofficial Cyanogenmod 10.1 ROM. Everything works great, except my Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 5000, which is an HID Bluetooth keyboard (no SPP). I get a proper PIN exchange and it pairs with my phone successfully, but I can't actually type anything with the keyboard, and it does not appear in the Languages and Input section of the Settings app. The keyboard itself is good because I can use it with my laptop and an iPad.
I've tried apps like BlueInput, MyBlueCon, and Bluetooth keyboard easyconnect, but all fail to make a connection with my keyboard. In the case of BlueInput, I get a message that "this Android does not support Bluetooth HID."
Any other workarounds I could try? Or am I missing something really, really obvious?
(I have a feeling this is a ROM problem and I should be posting in its development thread, but I do not have the permissions.)
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I have used a Logitec dinovo mini for years on Android without using the dongle, but now under Android 8 Oreo, it seems to connect asking for pin and registers, but it does not do anything, and the connect light on the device goes on blinking. If I connect via USB C- OTG - dongle, it works fine, but that is useless as I need the USB C port for HDMI to TV to display the fantastic Linux like desktop (Huawei Mate 10 Pro).
I have a Lenovo IdeaTab S6000 and I recently purchased the Red Samurai/GameStop V2 branded Bluetooth controller and I'm finding that when I connect the controller, a mouse cursor appears on screen that can be semi-controlled via the analog sticks. This essentially causes none of the compatible games for the controller to improperly function. Within my tablets setting menu is an option to change a mouse's cursor speed (something not present on my HTC One, which the controller works perfectly on) and I was wondering if this option could be a factor in the overall problem and if disabling this option is possible. I have spent the past two days trying to remedie this problem and have had no luck so any kind of support would be greatly appreciated.
Also, this being my first post, I apologize in advance if this was posted in the wrong area.
widower said:
I have a Lenovo IdeaTab S6000 and I recently purchased the Red Samurai/GameStop V2 branded Bluetooth controller and I'm finding that when I connect the controller, a mouse cursor appears on screen that can be semi-controlled via the analog sticks. This essentially causes none of the compatible games for the controller to improperly function. Within my tablets setting menu is an option to change a mouse's cursor speed (something not present on my HTC One, which the controller works perfectly on) and I was wondering if this option could be a factor in the overall problem and if disabling this option is possible. I have spent the past two days trying to remedie this problem and have had no luck so any kind of support would be greatly appreciated.
Also, this being my first post, I apologize in advance if this was posted in the wrong area.
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I too would like some help with this. Exact same scenario.
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I too would like some help with this. Exact same scenario.
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Necroposting, but I figured I'd add to the conversation:
The only gamepad that I've gotten to work with this device (as a gamepad) is the Moga Hero. Connecting was always finicky at best and would require a full reboot, and immediately connect when it powers up. Otherwise it wouldn't pair at all.
I've tried the Red Samurai v2, the Nyko Playpad, and most recently the Mad Catz C.T.R.L.R. Invariably, the mouse mode works and works very well, but the gamepad mode always does what was written above.
In trying the xbox 360 gamepad, it blinks but doesn't connect.
As a lark, I purchased a Asus MeMo 7" HD tablet which has the same MediaTek chipset (8125) and the same exact problem exists with that device too (mouse mode works, no gamepad). Both the Memo and the Lenovo tabs are on the same version of Android (4.2.2) and the same kernel (3.4.5) on the stock rom. I assume it's Mediatek's fault, in which case HID gamepads are a no go on these devices.
Unless someone has other information, which would be much appreciated.
Oh, wanted to add something: when the C.T.R.L.R. connects in gamepad mode, you get only a cursor. When I connect my bluetooth keyboard, the multimedia controls start working. Not sure why that is.
Hey guys I need a help with my TV BOX. It´s Videostrong´s YokaTV KB2 2GB/32GB version running Android 7.1.1. The problem is that I have a bluetooth keyboard and gamepad. Both pair with the box just fine, but they don´t register any input. This bug was present in original Marshmallow based ROM, and persists in Nougat one too. I found out that this bug might be quite common among the S912 devices, for example Beelink GT1 has the same issue. I couldn´t find any fix so far.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android-stick--console-computers/amlogic/beelink-gt1-amlogic-s912-bluetooth-t3569640
BT mouse works fine, other BT gamepad (registering as gamepad) works fine, but the BT keyboards (and the first gamepad that registers as keyboard) are no go.
Here is the logcat with the issue and details of my box- https://imgur.com/a/ophm8wQ
There you can see the device (WamoPro Gamepad) connects succesfully to the box but then spams bta_hh_co_data errors.
The box is rooted and I have TWRP installed, so I am willing to try any fix possible but I am not sure where to start. Thanks.
Bought a bluetooth mouse a year or so ago and had no luck on my original Tab S. Having got the new S4 i thought surely it would work after all the progress with android, but no such luck it still connects starts fine then the stuttering lag is back. Also though i had hit the jackpot when i downloaded a couple of good games only to find out that a PS4 controller does pretty much the same thing. Dont mind forking out for some new ones just wondered if anyone knows of ones that actually work so i dont end up paying for two more items that dont work. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
It could be the age of your mouse / blue tooth implementation. I have a Microsoft Arc Touch Bluetooth mouse that works with my laptop but has never been able to connect properly to Android devices -- either my original Tab S2, my S7 Edge phone, or my Tab S4 -- it looks in settings like it connects, but never kicks out of "searching" mode on the mouse. The Android device thinks it is connected, but it is not.
I've had no issues on the Tab S4 with USB mice, Logitech RF mice (MX Anywhere) and Logitech Bluetooth mice (MX Anywhere 2). I've also had no problems with wired USB keyboards or Logitech RF keyboards. I'm currently using a Logitech bluetooth K380 keyboard. I had an out-of-the-box problem with key mapping of symbols being mixed up, but was able to fix it in keyboard settings. There were multiple "physical keyboards" in settings, and two of them were "English (UK)". When I changed them all to "English (US)" the mapping issues went away.
For Logitech RF mice and keyboards, you need to pair the rf usb dongle to the mouse / keyboard devices using Logitech software on a pc before attaching the rf dongle to the Tab S4.
So my current combo of an MX Anywhere 2 bt mouse and K380 bt keyboard is awesome.
My only "complaint" is that the mouse is a generation old and doesn't support Logitech's new cross platform system that let's you copy/paste from one device to another. Sounds like an awesome feature to copy from your laptop and paste into the tablet. I hate replacing devices that work, but this may be a good feature to have.
Good luck,
Joe
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As far as game controllers go, do a search and you'll find a thread I started on them. I'm using an 8bitdo Bluetooth controller that works very well. A Google search should get you info on original PS4 controllers and whether they should work with Android. I searched for "PS4 controller android" and the first hit at Android Central said they were flaky / buggy and not recommended.