How is data from a Bluetooth keyboard handled by Linux? (how does it become a keystroke?)












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I have a Bluetooth keyboard that is not functioning properly and I'm trying to debug why.



What I've done so far:




  • Connected the device using bluetoothctl

  • In /var/lib/bluetooth/{adapter_MAC}/{keyboard_MAC} I've noticed that Class=0x000540. I've looked this up in https://www.question-defense.com/tools/class-of-device-bluetooth-cod-list-in-binary-and-hex and found that it is indeed a Keyboard class.

  • I've run btmon, and I can see the data coming in from the keyboard (see a sample below)


In btmon, when I type abc I can see the following 6 messages:



a1 01 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00  # a
a1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # keyup
a1 01 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 # b
a1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # keyup
a1 01 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 # c
a1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # keyup


My question is: How is this data handled by Linux and converted into keystrokes? What is the next step? Where are the drivers that handle this?



If it's necessary information, this is a Fedora-based distro.









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    I have a Bluetooth keyboard that is not functioning properly and I'm trying to debug why.



    What I've done so far:




    • Connected the device using bluetoothctl

    • In /var/lib/bluetooth/{adapter_MAC}/{keyboard_MAC} I've noticed that Class=0x000540. I've looked this up in https://www.question-defense.com/tools/class-of-device-bluetooth-cod-list-in-binary-and-hex and found that it is indeed a Keyboard class.

    • I've run btmon, and I can see the data coming in from the keyboard (see a sample below)


    In btmon, when I type abc I can see the following 6 messages:



    a1 01 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00  # a
    a1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # keyup
    a1 01 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 # b
    a1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # keyup
    a1 01 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 # c
    a1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # keyup


    My question is: How is this data handled by Linux and converted into keystrokes? What is the next step? Where are the drivers that handle this?



    If it's necessary information, this is a Fedora-based distro.









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      I have a Bluetooth keyboard that is not functioning properly and I'm trying to debug why.



      What I've done so far:




      • Connected the device using bluetoothctl

      • In /var/lib/bluetooth/{adapter_MAC}/{keyboard_MAC} I've noticed that Class=0x000540. I've looked this up in https://www.question-defense.com/tools/class-of-device-bluetooth-cod-list-in-binary-and-hex and found that it is indeed a Keyboard class.

      • I've run btmon, and I can see the data coming in from the keyboard (see a sample below)


      In btmon, when I type abc I can see the following 6 messages:



      a1 01 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00  # a
      a1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # keyup
      a1 01 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 # b
      a1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # keyup
      a1 01 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 # c
      a1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # keyup


      My question is: How is this data handled by Linux and converted into keystrokes? What is the next step? Where are the drivers that handle this?



      If it's necessary information, this is a Fedora-based distro.









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      I have a Bluetooth keyboard that is not functioning properly and I'm trying to debug why.



      What I've done so far:




      • Connected the device using bluetoothctl

      • In /var/lib/bluetooth/{adapter_MAC}/{keyboard_MAC} I've noticed that Class=0x000540. I've looked this up in https://www.question-defense.com/tools/class-of-device-bluetooth-cod-list-in-binary-and-hex and found that it is indeed a Keyboard class.

      • I've run btmon, and I can see the data coming in from the keyboard (see a sample below)


      In btmon, when I type abc I can see the following 6 messages:



      a1 01 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00  # a
      a1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # keyup
      a1 01 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 # b
      a1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # keyup
      a1 01 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 # c
      a1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # keyup


      My question is: How is this data handled by Linux and converted into keystrokes? What is the next step? Where are the drivers that handle this?



      If it's necessary information, this is a Fedora-based distro.







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