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80 lines
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# Bluetooth HID
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PiKVM is able to emulate a Bluetooth keyboard & mouse.
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This is not the main case of using PiKVM since you still need it to pair with a remote host, but can be used for something like mobile KVM.
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!!! warning
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Using Bluetooth HID requires additional configuration of the operating system. For v2+, this means losing the UART port, since it will be used by Bluetooth. Also, Bluetooth operation was tested only on RPi4 and v2+ platform. Other boards may require different system service settings. Making the required changes for BT to work will also disable normal KB/MOUSE functionality therefor this will need to be disabled before normal operation can occur.
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!!! note
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Bluetooth mouse can work only in [relative mode](mouse.md). The reason is that many Bluetooth host drivers do not correctly implement HID descriptors. Horizontal scrolling is not supported for the same reason.
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## Configuring the OS
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1. Switch filesystem to RW-mode, perform update and install some packages:
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```
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# rw
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# pacman -Syu bluez bluez-utils raspberrypi-bluetooth
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```
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2. Edit `/boot/config.txt` and comment these lines:
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```
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#enable_uart=1
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#dtoverlay=disable-bt
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```
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3. Create an empty directory `/var/lib/bluetooth` and add mountpoint to `/etc/fstab`:
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```
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# mkdir /var/lib/bluetooth
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# echo 'tmpfs /var/lib/bluetooth tmpfs nodev,nosuid,mode=0755 0 0' >> /etc/fstab
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```
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4. Override and enable the services:
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```
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# mkdir /etc/systemd/system/bluetooth.service.d
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# cat << EOF > /etc/systemd/system/bluetooth.service.d/override.conf
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[Service]
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ExecStart=
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ExecStart=/usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd --noplugin=*
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EOF
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# systemctl enable bluetooth
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# systemctl enable raspberrypi-btuart
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```
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5. Override `kvmd` service:
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```
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# mkdir /etc/systemd/system/kvmd.service.d
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# cat << EOF > /etc/systemd/system/kvmd.service.d/override.conf
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[Service]
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AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_RAW CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_SYS_ADMIN CAP_SETUID CAP_SETGID CAP_CHOWN
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CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_NET_RAW CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_SYS_ADMIN CAP_SETUID CAP_SETGID CAP_CHOWN
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EOF
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```
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6. Add following lines to `/etc/kvmd/override.yaml`:
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```yaml
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kvmd:
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hid:
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type: bt
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```
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7. Perform `reboot`.
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8. To reverse, uncomment lines from Step 2 and remove lines in Step 6, and `reboot`.
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## Using Bluetooth HID
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* After a reboot, the PiKVM will be ready for detection and pairing with no auth. You will see the `PiKVM HID` device.
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* Once the server is connected, PiKVM will no longer be discoverable and pairable to other clients until you unpair the server.
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* If something went wrong, use the web menu `System -> Reset keyboard & mouse`. This will cause unpair the device and switch the PiKVM to public mode before the first client is connected.
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