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wireless keyboard & mouse..will it work?

cullimore

Hi all,

 

how do i know if my wireless keyboard & mouse (drivers) will work with my Raspberry ??

this is the set i have http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/25778040/Microsoft-Wireless-Desktop-800-Keyboard-and-Mouse-For-Business/Product.html?searchstring=wireless+keyboard&searchsource=0&searchtype=allproducts&urlrefer=search

 

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  • I don't know that particular mouse and keyboard Darren, but it's very rare that a USB mouse and keyboard doesn't work with Linux because these days they're almost universally USB class-compliant.  That means that they don't need brand-specific drivers.

     

    In addition, since those are Microsoft branded products, it would be exceedingly unlikely that they don't work with Linux because there are so many of them around in the world, and so support would appear rapidly even in the very unlikely event that they're not USB class-compliant.

     

    I'm just guessing about yours, but I would be very surprised if they have any issues with Linux or Pi.

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  • I don't know that particular mouse and keyboard Darren, but it's very rare that a USB mouse and keyboard doesn't work with Linux because these days they're almost universally USB class-compliant.  That means that they don't need brand-specific drivers.

     

    In addition, since those are Microsoft branded products, it would be exceedingly unlikely that they don't work with Linux because there are so many of them around in the world, and so support would appear rapidly even in the very unlikely event that they're not USB class-compliant.

     

    I'm just guessing about yours, but I would be very surprised if they have any issues with Linux or Pi.

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