Pi3 - never remembers bluetooth keyboard

[TomChiverton]

I have a Rii mini i8 Bluetooth keyboard.

I can pair this OK using blueman-manager, but after a reboot it does not always seem to reconnect on it's own. I have to connect a USB keyboard and go to 'device' in the manager and choose connect.

Sometimes, that doesn't work, and I have to remove and re-add the device.

Even if I do this from the command line (e.g. https://rachaelandtom.info/content/gett ... berry-pi-3) it does no always seem to stick.

Anyone else having issue in general, or has the hardware and it works fine ?

Under OpenElec, the device is fine, though it needs a workaround for a bug in OpenElec itself (which goes back to Pi2 with some other Bluetooth devices as well) - https://github.com/OpenELEC/service.ope ... -191947203

[danicole]

I just paired my Bluetooth keyboard with Raspberry pi3 by using this.... hope it can help
Put Keyboard in pairing mode....

sudo bluetoothctl -a
agent on
default-agent
scan on
pair xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (Device ID)
trust (device ID )
connect (Device ID)

Good luck

[TomChiverton]

I just paired my Bluetooth keyboard with Raspberry pi3 by using this.... hope it can help
Put Keyboard in pairing mode....
...
Good luck

Err, yes, thanks for parroting my link back at me.

[fruit-uk]

Blueman gave me problems while installed. Since removing it the keyboard has been fine

[dukla2000]

Anyone else having issue in general, or has the hardware and it works fine ?

I am Pi3 on Raspbian with some no-name mini bluetooth keyboard.

Wasted an hour of my life with blueman. Got going fine with bluetoothctl trust, pair & connect. Just did a complete poweroff (pi & keyboard) and poweron and everything was remembered.

[Scott Fleming]

I just paired my Bluetooth keyboard with Raspberry pi3 by using this.... hope it can help
Put Keyboard in pairing mode....
...
Good luck

Err, yes, thanks for parroting my link back at me.

Thank you, your instructions nailed it!

Got my BT keyboard working on the first attempt.

Cheers

Scott