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+---- Thread: cheap MCE wireless mini keyboard - will it work in Linux? (/showthread.php?tid=115051)
cheap MCE wireless mini keyboard - will it work in Linux? - T_B_T - 2011-11-20
Hi,
This very cheap keyboard seems good enough for what I want to do with my xbmc setup.
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Mini-Wireless-Windows-MCE-Media-Center-Keyboard-Remote-/290634896772?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item43ab309584
Now is the question... will it work. I have some experience with Chinese hardware and usually they are pretty good supported by Linux. Often better then high tech solutions.
No problem to waste a few bucks and be a guinea pig, but if there is already someone out there who tried this please let me know what to expect.
If not I will probably buy one next week.
More expensive but claims to support Linux. Seems to have a better build quality. Still prefer the one above though, but if that one fails to work this might be a nice alternative.
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/iPazzport-RF-Mini-Wireless-Keyboard-Mouse-Touchpad-MCE-/280682388814?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item4159f95d4e
- robo989 - 2011-11-20
Well I'm sure it will be fine "out the box"
Bought a no name keyboard\mouse wireless combo from Tesco with their "Technika" brand and you just plug in the receiver to the USB port. Both mouse\keyboard work fine as if you had a normal one plugged in.
- robo989 - 2011-11-20
They both will have the same compatibility most likely, the MCE keyboard certainly won't be a genuine "Windows Media Center" keyboard though, just so you're aware. - As in to say it won't have the firmware in the rom that has the code so it is detected as a genuine one, just a normal keyboard.
- T_B_T - 2011-11-22
Just checked ebay again and now I saw the price I thought it was, was a the bid.
I hate that! I just bought the iPazzport.