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I've bought a freedom universal, and so far no dice connecting either
to the phone or to an ubuntu pc :-(<br>
<a href="http://timwise.wikispaces.com/freedom+universal+keyboard">http://timwise.wikispaces.com/freedom+universal+keyboard</a><br>
<br>
no joy from their support either, looks like they are still stuck in
the dark ages.<br>
<blockquote><small>------- Original Message --------<br>
Subject: [#]: can't connect under linux<br>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:41:38 +0000<br>
From: Paul Bowles <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:support@freedominput.com"><support@freedominput.com></a><br>
Reply-To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:support@freedominput.com">support@freedominput.com</a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tim@timwise.co.uk">tim@timwise.co.uk</a><br>
<br>
Hi Tim,<br>
<br>
Unfortunately the open source nature of Linux is the reason we can't
provide technical support for it. While at the core it is all basically
the same, the number of possible combination's of hardware/software
setup for Linux based systems means that it is not possible to provide
support. Once more devices start running Linux distros (which is
starting to happen as you say) then it will become easier to support
them.<br>
<br>
Looking at what you have on your site one possible silly thing to say
is after you enter the passkey on your device enter it onto the
keyboard and then press enter (also on the keyboard). The keyboard in
HID mode has no set passkey and it is normally set at the same time as
you pair it.<br>
<br>
Kind Regards,<br>
<br>
Paul Bowles<br>
Technical Manager<br>
<br>
Ticket Details<br>
Ticket ID: ----<br>
Department: Freedom Universal Keyboard²<br>
Priority: High<br>
Status: Answered</small><br>
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If I don't get past this it's going in the bin / back to the reseller /
on ebay. I haven't tried their suggestion yet as I've been away, and I
am now busy upgrading my freerunner to the latest build.<br>
<br>
hope that helps<br>
<br>
Tim Abell<br>
<br>
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<br>
Ben Holt wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:48B1CAA1.6050808@computerdolt.com" type="cite"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> I am considering buying a
portable BT keyboard to go with my FreeRunner and would appreciate
hearing from anyone who is already using a BT keyboard and can comment
on how well it is working and what keyboard you have. Any
recommendations would be greatly appreciated :-).<br>
<br>
Many thanks,<br>
<br>
- Ben<br>
</font>
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