On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 04:25:49PM -0000, Stuart Henderson wrote:
> On 2025-04-16, Christopher Turkel <turkel.christop...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Bluetooth is not supported on openbsd.
>
> But there are ways to do bluetooth that do not involve OpenBSD speaking
> bluetooth, some of which are discussed in OP's message.
>
> The magic words for searches are 'bluetooth hid proxy'.
>
> Certain specific bluetooth usb dongles have a mode which can do
> this in some circumstances (with tools like
> https://github.com/ig-sinicyn/bluetooth_2_usb to manage),
> or there are projects to use arduino or rpi zero w as a bridge.
>
> https://github.com/mikerr/pihidproxy
> https://github.com/HeuristicPerson/bluetooth_2_hid
> https://github.com/ig-sinicyn/bluetooth_2_usb
>
> https://github.com/houkanshan/arduino-bt-hid-proxy
>
> Maybe those (or following related links from those) might find
> something usable.
>

Indeed, I just went to ebay and searched for "bluetooth hid proxy"
and found quite a few available for a reasonable price ($10-$20 USD).

-ml

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